Since moving to Oz 16 years (gosh has it really been that long?) my visit back home is usually spent traipsing between Wales and England, catching up with my wonderful friends and family. This year, however, my dad is having a knee operation, so I wanted to spend my annual leave with my parents. In between all the visiting, I decided to squeeze a week in Cornwall with my family. … Continue reading
2 Months to Departure I hate wasting money on flights! I’d rather skimp a bit on flying and use the saved dollars on actually holidaying. However, despite being a penny-pincher, since I have been living in Oz, when I searched online for the lowest priced flights back to the UK, without fail I would always skip over the 2 cheapest airlines. The Chinese ones! Their terrible reputation preceded them: No … Continue reading
Oh my, day 2, in the magical lands of the Komodo dragons, was just amazing!!! It was another ridiculously early, beautiful sunrise, and get your heart pumping, start to a day. It began with someone’s alarm going off at 3.30am. The wake-up tune just went on and on and on, whilst the culprit slept through it, grrr!!! I was just dosing back off when from a nearby village the Islamic early morning prayer began. … Continue reading
Many moons ago, whilst channel surfing the TV, I stumbled upon a documentary about the Komodo dragons and ever since then seeing them in the wild had been on my bucket list. So, for 2 days, I found myself living on a wooden, diesel driven boat, exploring the Komodo National Park, in search of its famous resident, the Komodo dragon. The trip started with a 2-hour sea voyage, slowly chugging, to Rinca … Continue reading
I actually enjoyed the yoga retreat more than I expected, but it couldn’t tame my adventurous spirit. So, day 5 of the yoga retreat, I climbed a volcano, Mount Batur. Ubud is full of tourist agents trying to sell you day trips. I hunted around the main drag to get an idea of prices; getting quoted between 300k and 350k rupiahs for the Mount Batur sunrise trek. I ended up … Continue reading
