As i write this i have been traveling for 199 days and arriving home tomorrow on my 200th day since i left on the 4th of Feburary. It was nice to be back in Kuta Bali after being in Nusa Tengarra for 6 weeks. I left Lombok at 9am, a couple of minibus rides and a ferry later i arrived in Kuta Bali at 7pm. I looked for a room for half an hour but with no luck as everywhere was full. I went had some Nasi Goreng at the local 'Diva's Warung'. It took me another one a...

Three Islands conquered: Compact Lombok, Beautifully Arid Sumbawa and Isolated Sumba, 2000km driven on a 110cc semi-automatic scooter, accumilated over 24hrs floating on a boat somewhere in the indian ocean and scored some of the best waves in Indonesia, possibly...... ever. About three weeks ago (time seems to merge). After a two week stint in Kuta, on the island of Lombok, we headed North to Lampang Kgnanka which is a village just south of the active Volcanoe...

Long Time No See! I have been in Indonesia now for just under a month with less than 5 weeks till flying back to the homeland. I arrived in Kuta, Bali on the 20th of June after saying goodbye to Amelia for the second time :-( How met me at the airport and took me back to the hotel in Kuta. The two of us with my day sack, big backpack and two surfboards all balanced on one 125cc scooter. How has been hanging with Maaike, who we met in NZ, for the month before i ...

We were greeted in Sydney by a big down pour of rain. We stayed in a hostel on Elizabeth St which is about a 20 minute walk to the harbour, where its all happening. Over the Weekend we had a walk round the Opera House and the Sydney Bridge, taking the classic tourist shots. The Rocks market is more suited for the "Raa Raa's" so was obviously out of our budget range to buy anything. The Sydney Aquarium was also a highlight From Sydney we got on the Oz E...

'Wicked Vans' were the hire car company of choise. A late 1980s Toyota Van with a couple of cartoon characters painted down the side was the accomodation and trasport for the week to come. The nigfht before we picked up the van we planed our route. The main website we based our reseach on was http://www.sydneymelbournetouring.com.au/ which proved to be very helpful. From Melbourne we cruised down to Torquay on the coast, south-west of Melbourne. Torquay is the bi...