Hi again - another postcard so quick but the Internet Cafe is pretty cheap and has air con so it's nice to spend 1/2 an hour or so in here to cool down. Well as I mentioned yesterday as was going to see if I could hook up with any of the girls at the hostel to sample the Cairns nightlife and sure enough I met Kirstan - Kirstan is from Holland is great to chat to and we kind of hit it off straight away. So we went for our free backpackers dinner (here ...

Hi people. Well, hello from Oz. I got here this am after a long night of flights (changing at Darwin where customs kindly cleaned my muddy shoes??). I got to my hostel at about 10am and tried to sleep but everyone else was getting up and being busy and the sun was a bit intense so instead I\'ve spent most of my day at the Esplande - they have this great swimming lagoon by the sea (you can\'t swim in the sea here) and it\'s completely free of charge. ...

Well here I am at the end of my SE Asia trip. Tonight I fly to the land of Kangeroos and crocs. I left Gili yesterday and arrived back in Bali last night. I'm staying in Kuta which I don't think much of but it's near to the airport and the hotel is really nice. Kuta is Bali's main tourist spot and where the recent bombs were. It's a nightmare walking down any street due to the high volume of hawkers ... "no I don't want my hair braided or a flower pain...

Hey Miss Minch - Gili Air... it does exist as I've just been there. This was a true paradise. The Gilis are north west of Lombok (Lombok is the next island down from Bali). I caught a plane from Bali for the 30 min flight into Lombok and them took a taxi to the port to get a boat to Gili. There are 3 Gilis - Gili Air, where I stayed - Gili Meno and Gili Twanagan (I think that's how you spell it...) and they are all out of a picture postcard and it takes y...

Hey everyone well I'm still here - not been eaten by a spider yet or sucked to death by leeches. Anyway I have just had the most incredible time at my homestay in Bali. Wayan (my host) picked me up from Ubud on the Saturday after my tour finished (19th I think). Oh, one thing you should all know, nearly everyone in Bali is called Wayan as it's the name given to first born. Also no-one can say my name so from here on in I will be called Bibienne - tha...