Shouts of “Hello!? Yes please? Look my shop? Free for looking. Cheap price!”  are common things to hear in Bali.  Every corner you turn people are trying to sellyou something.  There are tourist info booths selling tickets and packages, shop owners selling everything from Bintang shirts to wooden penis bottle openers, and restaurant hostesses asking […]

“Ocean Star Express: Luxurious and fastest boat to Gili islands and Lombok” With a motto like that, how could we go wrong? The plan was to go from Bali to Lombok, the easiest and most comfortable way possible.  There are numerous boats to get you there, but it’s like playing roulette when trying to pick.  […]

Watching the sunset at a beachside café on our last night at Senggigi Beach in Lombok, what appeared to be a supermodel photo shoot had caught the corner of my eye.  Throughout my travels in Southeast Asia, one thing I’ve learned is that the most random things can happen at any time, and this was […]

We pulled up to the petrol station on our newly rented Honda scooter and I was cursing myself for not going to the washroom before we left.  With my fear of public toilets, especially in foreign countries, I thought it best to go now before I find myself in a worse situation if I held […]

The day started with us making a vow to one another not to spend any money.  The Plan was to walk up the beach, get some sun, and avoid the hawkers at all cost. Where we went wrong with this plan, and didn’t realize at the time, was not leaving our money at home.  It’s […]