A morning exploring ‘Cat City’ and a Kuching Sarawak Cruise in the afternoon gliding down the river, is the perfect way to spend a day in Borneo. Known colloquially as Cat City, Kuching is an important Malaysia trading port with a colourful history. People from very different cultures have come…
Discovering Bali, capture the wonder of dawn breaking over the Indian Ocean, watch the sun rise over Sanur Beach. Sanur is a popular resort, conveniently located on the southeastern coast of Bali, where you can find traditional, beachfront 4* accommodation with true Balinese atmosphere and hospitality. Endless sands fringe a…
From Marino Ballena marine reserve at Osa de Uvita Beach down to the tropical forest of Drake Bay on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica’s southern Pacific Coast is where you’ll find the best wildlife in Central America.
Discovering Manuel Antonio National Park (days 10 and 11 of our 15-day self-guided trip to Costa Rica). A convenient minibus shuttle took us from Monteverde Cloud Forests straight down to Manuel Antonio National Park on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, another must-see destination on our travels across one of the most…
Discovering the Land of Temples – Bali Batur Temple, Tegallalang Rice Terraces and Ubud The most convenient, hassle-free and an amazingly economical way to see the sights of Bali ‘Land of Temples’ is to hire a chauffeur driven car. Madi picked us up from the lobby in a smart, air-conditioned…
Discovering Monte Verde Cloud Forest (days 2, 3 and 4 of our 15-day self-guided trip to Costa Rica). A day exploring Monte Verde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. Visiting Monteverde Cloud Forest Arenal to Monteverde A convenient, and reasonably priced, shuttle service that I’d found, took us by minibus-boat-minibus to…
Bali, Indonesia (Part 3). Discovering the East Coast of Bali. During the following days, we rented a moped to tour Bali independently. Up past Padang Bai on the East coast of Bali -where fast boats leave for the neighbouring island of Lembongan, or to Lombok and the Gili Islands a…
Discovering Arenal Volcano National Park (days 6 and 7 of our 15-day self-guided trip to Costa Rica).Arenal Volcano National Park. La Fortuna is a lively rural town in the foothills of Arenal Volcano surrounded by farming land and ranches. Arenal volcano was very active from 1995 right up till 2008.…
Discovering Tortuguero National Park (days 5 and 6 of our 15-day self-guided trip to Costa Rica). Next stage of the adventure was Tortuguero, a remote village in the wetlands of northeast Costa Rica which can only be reached by boat. I’d booked a shuttle by minibus, up the coast to…
Discovering the beaches and chasing sunsets in Bali. If you’re travelling to the ‘Land of Gods’ Bali, beaches and sunsets, as well as temples, will be high on your bucket list. Ultimately, the most beautiful experience comes at the end of the day in a magical place like Tanah Lot,…
