The morning was quite a struggle but will significant amounts of willpower we managed to get out of the flat and headed off to battle the public transport system. The imaginatively named 'big buddha' was perched on top of a very picturesque peak with a beautiful monastery at its base. The climb up nearly killed me but it was worth it to see the view which the 60ft high bronze statue surveyed. Nearly in the clouds the steeply wooded slopes rose out of view, with t...

We headed straight for brunch at Aqua and as soon as we stepped out of the elevator on the fiftieth floor the decadence was incredible. Our blue leather booth looked out over the harbour as we feasted on countless courses of an incredible fusion of Italian and Chinese food. The champagne flowed, even through Bob's glass, accompanied by an extravagant range of cocktails as we were served shushimi, antipasta, pea ravioli, guineafowl, bass, udon noodles, lemon sorbe...

I woke up with that post rugby match feeling, my limbs, back and neck all complaining of the hammering they had received the day before from the wake boarding. I rolled over groaning, performing a mental pre-flight check for my body and was entertained for Bob to report that she was in the same situation! Sam had gone to work so we took a morning stroll to the park in the centre of the racecourse before heading into town for breakfast and to find Bob an outfit fo...

I fully expected to be woken by my digestive tract complaining of the previous nights marine fauna assault but all was calm when the birds began their morning chorus. They were nearly drowned out by Sam snoring on the sofa so after a homely cup of PG Tips I headed out for a run in the muggy morning air. My improvised route took me under the impressive grandstands of the stadium, ending up trackside and stopping partly to catch my breath but mostly to take in my...

230am is never a good time, irrelevant of country, weather or company but Puri Gangga made it slightly better, providing us with packed lunches before waving our taxi off to the airport. Whilst I (apparently) snored my head off, Bob made polite conversation with the driver and we arrived in excellent time to check in. I investigated the breakfast parcels and, after finishing the pastries, failed to find a socially acceptable way to eat an entirely encapsulated pa...