When I first planned my RTW trip, the idea was to spend 3 months in Asia before heading to Australia for 2 months and then New Zealand for 1. However the more my trip progressed and the more I thought about my planned route and from talking to other travellers, I came to realise that I wasn't looking forward to Australia at all. The general consensus that I'd gathered was that people who start their trip off in OZ and then head to Asia/NZ LOVE Australia, however...

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So I was meant to be picked up from my hotel in Ubud at 6.30am to be taken to the pier to catch the fast boat to the Gilis. WELL I was woken up by the phone ringing in the hotel room next to me and it was 7am and the minivan was here!!!! I have never moved so fast in my life. Luckily id packed the majority of stuff the night before so had a mad dash of brushing teeth, shoving half dry towels into my bag, grabbing chargers (already on my 3rd camera charger in as m...

The shuttle bus to Ubud lasted about 2 hours and dropped us off on Monkey Forest Road as there was a giant park/forest at one end full of monkeys. I had made a mental note of a guesthouse that I'd read about so made my way towards that whilst being stopped every two metres with "you want transport??" "you want massage??" "want to see traditional dance??". It would be soo easy to get annoyed with them and either just snap or ignore them because you LITERALLY get p...

Arrived in Kuta pretty late after a series of flights from Korea to Kuala Lumpur and on again to Denpasar, Indonesia. The airport is in the south of Bali and i think its safe to say the majority of backpackers head towards the close by coastal areas of Kuta, Legion or Seminyak. I had read about Kuta being popular so caught a taxi and headed in that direction as I presumed it would be easy to get accommodation and by this point I was completely knackered from airp...