Every time I visit Malaysia I make sure to escape for a few days to Langkawi, a paradise bolthole of palm-fringed sandy beaches, tropical mangroves and 500 million year-old rainforest. With its ...

This photo taken on Jan. 17, 2025 shows a sunset view at the Cenang beach in Langkawi, Malaysia. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng) ...

This photo taken on Jan. 17, 2025 shows a sunset view at the Cenang beach in Langkawi, Malaysia. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng) This photo taken on Jan. 17, 2025 shows a sunset view at the Cenang beach in ...

While it is always tempting to just laze away the day on a palm-fringed beach, many visitors to Langkawi hike inland, to Seven Wells, the island’s most famous waterfall. But there is an easier ...