Our last entry from South East Asia... So we landed safely in Bali after worrying loads about the flight. It's been a fairly eventful few days here in that Michael was pickpocketed by a motorbike riding ladyboy in a dark street at about 3am after going for a snack during the cricket with our American friend Mark. Not too much damage done, just an annoying day spent ringing various banks and insurers. Other than that we've just spent our time on the bea...

Well, what an interesting couple of weeks it's been! Our stay on the Gilli Islands was excellent, lots of sun and snorkelling. Kind of went downhill from there.... Had a couple of days to go and see Mount Rinjani in Lombok but it was thunderstorms the whole time so didn't even get a glimpse of the mountain through the cloud. So headed straight off to start our journey over land and sea to Flores, via Sumbawa. The first ferry was fine, just an hour and a h...

Hi, Just another quickie as the internet's not too cheap on remote Indonesian islands. After the mountain climbing expedition in Sabah (Malaysia) we went south to dive/snorkel off Sipidan Island, one of the world's top dive sites. It was indeed a top site and we did the best diving (Michael) and snorkelling (me) yet. Saw loads of huge turtles swimming all around us, really close up and lots of white tip reef sharks. Plus the usual range of tropical fish i...

Hi, just a quick entry to put Singapore on the map after spending only 2 nights here. We're currently at the ultra modern airport making use of the free internet before our flight to Bali in an hour or so. Spent our time in Singapore going to the zoo which was really good because they have open enclosures for most of the animals rather than cages so you get a really good view. Not a lot of exploring the city but we did go the Raffles Hotel for a mandatory S...

Hello readers,We have jumped on a plane from KL for what feels like the hundredth time, I now know the staff of the airports McDonalds parents names, and this time landed in Kota Kinabalu the capital of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo.We spent a night in the capital watching the beginning of the Chinese new year celebrations before heading for Mount Kinabalu National Park to attempt to climb Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South East Asia. The climb i...