by Charlotte Walton | Nov 1, 2017 | My Journal
Today we set sail for our cruise around Halong Bay. It is so beautiful in this part of Vietnam. T and I had a bit of a hectic morning, as the taxi man dropped us off at the wrong location, so we were running round thinking we were going to miss our cruise. We spent a...
by Charlotte Walton | Oct 30, 2017 | Hotel Reviews
The Harper Kuta Hotel Bali is in a fabulous location, situated on the main street in Kuta; Jl Legian. There are hundreds of shops and restaurants surrounding the hotel and the beach is within walking distance. The Hotel has a 4* star rating and lives up to...
by Charlotte Walton | Oct 29, 2017 | My Journal
The past week we have made our way to the north of Vietnam. Our trip through Vietnam has been nothing short of incredible! We spent a night in Hanoi to organise getting to Cat Ba Island and to rest after flying up here. We managed to get a deal for the bus and the...
by Charlotte Walton | Oct 27, 2017 | Indonesia
Getting over to the Gili Islands Bali is pretty simple. The boats leave from 5 different locations on the island of Bali: Amed, Benoa Harbour, Padang Bai, Sanur and Serangan and ticket prices vary depending on the location of your departure. If you are travelling to...
by Charlotte Walton | Oct 24, 2017 | My Journal
Our trip through Vietnam – We have made our way up from Mui Ne and we’re in Hoi An at the minute. From Mui Ne we went to Da Lat on a very long and windy bus ride through the mountains, which took about 5.5 hours. We didn’t get to go on a sleeper bus for...
by Charlotte Walton | Oct 24, 2017 | Indonesia
Food in Bali is Uh-mazing! When you are travelling around Asia, it becomes pretty difficult for your mind [and body] to contemplate eating anymore boiled rice. In Bali however, it is totally different! Yes, there is a lot of white rice floating around. BUT, there is a...
by Charlotte Walton | Oct 21, 2017 | Hotel Reviews
The Taman Sea View Nusa Lembongan offered us a horrendous service! As we arrived at the hotel, the owners claimed they hadn’t received our booking. I showed them our confirmation email and then their story magically changed. They tried to blame Expedia and said we...
by Charlotte Walton | Oct 17, 2017 | My Journal
I’ve just realised that it has been exactly one year today that I made the big move to Australia + wrote my first entry in this journal! What a year it has been! I couldn’t be happier with myself for building up the courage a whole year ago after just graduating...
by Charlotte Walton | Oct 13, 2017 | Hotel Reviews
Sunrise Huts Nusa Lembongan We booked a room at the Sunrise Huts Nusa Lembongan last minute as our original choice fell through. The staff were amazing with us and prepared the room as quickly as possible. We went out for the afternoon to ensure them that there was no...