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...Temple Tree resort, www.templetree.com.my, in Malaysia's Langkawi archipelago, purring cats are ready to trail you everywhere. If you allow it, a friendly four-legged fur ball will curl up at the foot of your bed, or rest on your shoulder as you make yourself a cup of tea. And if you get really attached, you can sponsor the little cutie for as little as $14 a month. Australian resort owner Narelle McMurtrie's 15-year-old animal shelter, the Langkawi Animal Shelter & Sanctuary Foundation, has grown so enormous - yielding, at last count, 130 dogs and 150 cats - that...
...property lies on Pulau Langkawi, the largest of the islands. Like McMurtrie's Bon Ton resort next door, Temple Tree is a collection of antique timber houses from all over the country, and its 2.5-acre (1 hectare) compound looks somewhat like a museum of traditional Malaysian architecture. These nine houses, mostly derelict and abandoned when McMurtrie saved them, have been painstakingly disassembled, moved and reassembled in what was once a field thick with reeds. Original features have been lovingly restored. (See 10 things to do in Singapore...
...1920s Eurasian house that once stood on Penang's York Road is the location of the resort's reception and restaurant. You can also book yoga and culinary classes here (McMurtrie is a great cook and her desserts are legendary). And if you need to escape this leafy idyll for a while, your cat will walk you to reception, where you can charter one of McMurtrie's yachts for a sunset cruise...
This Round's on Us. The all-inclusive luxury resort Royal Hideaway Playacar, located on Mexico's Riviera Maya, is offering free rounds of golf, plus a night free: Book a five-night stay and get two rounds of golf and a free night; book a seven-night stay and get four rounds of golf, plus a free night. Rates start at $400 per person, including unlimited food and drinks, water sports and other activities. The offer good through April 30, 2009. Lote Hotelero #6 Fracc. Playacar, Playa del Carmen...
...Together Now. If you want to take the kids on vacation, the Westin Resort Aruba's "Delight in Family" getaway gives children under 12 two full days of complimentary admission to the Westin Kids Club (which usually costs $120 per child per day). Open daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m, young'uns learn sandcastle building, go seashell hunting, feed iguanas and try coconut bowling, while you get lots of time to finish reading that novel on the beach. Rates start at $309 per night, based on two adults and two children, for stays between...