The ferry to Bali from Java took a little bit longer than we had thought it would. We were in it for close to an hour which was double what we had been led to believe. Despite this we enjoyed the journey. The kids played well together on the crossing while Mum and Dad rested….
Crossing Java
Java has a good network of trains and they are by far the easiest and most comfortable methods of transport. We were going to head east from Yogyakarta to Surabaya. From there we would move on to Mount Bromo and then to Banyuwangi where we would cross to Bali on the ferry. You can buy…
Jogja and the Temples
Indonesia was new to us all and we were not sure what to expect when we landed in Yogyakarta after our short stopover in Kuala Lumpur. Situated on the island of Java, Yogyakarta is more commonly referred to as Jogja by the locals, and is the base to visit the Hindu temple of Prambanan and…
A Short Kuala Lumpur Stopover
We landed back in Kuala Lumpur from Chiang Mai after being away for six weeks and it was nice to be in familiar surroundings. Immigration wasn’t the nightmare that we had the first time around and before long we had our bags. We took our time and had lunch before catching the KLIA Express train…
Chiang Mai, Our 2nd Week
Bags were packed after our first week in Chiang Mai and we took a very short taxi ride from our AirBnB apartment outside the Chiang Mai old city moat to our guesthouse for the next week, Manee Guesthouse, inside the old city moat. The kids were excited to see the swimming pool! After settling in…
Chiang Mai, Our 1st Week
Our taxi picked us up from the hostel in Ao Nang and around thirty minutes later we were printing out our AirAsia boarding passes and waiting to board our domestic flight to Chiang Mai. Mum, Dad and Son had been to Chiang Mai seven years before. A short four day stay on-route to Australia when the…