After recovering in Lombok for a couple of days Owen and I ventured West to Java. We jumped on a ferry that took us back to Bali. From there we bused across Bali all the way to Bromo. This took approx 18 hours and with no where to stay at the other end it is pretty safe to say that we winged it. In fact, we did not book anywhere to stay in Java the whole time we were there. Just arrived with our big backpacks to try and find a place. I think I am slowly get...

Ignorance is bliss. Well I can tell you now that its NOT when it comes to doing a three day trek up a vertical volcanoe. When I got talked into doing this I thought to myself 'nice little walk up a nice little hill, good chance to see some outdoors and meet some friends.' Well I was totally wrong and totally out of my comfort zone to say the least! Our group consisted of a dutch couple, an irish girl, a chick from London and of course our Indonesian guide, Sa...

After spending a few nights in Ubud seeing monkey sanctuaries', rice fields and mountains we decided to go to Gili Trawangan. Gili T is known for its tropical beaches, surf and parties so we thought why not give it a go? When we arrived we checked into our accommodation that only had very basic facilities. However, it was cheap and we did get a free banana pancake everyday for breakfast. On Gili T there are no motorized vehicles so the only way you can get ...

Wow! Bail where to begin.. We arrived in Bali at 10.30pm after a 15 hour journey. As you can imagine we were pretty tired and just wanted to find our bags and get to where we were staying. At the airport a local with a trolley came over to give me a hand with by backback. Straight away I though 'what a lovely dude, he has come to help me'. Meanwhile, Owen whispered in my ear 'he is going to want some money.' Sure enough, one minute later he stops suddenly an...