Hello from Bangkok! Well this stop wasn't meant to be part of the plan but its been pretty interesting despite the fact we have been here many times before. We were going to fly from Singapore straight to the north of Thailand to Chiang Mai but the flight was so expensive and to fly to Bangkok from Singapore was so cheap we decided to come here, then take the train to Chiang Mai. It's turned out to be a great plan as Bangkok is always an assault on the senses a...

Hi All Just a quick note to let you know we are in Singapore and have been having a great time exploring the city. If you look at the photos however, it looks like we found India.... we are staying in Little India and its so awesome. The streets at night are magical with all the street stalls lit up and seeing all the fruit and veg and Indian stuff for sale is very colourful and fragrant. I have met some Henna Artists and been inspired to make new designs - I m...

Ahhhhh!Nusa Lembongan - what a nice place Brian and I headed off on Good Friday for a trip to Nusa Lembongan, a small island off the coast of Bali.Lembongan is very quiet and a nice chance to really see Indonesian village life as the island's main income comes from the growing and gathering of seaweed, not tourism!I must admit, due to the fact it was Easter, it would have been nice if they had had a chocolate farm there too but alas! … it was not to be. We to...

Hi Everyone We arrived back in Legian today after a great weekend away in Ubud.Ubud is a lush inland town in Bali, bursting with rice paddies, art studios, and restaurants.It's a nice quiet scene in Ubud and temperatures although stifling during the day, become cooler at night which is a relief from Legian's constant 24 hour heat. We spent much of our time there sitting on our second floor veranda overlooking the town with its coconut palms, banana trees an...

Hi All Well we've had a change of address since I last blogged.We went searching for a villa on the weekend and it turns out it's a good season to be renting long term here.It's way nicer than the little hotel room we had and its also cheaper so here we are - living in Bali! Our place is in a small gang (lane way) one street back from the beach on the border of Legian and Seminyak.For those of you who know this area it is just off Double 6 Street. It's a much ...