A blog about the world seen for the first time
After a couple of false starts, we were on our way to the Pura Luhur Uluwatu. The sunsets at Pura Luhur are supposed to be some of the most beautiful in Uluwatu. A place...
The sea is a scary place. Aside from the constant threat of drowning, there’s also a lot of things that want to kill you in there. Stonefish, lion fish, blue ringed octopus, sea snakes,...
On our third night in Bali, after a particularly depressing time releasing baby turtles, we did what any well adjusted young adults would do in the face of natures relentless cruelty. We turned to...
Having arrived in Bali late at night, we had little time to do much beyond booking into our Airbnb. Surfing, releasing baby turtles, and checking out the sunset over the Indian Ocean were all...
I grew up in Crowland, a small town on the border between Lincolnshire and the less desirable part of Cambridgeshire. As a child I used to enjoy visiting the market on a Friday after...
The Mari Mari cultural village is the highest rated thing to do around Kota Kinabalu, according to Trip Adviser. After reading about it elsewhere, then seeing its high ratings, we put it on our...
Passing through Ninoy Aquinas International Airport, Laura and I decided to have a massage. As we weren’t spending time in the Philippines itself, we had some currency to spend, and after a night spent...
On the night that we arrived in Ranau, we were shocked to find a huge number of small birds standing on the telephone lines. Whilst it isn’t a large town, Ranau is still a...
The Rafflesia is a large flowered plant found in Borneo, Java, and a few other choice locations. Its flowers can grow up to almost a metre in diameter – making it the largest single...
After 2 extra days spent in our hotel on the outskirts of Sandakan, due to me having a cold, and Laura feeling sick (I know these sound like excuses, but we really needed the...
