Having to leave Tutde' house (property of Tutde family) was a sad day... his family really made us feel part of the gang and it was a safe little bubble. A safe, smelly, slightly dirty bubble. It was an early start to catch the shuttle bus east towards the coast of Bali. pedangbai used to just be the boast port for the cheap ferry crossings to Lombok and the Gili Islands, but over the last few years it has developed into a nice little quiet stop over point for ...

Hi Guys, So today is our finally day in the beautiful Ubud. Its really is a special place. We arrived last weds by 'shuttle bus' (a clapped out old minibus) and were dumped at the 'station' (a car park out side a glass fronted building, that sold lights and sofas). No sooner had we collected our bags we were surrounded by people asking if we had somewhere to stay, "hot water, wifi, two hundred thousand" (two hundred thousand is probably about 15quid and way out o...

Welcome to Bali!!!!! We landed in Bali for our 35 day Indonesian tour to find out we can only apply for a 30 day visa. We don't want to risk the threat of having our legs broken if we overstay, so the options are to call AirAsia and pay £60,000,000 for a date change or for one of us to get elected into the Balinese government and change the International visa rules.... Anyways, Kuta is pretty awesome If you like surfing, the waves are incredible and the beache...

EARLY CHRISTMAS CRACKER TRIVIA: QUESTION: what is the difference between Kho Phi Phi and Malia, Magaluf, Agia Napa and Butlins in Bognor Regis?! ANSWER: Nothing... I honestly could not believe my eyes, as the boat came round the corner and approached this once green, relaxing and almost ghostly island we were greeted by a sky line of high rise hotels, the sound of thumping music blearing, the buzz and mingling of Club Reps handing out flyers for a cheap fry up...

So after a few crazy days in the capital, it was time we left Bangkok for calmer surroundings. We booked an all night "12 hour direct" bus journey down to the south of Thailand and decided krabi would be our next point of call. We found ourselves quite excited to get away from the hustle bustle, ping pong show, do you want to buy a suit Bangkok, and both needed some open space and fresh air. So excited infact, that at 5.30am the night before, we were still drink...