Bali High may call you - well it called me, and i picked up. Flew in from Singapore, had to pay for entry - the cheek! Then taxi'd to our first place of residence. It was ok, but not great. Slept a bit then checked out the beach at night, quite buzzy - had a Pizz Hut, very Indonesian.! The next day moved to another place, Kedin's Inn - much better. Friendlier people, great pool, bar/restaurant, breakfast included. We then went to the beach - not very nice - it ...

So, Singapore....a big little country/city. I had already planned to meet up with an ex-work acquaintance of mine (Hi, Lorine!) when out of nowhere i learned i had another friend in the area Hey Paul!). Whoa! How is this for a coincidence - an old school friend, who i haven't heard from in 15 years messages me via the blog - Paul was a year or two above me and used to catch a lift in with my madre and i, often relegating me to the backseat - boo. We were on the s...

Got a bus from KL - no worries. Pulled up at the bus station then bussed in to town for 20p. Strolled from the stop to the hostel - what a gem - Shirah's....it was like staying in someone's home (with their permission). We had a blacony view of the street, we could use the kitchen, and if we went upstairs we could look out from the roof terrace over the town, or just chill watching tv with the owner in his lounge - very nice and friendly guy! This place had a sh...

Hello from KL, the 'Garden City of Lights'. What a wonderful city this is - a great mix of the modern and the urban with the natural and the traditional. KL is famous for its leviathans, the KL Tower and the Petronas Towers, but I was surprised to discover a number of parks, forests and lakes all within the city limits - and both of the aforementioned buildings have green space attached/directly next door. Sharan and I rolled in to KL in the afternoon Thursday, ...

Georgetown, Pulau Pinang....nope, hadn't heard of it begore either. But what a gem, so interesting here - lots of colonial history and Sharan and i loved investigating the fort, the old buildings, Little India, chinatown - beautiful veggie meals here, i will never scoff at the veg option again! Stayed at a great little hostel, '75' where the friendly Mr Lee made us feel right at home. Got a shave from a be-mulleted barber - quite brave - and he kindly trimmed my...