Two halves that do not feel like the same country. We plan the city around its evenings — hawker streets, sky bars, markets that start late — and the islands around doing very little, which is why the two get their own stretch of days rather than being mixed.
Malaysia comes in two halves: the peninsula below Thailand, and the north coast of Borneo. Malay, Chinese and Indian cooking share the same streets.
Off the northwest coast, Langkawi is about a hundred islands of rainforest and limestone, most with nobody on them. It has been duty free since 1987.
We call you, then send a plan on paper, day by day, and a few Finds to build the trip around. Whether or not you book.
