Langkawi 26thOct 2012 This time we flew with Singapore Airlines and wow what a difference! I had enough leg room with about an inch to spare. The minute we took off, we were given hot towels and served with drinks and food. We had a video screen to ourselves in the seat in front to watch recent movies and TV episodes, and we could play games with a hand held controller. We arrived in Singapore about 7 hours later. I have never seen so many skyscrapers before which made Adelaide look like a tiny little country town. Unfortunately, we only had 1 hour to get from terminal 1 to terminal 2 so we couldn’t dawdle and look at everything. We caught a sky rail which was so full, we couldn’t even reach any of the handrails, ... read more

We couldn't resist returning to Bali again for a much needed break. We visited Sanur, Canidassa, Ubud, Nusa Dua, and a last night stay in Kuta. Bali 2012 The airport was full as we arrived as usual, and after going through customs, we caught a taxi still inside the airport, for 150,000 IR. Starting price was 300,000. We forgot that even though it was only about 15km away from the airport it still took 45 mins because of the traffic. The Puri Santrian Resort looked small from the front gate, but we didn’t realise until the next day how big the place actually was, with 3 pools and several restraunts. All the rooms were very discrete and we had a lovely balcony overlooking one of the pools. We got used to saying the usual “no thanks” ... read more

It was time to try out our new Motorhome. We had a working/holiday weekend at the York Peninsula which was a perfect opportunity to test out our home/transport for the following couple of years. We are not quite ready to leave yet, but we need to fine tune our truck to suit our needs which will possibly take us a year! We travelled down the west coast of the peninsula and came back around the east heading back to Adelaide for 4 days and 3 nights.... read more

26thAug Our flight back to Vila was at 11am so we had a few hours to wait, so we walked along the shoreline and waited for an internet café to open. The flight was ok and we were soon back in Vila. We caught the mini-bus to Villa Hibiscus and booked in to our room. It was very clean but unfortunately above a little shop which made it very noisy at night as every man and his dog came in to buy phone top ups every 2 seconds. 27th Aug We had muslie and fruit for breakfast bought from the market from the day before. Phil was not feeling too good so we slowly walked to the Nambawan Café for our internet and coffee fix. We then caught the bus up to the car rental place ... read more

Jun 2nd Hello Bali…. The flight to Bali was a little turbulent but not too bad - I must be coping better with the flights. Getting off the plane was a great relief - warm and humid. The airport was full of Aussies, and the line up took a while. When we got outside the door we were swarmed by taxi drivers. Having read the lonely planet book, we knew not to take the first driver that came along but to walk out of the airport and try to get a local driver. 300,000 Rupiah in the airport - 100,000 Rupiah outside. I have never seen so many scooters before in such a small area. There were up to 4 people (dad, mum and two kids) on one bike, some with helmets some without. We drove ... read more