No place like home...Thank goodness !!! For those of you that know us, you'll already know the story, basically we decided that we've both worked enough (I've been working for 11 years, Danielle for 11 Months) and that we deserve some long overdue R&R and decided to take in some sights....enjoy

Lovely Lake Toba

Saturday, 5 May 2007 | Views [1089]

28th April - 1st May 2007 Took a relatively normal bemo from Medan to Parapat, where we caught the ferry to Tut Tut in the middle of Lake Toba. For those of you that don't know Lake Toba is a crater lake in the middle of a massive volcanic mountain, ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Heaven is a place on earth called Medan

Thursday, 3 May 2007 | Views [880]

26th - 28th April 2007 As usual we decided to turn up at our next destination without booking accommadation in advance, which hasn't been a good idea from the get go, let alone Medan at night with no guide book/map/transport/real idea what to do), ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Just Ubud

Tuesday, 1 May 2007 | Views [686]

22nd - 26th April 2007 Ubud is a very nice little (ish) town in the middle of Bali, we stayed for three nights in a very pretty little hotel, with a balienese carved wooden door, but no lock, still very cute! The town itself is very arty, with lots ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Indonesian Rebel...

Thursday, 26 Apr 2007 | Views [1680] | Comments [1]

I've just realised that James failed to mention that he was 'caught' jumping a red light by the Indonesian Polisi on our motorbike adventure....him being in a moody moo (and getting us lost on the way back to our hotel.....logisitics background my bum!!) ... Read more >

Tags: Lost!

So many hellos - no goodbyes

Monday, 23 Apr 2007 | Views [833] | Comments [1]

It seems like all we ever do is pack up our bags and move to somewhere else, its tough this travelling life! From Gili Meno we moved to Gili Trawangan (a journey that took 30mins on a boat). Gili Trawangan is known by the locals as the party island, ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Sun, Surf and Sandcastles

Monday, 16 Apr 2007 | Views [1098] | Comments [3]

So, since we last blogged a couple of weeks ago (to be honest we've lost all concept of time/days etc) we've thought it best to update you on all of our travels since Lovina. We left Lovina but the relative normality of a bemo and started the trip ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Lombok - Indonesia

Monday, 16 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery

Jumping in at the deep end....

Sunday, 8 Apr 2007 | Views [2024] | Comments [3]

For those of you who know, James can't dive, this was worse than one of his belly flops... What a couple of days, we've made it through Indonesia alive and have landed in Bali. Now we're here, we've booked into quite a big, almost beachside complex, ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Gallery: Bali - Indonesia

Sunday, 8 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Sumatra - Indonesia

Sunday, 8 Apr 2007 | Photo Gallery

The Plan Now...

Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [767] | Comments [3]

We have just arrived in Batam, a small Indonesian island off the coast of Singapore... First impressions of Indonesia (though I think they will change when we move on)...aren't great! Most of the people seem friendly, but have a habit of staring constantly ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Singapore 26th March - 4th April

Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [608] | Comments [1]

WHAT A PLACE!!! Its been four months since our last visit and those of you that know us know that we adored it last time and this time was no different!! However, we did decide not to do all the touristy attractions and to try and sample 'real' Singaporean ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation