Hi loves, I'm thrilled to share the magical moments I had from our annual beach staycation with the kids and this year we've choosen to visit Langkawi at one of its most beautiful beach - Tanjung Rhu.

Tanjung Rhu is tucked away in Langkawi's most beautiful corners, it'll take you just 30 minutes from the airport, I highly recommend to rent a car so you could travel around freely and probably eat out on some of the day you're here. I got mine from Shopee and we manage to book a Toyota Yaris for RM120 a day.

When it came to dining, we there's 2 restaurants on-site. However, our hearts were captured by Saffron, a culinary gem open only during dinner with the stunning views of sunset when you dine outdoors. 

Last but not least, Tanjung Rhu Resort came with a private beach, with crystal-clear waters and powdery white sands and most importantly no disturbance at all, we literally had the beach all by ourselves with nothing but the sound of gentle waves lapping against the shore. Tanjung Rhu Resort is my imagination of paradise. 

The overall experience was just unforgettable, I would say 80% of the time we were by the beach or the pool, I would say this staycation kinda of grew onto me and made me leave as a happier person before I arrive which is a much needed reminder for everyone that we need to loosen up once in a while, work is not everything and the kids will grow up with memories of us so lets make it present. Until next time, Tanjung Rhu – thank you for making our staycation in Langkawi an absolute dream come true. 

Yes, I've finally made time to travel with the kids again, and this time I brought them to one of my favorite cities in Malaysia - Penang. Packed our stuff and got ourselves ready for this road trip, it takes  4hours from Kuala Lumpur to Penang by driving, but the ride is really enjoyable although it involves a lot of twisting, and turning through the winding roads, and don’t forget to admire as you’ll be over 8.4 miles above sea level when you cross over Penang Bridge. 

Being a die-hard fan of Penang, I just love everything here, the culture, food, people, beach, like literally everything except the drivers, anyway that aside let me show you our amazing weekend spent here. 

Where to stay

Hotel Mercure Penang Beach was an excellent choice for me and my family, it's located in Tanjung Bungah, which is in between Batu Ferringhi & Gurney, as the Island gets packed up with visitors on the weekends this area has lesser crowds. 

We booked the Superior Suite with Ocean View, the rooms were larger and we had a small lil kitchen to work with the best part was the awesome view we get to see every day. It’s easy to fall in love with this hotel and its wonderful surroundings, most time we spent outdoors either at the beach or the pool, and dining was easily taken care of at the poolside cafe, portions were generously huge and yummy.

Where to eat

During our stay we frequent the Ombak cafe the most I mentioned earlier we were located in between Batu Ferringhi & Gurney, and we made trips to Straits Quay to get my favorite fish & chips from Blue Reef Restaurant, they've been around since the mall is open and I swear it's the best Fish & Chips in Penang! 

We also checked out another cafe, Flora Cafe @ Spedahub which sits in Tropical Spice Garden in Batu Ferringhi. Food served was cafe food but it was decent for the price paid, again we had the chance to sit in the lush tropical garden and have a nice view of the beach opposite our 

Thing to do 

One of the fun things we get to do when we stayed at Hotel Mercure Penang Beach was we got to walk over the small island for a picnic. This is by far the coolest picnic we had, chilling on an island overlooking the beautiful Tanjung Bungah beach