The Bali Surf retreat went something like this; Every morning we were up at 05:30am and out the door at 06:00am as this was the best time to surf! We'd surf for 2-3 hours before heading back to the house where we'd have a MASSIVE brunch! After the morning surf sesh you had the rest of the day to do as you pleased! Whether that be lounging by the pool, going for a massage, going shopping or if you were really keen you could go for another surf! For the whole we...

For the 4th and final week of the Indonesian experience we went to Karimunjawa Island which took 6 hours on a very over crowded ferry! Karimunjawa was untouched by tourists and surrounded by other beautiful deserted islands which we sailed out to everyday. We discovered on the first day that the beach on Karimunjawa was used purely for trade - the white sandy shores was scattered with dead fish and washed up flip flops and bottles, and with the local fishermen k...

In the 3rd week the most significant event was climb up Ungalan mountain in Semarang. We set off just after midday with our sleeping bags strapped to our day sacks, two 200ml bottles of water each and 3 tents between the 7 of us. Me, Mark and Will were left carrying the tents! We were walking into a constant incline, through the thick jungle, a labyrinth or tea trees and as we climbed higher, almost vertical rocky faces! As well as our group of 7, our 'navigat...

To start the week off we left katut's uncles house and drove 5 hours up to Dieng Plateau which is a small, rural Muslim town high up in the clouds 2093m above sea level. We stayed in a 'hotel' called Bujono which was by far the funniest place i have ever stayed! The walls were covered in watermarks, paint was flaking off the walls, wires where hanging down everywhere, the walls were just plaster boards, damp everywhere and the shower was a bucket (like most of in...

Sorry it's taken so long, but now that i've at last found a bit of free time, i'll try my best to explain what i got up to over 4 weeks ago when i was in Semarang, Indonesia! In the first week we stayed at 'Katut's uncle's house', Katut was the name of the man who showed us around Semerang and introduced us to Indonesia in the first week. Katut's uncle obviously had a name but we could never remember it hence why it became Katut's uncle! in the first week we le...