Goa
Our first ten days in Goa have been mainly relaxing on Palolem Beach, where the cows roam free and there are cocktails and curries every evening. No intrepid adventures yet, but a wonderful place to relax and recuperate.
Our first ten days in Goa have been mainly relaxing on Palolem Beach, where the cows roam free and there are cocktails and curries every evening. No intrepid adventures yet, but a wonderful place to relax and recuperate.
We are still researching itineraries for Japan and finding it a bit harder than India and the Philippines because there are no obvious routes. Different sites recommend different destinations and in different orders so expect this page to be updated as our plans firm up.
As a country frequently hit by typhoons, timing of travel is key, so this needed to be our next destination after a brief return home to meet the new (first) grandchild, see the parents and (hopefully) get our China visas.
Beginning our world tour with an ‘easier’ introduction to India starting with the tropical & (relatively) more relaxed South. Many people miss this part of India off their itinerary, focussing solely on the Golden Triangle or highlights of Rajasthan in the North, but we are actually panning to spend 2/3rds of our time in India in the South, and even then I don’t expect that we’ll even scratch the surface.
When we got married, a year ago, we joked that it would have been easier to elope to Las Vegas and have a tacky Elvis wedding. When British Airways had a sale we took the opportunity to snap up some tickets to Las Vegas, to celebrate our first anniversary in style. We wanted to stay on the Strip but when we started looking prices were quite expensive and New York, New York seemed the most affordable of the famous…
An opportunity for some diving and some winter sun, also a chance for Bronte to be boarded with a different puppy raiser.
Our final night’s stay in Uluwatu. Not the best choice, but you can’t win them all.
A week’s diving on the island of Nusa Lembongan, a short speedboat ride off the coast of Bali.
For our final day in Ubud we had booked a private car tour to take us to some of the places that we wouldn’t otherwise have been able to get to. While they have a default itinerary they are very happy to adjust it to guests’ preferences. Bali Swing Thanks to Instagram, Bali Swings have become a thing and the “official” one near Ubud is the first and best (and most expensive). There are actually 15 swings there and…
The next day we were up early because we were going to watch the sun rise over the still active volcano, Mouth Batur (5,633ft). More energetic and intrepid explorers trek up the hill but we decided to do it the easier way, by Jeep safari. We were picked up and transported to “base camp” from where a lot of the aforementioned intrepid travellers were setting off on foot, arriving at 4AM! After a light breakfast we were introduced to…