Blog 58 Feelings before starting our exploration of Asia were nervous anticipation for me and pure excitement for Bryn! Bryn had made some amazing notes on what he wanted to go and see and do while we were away but apart from knowing roughly which country we were going to in which order we had no idea where we were going to be laying our heads each night with the exception of our first few nights in Bangkok which we booked before we arrived. The first place w...

Blog 57 We saw dolphins on the speedboat from the Gilis, and it was spectacular! No idea what the species were but they were the jumpy kind. The speed boat was insane speedy madness! Air time galore. And then as quieter waters made the journey more relaxing we found ourselves on the shores of Bali. Lush green and mountainous with turquoise waters sums it up and we're not even off the boat yet. Package tours can have their benefits in Asia. In one instance you ...

Blog 56 Wowsers!!! Swimming with turtles was taken to a whole new meaning as we dropped our bags off when we arrived and headed straight out with our snorkels. Not only did we see 4 turtles but we were about a foot away from them as they chilled on the coral, nibbling at it and occasionally majestically swimming up for a gulp of air. I just can't get enough time with these beautiful creatures, until the warm waters of the Bali sea actually started to make me s...

Blog 55 Life couldn't have felt much more like paradise on Gili Air! As we arrived on the boat heading over from Lombok we couldn't believe the colour of the water. The turquoise you only see on postcards or the internet was finally a reality. As we're down to the last week of traveling now we pushed the boat out and treated ourselves to an air con room to let us sleep through the heat. Splashing out on a £10 room meant lots of home cooking on the trangia. ...

Blog 54 Maybe we were somewhat pampered by the amazing beaches we'd seen on our trip but Lombok didn't seem anything too special as far as black sand beaches go. The waves were pretty ferocious meaning we couldn't swim without fighting for your life on each occasion. All worked to our advantage I guess because we had some gorgeously chilled out afternoons sat on the bungalow patio reading and writing in our cook books. I now have a few recipes in my baking bo...