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
Day 3 I arrived in Zubiri, exhausted after my day’s Camino. I found the local municipal albergue and checked in for the night. Outside there was a shoe rack, where all the pilgrims had to leave their shoe, to prevent smelly feet fumes stinking out the rooms. Pretty tired I didn’t think much of it and placed my walking boots on the rack. That night I had one of my … Continue reading
The Camino day starts at 5am when the first pilgrims start to stir. I HATE mornings, so every morning I stubbornly refused to join the early risers. I hid my head under the pillow desperately trying to ignore the rustling of bags, the lit mobile phones acting as torches, and the not so quiet whisperings, for one more hour before reluctantly leaving the comforts of my bunk bed. About 10 … Continue reading
The Camino de Santiago is a walk that I have always wanted to do. Not quite sure when or how the Camino seed was planted in my mind; whether it was from someone I had met on my travels or from reading “The Pilgrimage” by Paulo Coelho many years ago; but, finally this year I decided to start my journey on the Camino de Santiago. When I told my friends … Continue reading
