Arriving in Melbourne it was time to meet up with my aunt and uncle (Margaret and Neil) who were also travelling Australia, and who I would be spending the next three weeks with. After a catch up over breakfast we headed out to explore the city. As none of us really had an idea where …
Finally my time had come to leave Asia. It’s safe to say, although I was looking forward to a whole new adventure in Australasia I was sorry to be leaving. I’ve had an incredible five months, seen some incredible sights and scenery (including a motorbike down the middle aisle of a coach), eaten so much …
Our first day in Yogyakarta (Jogja) was a write off, dedicated purely to easy living, sleep and food. The following day we set across town with an aim of seeing firstly the Kraton (the Sultan’s palace) and secondly, the market. However, stopping to admire a sweet stall on route, we were approached by an Indonesian …
Our journey to Java (the final island we were to visit) was another relatively smooth affair, though we received one meal instead of the promised three on route. The highlight of this trip was sleeping on the top deck of a ferry on a metal floor, with bags under our heads, being greeted with a …
Realising we didn’t have enough time for our planned trip across Flores to Kelimutu volcano, Laura and I headed for the boat back towards Lombok, aiming for Gili Trawangan, the following morning. This was a much less eventful journey than our route to Flores as we opted to buy a through ticket to Lombok, ruling …
We rose early for our second attempt of the Komodo and Rinca islands boat tour, and this time, with a different boat, we had more success. Arriving at around 11am on Rinca island we began the first activity of our two day adventure. Unfortunately, this did not get off to the best start when we …
Our first full day on Flores started early as we had arranged a boat trip to Komodo and Rinca Islands to see the famous Komodo dragons. By 8am we were on the boat and on our way to Rinca. Or so we thought. Twenty minutes into our journey the boat engine stopped. One hour later …
We left Sanur at 7am the following morning to begin what would be my longest journey to date. A 34 hour trip that involved three boats, three buses, lots of haggling, little sleep and some interesting conversations to lighten our mood along the way. The first few steps of our journey went smoothly, with prices …
We went to Sanur with one purpose, to begin our surfing education. The evening we arrived, after a two hour walk with backpacks to get to the right part of town and find reasonably priced accommodation, we set about booking surf lessons. The following morning a minibus picked us up at 10am and took us …
After our overkill of beach time in the past few weeks we were both looking forward to escaping inland to Ubud, a hub of relaxation. After arriving and finding accommodation, which was more than we hoped to pay but cheaper than advised in our guidebook, we set out to explore our new town. It quickly …
