On our last trip to Hong Kong, we thought we'd take a day to explore one of the other islands. We wanted a hike that was easy enough for Oscar to walk for the most part and Oscar wanted to go to the beach, so Lamma Island and its family trail seemed like a great fit! The Lamma Island Family Trail is an easy 5km (or so) walk between the two main towns, Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan. It took us around 1.5 hours to walk the trail (with both kids walking at some point) and a stop at Lo So Shing beach for some play...
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Seven Wells Waterfall, Langkawi
While we were up in Langkawi, we decided to visit the Seven Wells Waterfall (Telaga Tujuh). It gets its name from the seven natural pools that the waterfall flows through. We arrived in the afternoon and started our walk up to the waterfall. We didn't know what to expect in terms of a crowd and were pleasantly surprised to find it pretty quiet, probably because it was the first weekend of Ramadan....
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Langkawi
For my 32nd birthday, Steve surprised me with a trip to Langkawi, Malaysia. We had never been, despite living so close, and had always wanted to check it out as an option for a weekend beach getaway. We stayed at The Andaman which was lovely and so kid-friendly. The resort is on Datai Bay and surrounded by a 10-million-year-old rainforest.....
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