Day 1 The night boat was always going to be an experience! As we turned up, we were guided around the cargo on the boat, including fresh fruit & veg, building materials & an egg obstacle course...there was enough eggs to feed the Thai army!! To our amazement we had a bunk each with fresh linen, but this was where our luxury ended as we shared with 30 other men, women & crying children! But this was the least of our concerns as, unbeknown to us, we ...

Day 1 Another early start to get the boat to Phi Phi, where we were blest with rain most of the way. However, as we approached the island then sun shone through to welcome us! We found our 'beautiful' bungalow (consisting of a mattress on the floor, some interesting 'naked' posters, and a stench of urine!) Needless to say we made a swift exit to the beach! Dined at an understated local restaurant where we enjoyed some very hot curry! Xtina ate prawns!!!!! We ...

Is being poohed on by a gekho good luck?! If so then Xtina's luck was in for the 2nd time in Bali...maybe he was just sad to see us go?! The journey to the airport was slightly scary at times...smashing the wing mirror after 5mins of being in the car didn't fill us with much confidence! He claimed to be the 'good' driver! We cleared security to find the BIGGEST queue for check-in, which of course, we were not getting in!! Thanks to the stupid Internet lady all w...

We packed our bags & boarded our boat back to Bali...it wasn't long until either of us were asleep! A very bumpy & uncomfortable 2hr journey to Ubud, wedged in by bags with our knees by our necks! Not surprisingly everyone else seemed to have loads of room! Inevitably we were greeted by people as we reached Ubud centre, offering us accommodation which we too 'Nick' up on his homestay offer! To our amazement we were surrounded by beautiful temple-like buil...

Gili's Day 1 So our early night turned into a 3am stagger to bed after we were persuaded by the bright Kuta lights & alcohol offers! Needless to say the journey to the Islands was not a pleasant one! A 2hr sweaty mini-bus ride, followed by an equally painful 1 1/2hr boat ride eventually brought us to paradise!! We clambered off the boat only for Xtina to say "is my big bag on here...I don't remember putting it on"... We found a 'bungalow', got our swimmers ...