We flew into Kuala Lumpur and caught the public transport to our Reggae mansion... That's right! Mansion! It's by far the best hostel we have seen or been to! It's a renovated 3 storey building with a rooftop bar and is located in the heart of Chinatown. We really got looked after here and I was a little sad to leave. Chinatown had a huge central market selling almost everything and down the road are cramped street markets selling souvenirs such as "authentic" L...

After Bali we decided to travel to the Gilli islands to visit the turquoise tinted irresistible warm water. We caught a speed boat (with 5x 250hp engines) over to gili Trawangan which is the furthest out and had been tagged the party island! With three weekly parties and a large collection of beach bars, its loads of fun! When we arrived we were greeted by the locals trying to help with our bags and provide us with accommodation. We had booked online and checked...

When we first arrived in Bali it was pouring with rain. All of the backpackers were lined up outside the official taxi stand. We joined them pushing away all of the persistent hawkers trying to sell you their taxi rate. After waiting in line for 30 minutes we only managed to save $2. We came to Bali at the time of the Balinese New Year which meant a lot of festivals and ceremonies. Several of the main streets were blocked off so we were taken along the back road...

Arriving in Singapore was very exciting! We flew in, asked a few local Singaporeans for some help and jumped on the MRT (mass rapid transport) and transferred straight to our hostel. We stayed at the WOW hostel in an 8 Bed dorm. It was cheap, clean and came with free breakfast. We explored many of the cities icons and straight away we noticed both the city and the people were thoroughly modernised. The majority of the population lived in small apartments in huge...