Langkawi

Jeremy went to Langkawi, Malaysia (an island at the northern most part of Malaysia in where you can see parts of Thailand) for work.  We had been as a family a couple years ago.  Jeremy went for the "every other year" LIMA (Langkawi International Maritime Airshow).  It's a big deal as it is the largest in the Asia region.

He suggested that I join him.  First, let's remember that I earn 1/2 the amount of leave that he does and I just took off 3 weeks.  Second, let's talk about how much preparation it takes for me to leave (home and work).  So, after quite a bit of coaxing, I told him that if he could find me a US $100 round-trip flight, I'd go.  The flight is only 1-1/2 hours, but I was very surprised an hour later when he came back with the answer that he found one for US $125.

Off I went to share a hotel room already paid for, a rental car all ready paid for, and meals off of his travel per diem.  Pretty good.  Set instructions from me:  let me sit by the beach in quiet.  Best mental break ever!  Did not get through the 7 magazines I brought.  Did get a three-hour spa treatment, a dip in the pool, a local foot massage, a local Indian dinner, a hotel dinner buffet and a view of the island from the cable car.  (Stayed at Meritus Pelangi-which was pretty nice.)