We love Gili Air Our plans were never set in stone. Apparently that is the best way to travel and man, were they were right. It was a great idea to spend some ‘chill out’ time on Gili Air. The closest island to Lombok, Gili Air is one of three islands that form the Gili’s. […]
Menjangan Island After a short journey by road to the harbour, we boarded our boat for the half hour trip out to Menjangan Island. During all my research of Bali, this was a destination I wanted to make sure was on our list of things to do. The island is uninhabited as it is a […]
Farewell Ubud It’s been a week long stay for us in Ubud and it’s time to move on. We would recommend our homestay if you are planning to come Ubud. Ayu Bungalow 2 was located centrally and close to Monkey Forest (not too close for unwanted visitors) and to all the little laneways with family […]
Finding the real Ubud Those that know us know we love our hikes. We set of at ‘stupid o’clock’ to walk the Campuhan Ridge which is close to Ubud. It was around a 10km round trip from our homestay so we set off with water, sunscreen and a hat. I can safely say that hiking […]
Elephant Cave Spent the last couple of days wandering the laneways and getting lost (as usual). We also spent some time at Elephant Cave which was amazing and thankfully not too crowded with tourists.
Living life on the GC – Life is Good
The Final Stages Sometimes you think that you’re never going to get there. That countdown app on your phone still shows a horrendous amount of days to go. Then suddenly ‘BOOM’, D Day is nearly here. That’s right – Departure Day is only days away. How did that happen! The final stages when everything starts […]
Finishing our Road Trip We continued on with our journey from Manapouri, ending up in the tourist mecca of Queenstown. It was bustling with tourists which gave it a party atmosphere despite the changeable and rather cooler weather. Pinot and Hiking Not both at the same time! Central Otago make some of the best […]
Visiting Family Southland bound – We heading south to visit family and to take the opportunity for a road trip around the bottom of the south and ending back up to Queenstown. Invercargill was our destination for family catch up and then we headed to ‘lands end’ before taking in the views around Lake Manapouri and […]
“The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life – it’s so easy to make it complex” So Could You Do It? When did life become so complex? It could be when you buy your first property or when you have children, when you get a pet or when you get your […]