Last stop in Bali today before I start the journey home. I have moved to Jimbaran on the west coast for my last night in the hope of a final sunset. Catching up with Bec and Ollie in Sanur has been great! We had a lovely pool and lots of good food, we even ventured to the water park in Kuta like typical Brits abroad, and I managed to survive the slides and not get sunburnt - must be learning something eh? It's really strange to be coming home on Friday, it feel...

After another crazy few days in Gili, this morning I made the journey to Sanur on Bali. Horse & cart, speed boat and minibus with a flat tyre made for an interesting journey with a hangover :( But I had a great time on Gili T, I completed my advanced divers course in style with a night dive which was pretty magical. Also met some lovely people but think I have realised I'm getting a bit old to party like I used to! All in all feeling very relaxed now and en...

Bored after 2 days of chilling I am doing my Advanced Divers certificate. Must have ants in my pants or something!! The diving here isn't as good as Sipidan in Borneo but it's very cheap and worth doing...I should at least be able to navigate under water and dive to deeper depths on my future trips. Still meeting lots of people, the latest are Mal and Debbie from Perth who are very funny and love a beer like all Aussies I've ever met :) They are on hols and I t...

I arrived on Gili Trawangan a couple of days ago and have slipped into island life without too much trouble. The weather has really improved and my master plan of finishing with 2 weeks on the beach is coming together! Cars and mopeds are not permitted on Gili T, the transport is by bicycle £2 per day to hire or by horse and cart. The island is tiny though so I'm mostly walking (from the beach to the restaurant and back again :) I stayed first few nights in a ...

My day at the spa in Ubud was just what the doctor ordered. I booked a package deal including lunch and 5 treatments using trip advisor to find the perfect spot. It didn't let me down. After being pampered to within an inch of my life for 6 hours I felt like a new woman! So today I was raring to go for a cycling tour to try and see a bit more of Bali (minus the hippies...) The brochure promised a downhill bike ride through rice padi fields and had lunch and bre...