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A day in the life
Cathy dodges an encounter with snakes, but happily accepts
a body massage on a Premier Holidays fam trip to Malaysia
07:00 What a civilised way to start the day: and beast can be cured, and we all scram-
room-service breakfast at the Shangri-La Rasa ble to get our supplies!
Sayang Resort and Spa in Penang.
11:00 Back on the coach, Luke
08:00 Meet the rest of the group and our prepares us for our next port
intrepid tour guide Luke from Tour Asia to of call – the legendary “Snake
start our exploration of Penang. We have a Temple” where pit vipers for our three-hour journey to
busy schedule ahead, and the temperature is apparently adorn the altars, Lumut where we catch the boat
already 35 degrees. Thank goodness for air ceilings and trees outside. I’m across to Pangkor Laut.
conditioning on our luxury coach! anticipating the horror of the
temple so much that, on arrival, 16:00 Arrive at our private
09:00 First stop, a local Batik factory, consist- I duck away from the rest of the hillside villas, complete with
ing of six locals working group to avoid going in. But I’m an outside sunken bath and
with great speed and spotted by a four-poster colonial-style bed.
dexterity to add pressed
Cathy
couple of
wax designs to silks and
Jackson-
jokers who 20:00 A sumptuous dinner
fabrics, then adding
Spence
scare me is served up as we sit gazing
paint to create beautiful Age: Same as witless with out over the ocean.
patterns. Many of them Madonna! a tap on my
have been commissioned Job title: Owner head, leaving 22:30 It would be rude not to experience the
for fashion houses. Works for: Wetherby Travel me convinced a snake bar facilities, so we force down a couple more
Previous jobs: Various roles has fallen on me! glasses of wine before heading back to our
10:00 We arrive at a typi- at Pickfords/Going Places until luxury suites, contemplating a relaxing day
cal Malay village, lined with divisional sales manager 12:00 We “go native” tomorrow enjoying the sun and sea on this
road-side stalls selling How long in current job: for lunch and eat at the beautiful private island.
fruits and veg. Luke insists Five years roadside wok, sampling
we all have a taste, while How long in travel: 30 years noodles, washed down
another stall holder pro- Best thing about your job: with a Tiger beer, or two! ■If you are an agent and would like to appear in
claims the therapeutic The people YourSpace, send us your name, agency name,
value of his nutmeg oil and Worst thing about your job: 13:00 Back to the coolness phone number and a few lines about yourself by
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