NaomiAndAlex

After our extended, very relaxing stay on GT we decided to not be such lazy beach lay abouts and wanted to do something active. So we had this fantastic idea to climb Mount Rinjani. I wish someone had stopped us there and said, 'Hang on girls.... this is a 3,726 metre mountain you're talking about climbing!' but unfortunately we booked the 3D/2N tour without a second thought and we happily waved goodbye to our beloved bungalow on paradise island. We did not stay happy for long. The boat and bus transfer to the trek centre took a few hours. We were told that when we got there it would be no problem to rent shoes, rucksacks and jackets. Well, of course we were told that because the guy on GT who we booked our ticket with ... read more

Hi Everyone Sorry for the lack of blogging... it's hard to find the time to blog often but I will try to get you upto date now. So, from Singapore we flew to Bali. Had the worst experience on the plane when it just dropped from the sky for a few seconds and everybody gasped and clutched the seats but everything straightened out again pretty quickly. We had met a couple, Sarah and Derek, in the taxi to the airport who were on the same flight and so shared a taxi with them from the airport to Kuta. Kuta is the main town on Bali. It was a great beach, good surf and awesome nightlife. So it's pretty much where everyone starts out in Bali. We've heard it being called 'a Kuta vortex' since we left ... read more

(Naomi) Hello Everyone We left KL on Monday and caught a bus to Singapore. It was weird saying goodbye to the Atkinson family after staying at their apartment... they had been so friendly and welcoming to us, and it was fabulous to be with people who live in the city at our first stop because they gave us lots of information about what was best to do. So we left the apartment and immediately went wrong. We couldn't find the LRT to catch the train to the station so we got in a taxi. We thought the bus for Singapore went from Puduraya bus station so the taxi driver took us there. When I said we needed the terminal for Singapore we got just a non-committal grunt which we now realise is because the bus from ... read more