We left Munduk with a sense of disappointment - our hosts at both hotels were exemplary.. at Aditya, as we sat in the taxi, they presented us with a handmade cloth runner, beautifully crafted in cotton in gold, reds and browns. A touching moment and symbolises the simple and genuine nature of the folk of Munduk.. something that still exists in Asia and Indonesia.. but which is dying out. After an uneventful 2hr 15m journey through towns and villages with the usua...

Seems like we are not the only ones having a riot! Hope you are all keeping safe. Our last day in Munduk, north west of Bali. We hired a moped again, giving our legs a rest for a day. Up the hill of Munduk we went and headed for central Bali. If you have seen just about enough photos of rice fields to last you a lifetime, then unlucky, as today we headed for the mother of all rice fields areas Jatiluwih. Paul drove carefully and slowly (for once lol) through the ...

Since we started our travels, our walks, explorations and volcano climbing has toned muscles that we didn't even know we had. However, we have yet to lose any weight - "No surprises there!" I hear you say, with the blogs having such an emphasis on food. I was keen to step up the exercise regime and as we had had a glimpse of the lakes the previous day, decided that we would walk there. On the map in Lonely Planet and at the tourist info place, it looked...

We arrived in Gilimanuk, Bali within 30 mins - sea was a little choppy but weather was 80 degrees plus and blue skies - as usual! We saw a huge volcanic island off the Java coast too! (see the photos!). We grabbed a local bus and paid our 60,000 Rp (£4.50) for the 2hr trip to Singaraja (north coast Bali) and hoping to get a bus to, and room in, Munduk (cooler highlands). Bus was 'homely' and we were dropped to negotiate a bemo (minvan) price to Munduk (150,000R...

We set off from Catimor Homestay at 5:00. Mr Black had not told us that breakfast was included, so we missed it. He arranged for a takeaway - dry bread and boiled eggs. Back on the bumpy 'road' again for 45 minutes in the half light of dawn until we reached the start of our Ijen trek - about 5kms of steep walking to the top. We had read that Ijen was a volcano scaling 2368m and used for mining sulphur. At the top would be a sulphur lake in the crater, where 'free...