Indonesia Part Two: Orangutans and Elephants
Bukit Lawang: 3rd May – 8th May After an incident at Medan airport; namely my bag arriving with the top section open and missing the chargers for my phone, iPod and camera, we arrived in the jungle-rich village of Bukit Lawang, (literally translated as ‘door to the hill’). We were especially excited to be there as Ben and Flo had previously visited and spoke … Read more
Indonesia Part One: Bali and Lombok
Ubud, Bali (that’s Indonesia) : 22nd April – 25th April After a long battle to get down the price of a taxi from Bali’s airport, we arrived in drizzly Ubud around 1am. We’d become accustomed to trying to find a room at awkward times of the night, but what we weren’t used to were the … Read more
The Paradisal Perhentians and Kuala Lumpur
The Perhentians: 13th April – 19th April At 5am we were dropped at a gloomy ferry port and with sleepy eyes we waited for our ride to a group of Malaysian islands known as The Perhentians. Not long after we’d arrived a the port, a magnificent sunrise broke through the clouds and a brilliant yellow-orange … Read more
Penang: Bedbugs and Earthquakes!
Penang: 9th April – 12th April Aside from mine and Sol’s rucksacks flying off the roof of our speeding minivan because the driver hadn’t secured them, (nothing was broken but there is some frustrating external damage) our journey to Malaysia was pretty painless. We arrived late so went straight to bed and weren’t up until … Read more
Tattoos in Phi Phi and an old friend in Krabbi
Phi Phi (via Bangkok): 31st March – 4th April Here we were again, where it all started; Bangkok. We’d arrived early in the morning and had already booked onto another sleeper coach that night, so we had just a day in the bustling capital and we spent it indulging. Bangkok is seriously cheap, and we … Read more
4000 Islands; I Love You!
4000 Islands: 24th March – 30th March Oh 4000 Islands, how to describe this wonderful place? At the south of Laos, laying peacefully in the Mekong, are many tiny little islands. Very little – too small to be inhabited. But then there are these two larger islands where Laos people and tourists live out their … Read more
Trekking and Tubing – Two Very Different Experiences!
Luang Namtha: 18th March – 20th March Our journey to north Laos’ Luang Namtha was absolutely exhausting. Our overnight bus was not in the sleeper style that we has become accustomed to, and was just a standard, non reclining bus that is usually used for day time travel. The driver left us in a state … Read more
Living Laos Style in Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang: 14th March – 17th March After spending another night on a sleeper bus, we arrived at the Laos border around 7am. I didn’t know what to expect from the border crossing, we’d heard many tales of long waits and bribes – but it seemed we were lucky today, we crossed quickly and were … Read more
Tailor-Made in Hoi An and Our Friend The Tailor in Hanoi.
Hoi An: 6th March – 9th March We left Nha Trang at 6pm and boarded our first ‘night bus’. The driving here is less than great so I had been a little nervous about traveling a long distance overnight but it meant we didn’t lose the much-needed days that Ben had so few of left, … Read more
Going Alpine in Dalat and Beaching it in Nha Trang
Dalat: 29th Feb – 3rd March After reading about Dalat in the Lonley Planet, I was excited to see a place that is likened more to the Swiss Alps that Vietnam. After a slightly scary coach journey, (due to the driver over-taking on blind bends atop a mountain) I was not disappointed – we were … Read more
