Pulau Pangkor Archive

  • This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Magic Travel Blog Trip UpdatesOh my. The photo above was taken so long ago! It was a self portrait taken out front of the Perth International Airport in Western Australia. Back on the 1st November 2011. We have both changed...

    Malaysia to Japan – Trip Update 1

    This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Magic Travel Blog Trip UpdatesOh my. The photo above was taken so long ago! It was a self portrait taken out front of the Perth International Airport in Western Australia. Back on the 1st November 2011. We have both changed...

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  • The time had come to leave one island to go to another. Pulau Pangkor was relaxing and beautiful but we needed the high life of Pulau Penang more. It was time to pack our one bag each with everything we owned and set sail… literally. Getting from Pulau Pangkor to...

    How to get from Pulau Pangkor to Penang easily.

    The time had come to leave one island to go to another. Pulau Pangkor was relaxing and beautiful but we needed the high life of Pulau Penang more. It was time to pack our one bag each with everything we owned and set sail… literally. Getting from Pulau Pangkor to...

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  • Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island) is on the north west coast of Malaysia, very close to Thailand. It is a lovely island, very pretty, relaxing and not as touristy as one would expect. The tourists that do come to Pulau Pangkor are mainly local Malays, therefore, it is quite cheap to...

    Ombak Guesthouse on Pulau Pangkor Review

    Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island) is on the north west coast of Malaysia, very close to Thailand. It is a lovely island, very pretty, relaxing and not as touristy as one would expect. The tourists that do come to Pulau Pangkor are mainly local Malays, therefore, it is quite cheap to...

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  • Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island) is a small island off the west coast of Malaysia. Its only about 8 square kilometers and about 25 thousand people live there. Most of those people make their living in the fishing industry. If you want a low key tropical island to hang out on...

    Our Adventures on Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia

    Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island) is a small island off the west coast of Malaysia. Its only about 8 square kilometers and about 25 thousand people live there. Most of those people make their living in the fishing industry. If you want a low key tropical island to hang out on...

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  • Next to the beach of Nipah Bay on Pulau Pangkor are a handful of guys selling snorkeling outings. We said no for a few days before deciding we should shake up our routine of eating and lazing in the ocean by doing something/anything. The price seemed reasonable so off we...

    Going Snorkeling on Pulau Pangkor

    Next to the beach of Nipah Bay on Pulau Pangkor are a handful of guys selling snorkeling outings. We said no for a few days before deciding we should shake up our routine of eating and lazing in the ocean by doing something/anything. The price seemed reasonable so off we...

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  • We rented a motorcycle on Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island), Malaysia. A bike is a handy way to get away from the tourist strip so you can see some wilderness. The island is actually fairly small so you can do a lap of the island in around 45 minutes and it...

    Renting a Motorcycle on Pulau Pangkor

    We rented a motorcycle on Pulau Pangkor (Pangkor Island), Malaysia. A bike is a handy way to get away from the tourist strip so you can see some wilderness. The island is actually fairly small so you can do a lap of the island in around 45 minutes and it...

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  • It took close to six hours in total to travel two different buses, a ferry and a taxi to get us 20m from the beach sand on Pulau Pangkor. It was worth every tiring, motion sickness and long winded minute of travel. We have documented this with a video also....

    How to get from the Cameron Highlands to Pulau Pangkor easily

    It took close to six hours in total to travel two different buses, a ferry and a taxi to get us 20m from the beach sand on Pulau Pangkor. It was worth every tiring, motion sickness and long winded minute of travel. We have documented this with a video also....

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