{"id":202031,"date":"2016-07-27T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T04:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/?p=202031"},"modified":"2016-07-26T17:31:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T09:31:29","slug":"things-to-know-about-langkawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/travel-my\/destination-accomplished-my\/asia-my\/things-to-know-about-langkawi-202031.html","title":{"rendered":"Travel Trivia: 10 Things you may not know about Langkawi"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Langkawi is no stranger to the avid traveller and those seeking a place to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/travel-my\/now-or-never-my\/destinations-my\/malaysian-islands-to-explore-173838.html\" target=\"_blank\">escape and unwind<\/a>. It is a place where people flock to for a memorable vacation with their families and loved ones, when they need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/culture-my\/entertainment-my\/asian-scene-my\/get-away-from-the-crowd-kl-188649.html\" target=\"_blank\">a breather from the city life<\/a>. Over the years, Langkawi has bloomed to become one of Malaysia's top travel destinations among foreigners and locals alike.<\/p> <p>Before you pack your bags for a return visit to this beautiful archipelago, why not first learn a bit more about your destination? It is an interesting place filled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/travel-my\/now-or-never-my\/destinations-my\/weirdest-museums-in-the-world-200231.html\" target=\"_blank\">history and culture<\/a>, and we're sure these pieces of knowledge will excite you. Browse through our gallery to gain a little insight and trivia into this popular holiday destination for many around the world.<\/p> <p><em>Dione Chen<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read more:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a title=\"Offbeat Destinations: 10 Underrated Asian cities to put on your travel list\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/travel-my\/now-or-never-my\/offbeat-destinations-underrated-asian-cities-put-travel-list-173712.html\">Offbeat Destinations: 10 Underrated Asian cities to put on your travel list<\/a><\/p> <p><a title=\"Quirky Cool: 5 Unique hotels in KL for an interesting stay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/travel-my\/destination-accomplished-my\/asia-my\/unique-hotels-kuala-lumpur-201134.html\">Quirky Cool: 5 Unique hotels in KL for an interesting stay<\/a><\/p> <p><a title=\"Take The Plunge: 10 Best scuba diving locations in the world\" 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