Well folks, this is it! After almost 18 months of amazing adventures it is back to the UK. We won't deny we are sad to be leaving - but glad to be seeing loved ones back 'home'. We are sure it will not be long before we are blogging in some far-flung place again. Thanks for following us and all the messages and emails. Until next time, adieu.. P&S x

We decided to take a small trip from KL (Myhotel at Sentral of course!) by train and bus to Port d*** on (PD) for 4 weekdays. PD is a weekend getaway for KL'ers. We booked a £10.50 a night apartment with pool some 9km south of PD near the beach. The cheap train and bus rides were slow, with waits between each leg taking us 4hrs+ for a 90km ride! When we found our 'Cocobay Resort' it resembled more of the old Liverpool tenaments rather than the Dubai Hilton... Un...

WARNING: If you are a dog/cat lover I recommend you do NOT read any further; unless getting a genuine glimpse of the 'Macabre Market' in Tomohon, Indonesia is of cultural interest. To put it in context - the Minahasa tribes here in Indonesia have a reputation for 'eating everything with 4 legs, apart from the table and chairs'. In addition much of Indonesia (Bali included!) has streets full of feral cats and flea-covered wild dogs, these dogs run in packs and are...

Sulawesi is a place where we have been a close witness to all aspects of death. From the sacrificing, slaughtering and butchering of animals to the unusual and lengthy funerary arrangements and the frankly weird burial and post-burial practices.Sulawesi was not even on my radar and before this trip and I would not have been able to place it on a world map. It is a large tentacled island east of Borneo, north of Bali and a popular tourist destination in Indonesia....

We spent about a month in Bali, a bit earlier in the year than last year. This meant the weather was more prone to tropical showers and thunderstorms and the temperature was never below 30 degrees. With that heat, what could we do but sit at our favourite beach side cafe Rosetta's listening to the gentle sound of the waves lapping the shore, feeling the cool of the breeze and sipping cold diet cokes accompanied by shrimp crackers.We would be in Bali for their new...