Krabi Sunset Tour and Snorkeling with the Biolumiscent Planktons

When you visit Krabi, don’t miss out the sunset island tour and night snorkeling package offered by Mariam Travel and Tour. You’ll get to hop into 7 islands, 3 of which are connected by sand ridges or tombolos and you can walk from one to the other during low tides. Also, you will experience the beauty of the sun setting down and painting the sky orange upon heading to Railay Beach (famous for caving and rock climbing activities) for the barbecue dinner. The highlight of the tour is the night snorkeling with the bio-luminescent plankton. At the site, all lights are turned off. When you plunge into the water, your every move glows. I wasn’t able to take a single photo of that though, since cameras/phones are discouraged (because the light source from the LCD’s will lessen the plankton’s glow). But well, some of the best moments are never captured by cameras.

They are experienced and cherished first hand.

Streets of Penang, Malaysia

… Isle of Betel Nut
… Peranakan
… Pearl of the Orient
… Food capital of Malaysia

Months before I stepped foot into this part of Malaysia, I only heard those tags above associated with the place. In fact, I never got interested in visiting the island until I joined an airline company 6 months ago.

Sometimes, being burned out helps you discover more places. Wonderful places! I got stressed one day and had been wanting to go somewhere to just roam around and ‘chillax’.

I searched for nearby places to spend the weekend and whoahlah!, an “Escape the Ordinary” ad popped up – “FREE THINGS TO DO IN PENANG”. 😮 Catchy for a low budget traveler like me! 😉

And there goes me and my backpack! I booked the Scoot flight and a Booking.com hotel for a 2-day adventure trip in Penang!

My hotel was in George Town, so immediately after checking in, I went out to explore the vintage-feel, history-rich streets of the town. Yeah! It is indeed, FREE!😊