SPAIN | Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 | Views [426]
There is no doubt that this is a beautiful city and the 'Madridians' know it. October is particularly balmy this year and the folks of Madrid are out in force at the parks, pavement cafes and plazas enjoying life so I am left wandering what is this ... Read more >
Tags: madrid
MALAYSIA | Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 | Views [517]
Thank God the tories are back in power as law and justice will be seen to be done, no messing. These louts on our streets will be found and punished to make everyone else feel safer; CCTV footage shown in public places will find them out and they will ... Read more >
Tags: cameron, riots, social breakdown, starkey, uk
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 | Views [503]
If you want a near death experience then I can highly recommend the shuttle bus service from Malang, East Java, Indonesia to Yogyakarta/Jogyakarta. You can drive into the backs of others, be driven off the road or go solo by sliding off the tarmac through ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 | Views [981]
I have a problem with Ubud, Bali, Indonesia and I guess its a problem that many face when they travel. The Ubud described by Ms Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love, Gilbert, Elizabeth) does not exist anymore; gone is the peaceful, calm, agricultuarally based community ... Read more >
Tags: bali, eat pray love, ubud
INDONESIA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [807]
Gili Air, Indonesia is lovely - no motorised transport apart from the boats; its a bicycle, Shank's pony or pony and cart for getting around so gradually you realise what's missing - noise! Despite the devotion to Bob Marley from various sea front bars/restaurants ... Read more >
Tags: food, gili air, hotels, trips
INDONESIA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [694]
Rinjani Volcano, Lombok, Indonesia; 2,681 metres, 7.7 kilometres, on average 8 hours to the crater rim and becoming a little Mecca for tourists to Indonesia. The peace and quiet of the jungle trek soothes you into a gentle rhythm for climbing, occassionally ... Read more >
Tags: environmental issues, lombok, rinjani, volcano
INDONESIA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [533]
The Perama boat trip from Labuan Bajo to Lombok Labuhan taking in Rinca and Moya island is a '3 day, 2 night' trip which does not disappoint. Cabin class costs a little more and gets you the slimmest room with a bunk and narrow shelf for storage; non ... Read more >
Tags: kimodo dragons, moyo, perama boat trips, rinca
INDONESIA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [655]
Flores roads are weaving and potted so hiring a driver or booking a trip through an agent takes a great deal of stress and wasted time out of travelling around. We used Golo Hilltop ( http://golohilltop.com/main.html) who were excellent. However, ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, flores, le tour, travelling
INDONESIA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [1058]
If, like me, your experience of snorkelling involves involuntarily swallowing salty sea water as you have just been bashed by a rogue child in a plastic tube on one side whilst suffering the splashathon madness of an over excited mutt chasing a rogue ... Read more >
Tags: accomodation, fishing, flores, riung, snorkelling
INDONESIA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [490]
The Kilamatu Eco Lodge is a new addition to Moni and is one of a chain popping up across Indonesia. Set in lovely gardens, growing their own produce with a little river running by, the setting is idyllic and the rooms do not disappoint, including the ... Read more >
Tags: eco lodge, flores, restaurant
INDONESIA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [1060]
If you have been to the Brecon Beacons in March or October then you will be prepared for the Crater Lakes, Moni, Flores at sunrise: drizzly rain, cold, mist. Sunrises are over rated. I know, I have seen dozens and why do I keep going back? because I ... Read more >
Tags: brecon beacons, crater lakes, flores, sunrises
INDONESIA | Monday, 8 Aug 2011 | Views [825]
The Three Brothers Bungalows, Legian, Bali creates its own tale of the Deathly Hallows with its particular magic for muggles. Approaching along a narrow road overly crowded with motorbikes, minivans and the odd truck, the welcome foyer is a boundary, ... Read more >
Tags: harry potter, hotel, kuta
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