Gili Gili Gili!!! 6am, we were the first to be picked up by the minibus, followed by a couple who were also from the UK, we were then stuck waiting for another group of people for absolutely ages.. They hadn't set an alarm so were clearly late. Turned out to be three lads from London who were still very drunk from the night before! It worked out well in the end. They were pretty energetic and soon got all of us talking, it was quite funny to listen to their stori...

We arrived in Ubud, which us described as the spiritual capital of Bali and is known world wide for it arts and crafts. A friend had recommended a group of terrace houses to stay at so we turned up hoping they would have room and we was in luck. We got directed down a tiny pathway, through what felt like a secret garden, passing by these amazing terrace rooms, with carvings around the door frames and Balinese type structures, spotting statues of religious figures...

Bali Bali Bali Bali!!!! Yay yay yay, I made it, I made it, I made it... I walked off the flight, the hot Balinese air hit me, my iPod playing and I was smiling. I went to the visa desk (penniless), turns out I needed Indonesian Rupiah to pay for my visa, opps. I had to leave my passport with them and walk out past baggage claim to the ATM to withdraw cash. After that was all sorted, I happily walked through customs and jumped in a cab to Kuta - despite several me...

After a good long sleep after that hideous night bus, I finally felt human again. Kate and Liv were up earlier then Nel and I so they went shopping in search of Indian gifts for an hour or two. I used the time to sort out my rucksack, I needed to think about what I was chucking away or giving to the girls to take home for me, no way did I want to lump around my Saree and new leather bag around another country. The chucking away bit didn't take long because I've a...

Why break a tradition of a lifetime, off course I wasn't going to sleep well on my last Indian train journey... We arrived into Hospet, and had to travel to Hampi. I was half asleep when we left the station and got in our tuk tuk, then we had the annoyance of changing tuk tuks because the first guys petrol had run out. We hadn't booked anywhere to stay so we were just winging it by turning up at a hotel in the LP book, luckily being end of season they had a 3 bed...