So...on to Gill T, which while being only a short boat ride from Gilli Meno is a whole world apart. Filled with bars and restaurants, also a rotating party night throughout the island, it certainly lived up to its reputation of a party island. Here we met up with Ali's friends from school, Fiona and her friend Ciara, along with her brother and a whole host of Irish. Everyone was at different stages of travels, some on there way home to Ireland and others, like u...

Eat..Pray..Tan... The past few weeks have been somewhat of a blur of temples, white sand beaches and volcanoes, with barely a day passing without something of breathtaking beauty. We had a very brief stopover in Jakarta in the midst of Ramadan, which perhaps only added to its chaos. Having the chance to visit Jakarta's famous mosque, which is the 4th largest in the world, during evening prayer, was certainly an amazing experience. Soon we were heading to the 'c...

So while writing this post we are currently enroute to Mt Bromo in Java. After hoping that overnight or +12 hour bus journeys were a thing of travels past, we find ourselves sat practically on top of our driver at the front of a 16 seater minibus, with broken AC, only two windows and rotating between who can put there legs down....with 13 hours ahead of us!! This being said, with current news headlines I have never felt more appreciative of the adventures alrea...

So this post is coming from a rather crazy Medan, Sumatra. We arrived this eve..... And are heading up to Northern Sumatra for some jungle treking to try and see some Orangatangs! First we stopped in Busan, S.Korea's 2nd largest city, famed for partying, beaches and seafood, and it did not disappoint! We also met Ali's friend Kate from Ireland who flew over from Beijing, which was lovely. On the recommendation from our friend Sung, we went to a local baseball...

So in an attempt to let you all know where in the world I am and also as to keep a bit of a diary, I thought I would try to write a blog, however please be warned that I am far from a creative writer and have actually not written anything for anyone else to read in well over 10 years!! But here it goes.... So after a week of fairly emotional goodbyes with friends and family we were on our way...first stop Seoul, S.korea!! One of the most populated cities on the...