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Island Life on Nusa Lembongan
Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st October Jukung (a Balinese fishing boat with stabilisers) gave way to speed boat on Thursday morning to ferry us to Nusa Lembongan. One of 3 small islands 12 km east (right) of Bali that make up Nusa Penida district. I was hankering after some beach time and seeing as I…
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Uluwatu – Beaches, Monkeys and Mopeds
October 16 – 18 And so to Bali, along with all the cool kids. Nikki and I headed south from Denpasar down towards Uluwatu. She’d found us a place to stay out in the sticks which was simply amazing, a little commune of ensuite chalets, with an outdoor en-suite, wifi, hot water and a bed…
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Seductive Bohol
October Friday 13th and Saturday 14th We had decided to stay in a quiet spot in Panglaou island linked to Bohol by 3 road bridges. We were swayed by price (£23 for 2 nights) and reviews. Ignored the advice that it was a little remote. Actually, although basic the garden area was lovely, it was…
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Cebu City: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
October 10 / 11 / 12 Cebu City is … well, “busy” doesn’t really get to the heart of it. It’s a humming, lively place where wealth and poverty sit cheek by jowl and seem to get along quite happily. Filipinos are friendly – crossing the road on foot is an act of faith where…
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Travel day 2 :PP to the place with no address and an Amazing stay
Saturday 7th October to Tuesday 10th October Not far as the crow flies but, being unable able to pinpoint an actual address, we were a little into over planning mode about getting to the self stlyed ‘Amazing Villa’. Cobbling together the information from the owner, Herwig, and with help from our hostel owner we got…
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Birding, an Underground River and Snake Tales
October 6th Stagger out of bed at some ungodly hour. It’s my (pre-) birthday treat, a day birding. Our guide, Step, and driver Chris were depressingly awake and happily raring to go at 5.30 am, whereas I started the day by falling down the steps on the way out of the hostel. A long drive…
This is how it all started…
Grey and gone
Grey and gone
Tim and Nik
Travellers of a certain age …
