Beach vacation vs Historical town?  

I'll certainly go with the historical town, its not everytime you can go to an historic town you could only which it once or twice in your life. And while beaches will never be gone once you want to go to the beach. goodday

HI James,

I love beaches too. And yes, the geological formations do take many years to look like what they are today. I guess having the best of both worlds is teh balance we should all look for.

YOu are so lucky to live near a beach. For us, the beach is less than an hour's ride so I should not complain. But the beach here is not in the open sea. It's different. I want turquiose waters, white sandy beaches, and tiny fishes swimming near the rocks. I miss Redang Island. It was one of the best beach destination I have ever been to.

I would love to go to Spain. I have seen movies made there and they have such beautiful beaches. And I love to visit quaint little towns too. I get a littl ebored with those around here, but would not mind something different. Thank you for your response!

HI Day dreamer,

Thank you for all your suggestions. Yes, I'm going to spend a lot of the time eating over there and trying all the different kinds of food you have suggested. I have never tried satay celup. Does it look like the normal satay? I'm hoping to go to a weekend market. Do they have any at Melaka?

I have been to Penang (a couple of times), Langkawi (a long time ago!) and Redang (once). I love Redang! I would love to go there again and stay for a week! But it can get a little expensive. We flew from Singapore at that time because we did nto want to take the long coach ride. We had wanted to "get there fast and take it slow" like the song Kokomo. I have not been to Sipadan or Perhentian islands, I heard they are beautiful. Thank you so much for all your suggestions!

You can get night market throughout Malaysia every day of the week, depending on the location. In Melaka, I believe it's on Saturday and the area is somewhere near Jaya Jusco. I can't really remember the name of the place because it has been many years since my last visit.

Satay celup is not really the typical satay though they do look alike. There are many different kinds of food, each type served on a single stick. For example, you will get sausages in one stick, vegetable in one stick, etc. All these are not cooked. You need to cook them by dipping them into boiling gravy which is similar to the gravy used by the normal satay. Some people said it's not very hygiene which is quite true. That's why you should try to go there earlier :)

Oo Hawaii sounds like a nice place to visit. I would love to know how the native people live there. I'm more of a cultural person than a historical tourist. I love to watch people perform native dances or rituals. That interests me. But I love to laze at the beach the most. Hawaii would have been the perfect beach vacation for me and my family! Thanks for your response, Pat!

It's wonderful to know people who loves history. My hubby and I do enjoy history sometimes. In fact, our first date was at the history museum, can you believe it? When others around me were going to movies and pizza parlors, I was prowling the museum. It was something different, I thought. I certainly fell for his individuality.

I think you would love Malacca. There are so many museums, all within walking distance. The last time we went my hubby and I went museum hopping, one after another. It was fun!. Then we got tired and laze at the hotel pool, trying to imagine that it was the beach. It's better than nothing. So this time, we are going to spend time eating and swimming at the hotel pool. I'm sure my daughter will love it. My aunt has bought her a swimsuit with in-built bouyancy materials, so she could float. The other day we tried it on and she refused to take it off.

Hi Kashigurl,

What I need right now is a full body massage. I badly need it. I wouldn't mind having a massage by the beach. No! I wouldn't do that; I'm too shy. I would love to be at the beach. It's much more relaxing than the towns. Thank you for your response!

Oh that'd be wonderful!!!! A massage is a good thing. Go for it girlfriend!

Have a great day!

Kash

I love to laze in the sun too. Sometimes we all work so hard. I work hard to look after my daughter too. So sometimes we deserve a break. Beaches are excellent places for that. Thank you for your response!

You are right. We could do it almost all year round here, except for the rainy season. We could go to the beach almost anytime we want. Quaint little towns are really rare and more interesting. I do enjoy it too. But I badly need to relax at the beach now...