Finding Sam & Dori

26/09/2018

A brief stop in Labuan Bajo - BBQ'd fish, sunsets and diving in Komodo

At the end of our sail we ended up with a few days in Labuan Bajo, a fishing town on the west coast of the Island of Flores. Labuan Bajo is ...

24/09/2018

Hunting Dragons

After a week of relaxing and snorkelling on the Gili Isles it was time to embark on another adventure. This time we were sailing on a tradit...

13/09/2018

Time for a bit of a rest on the Gili Isles

Our next stop was the Gili Isles. The Gili Isles (Gili meaning small island) are three small islands off the north west coast of Lombok. The...

28/08/2018

The Island of Lombok and a warm welcome from the locals

It is not easy writing this blog from the safety of my flat in Putney, London whilst those in Lombok are suffering. In recent weeks there h...

13/08/2018

A trip into the rainforest - fingers crossed for no leeches this time...

Unfortunately the bus services on Borneo were not as high quality as in mainland Malaysia - no online booking system meant we had to be up ...

07/08/2018

High above Borneo

24/07/2018

A little island, a little remote but a whole lot of memories

After a few days in the city we headed to the little Island of Tioman off the north coast of Peninsula Malaysia. The isle can only be reach...

06/07/2018

A quick stop in the Malaysian capital

After our Cameron Highlands adventure we hopped on a really comfortable Malay coach to take us to the capital city. The first half of the j...

06/07/2018

Into the land of Tea

After enjoying the food and culture of Penang we took a coach back onto the mainland and up into the Cameron Highlands. The highlan...

02/07/2018

Food, art and a few monkeys - this is Penang

Our first stop in Malaysia was the lovely Penang island just off the northwestern part of mainland/peninsular Malaysia, around an hour’s fl...

26/06/2018

A little late... sorry!

After surviving the great leech attack of 2018 we arrived at Phuket - a large island that is a favourite for tourists wanting an easy life ...