Amed, Bali: In May 2017, while spending several weeks in Bali, we stayed in the village of Lean, near Amed, in the east of the island of Bali. Amed is really a stretch of small fishing villages, rather than one place, and it’s known for its excellent diving, of COURSE we went there! Naturally we… Continue reading Diving into Amed
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Southern Indian diary
We’ve been thinking of visiting India for a while, and finally made the decision. With India being so very large and varied, we decided to travel with small groups, and leave the planning to someone else for a change! We started in the south, in Cochin, in the state of Kerala. The tour we chose… Continue reading Southern Indian diary
Kakadu – world of water and rock
Kakadu National Park is known for its water and rocks: incredible floods and waterfalls, rivers, pools and waterholes. There are beautiful places of rock and Indigenous art. Vistas that go on forever. Kakadu is listed as a World Heritage site, and is the largest national park in Australia, at nearly half the size of the… Continue reading Kakadu – world of water and rock
Not-so tall tales from the jungle!
Kinabatangan Jungle Camp It’s our third day in the Borneo rain forest. Two boat trips down the Kinabatangan River each day. It’s a rain forest, and it seems to have set out to prove it! We’d been on a short trek into the forest surrounding our camp earlier that day, and had squelched through the… Continue reading Not-so tall tales from the jungle!