Tamlyns on Tour
Inspired by The Green School
For most of our Bali trip we kept an open agenda, weaving our way through the untouristy areas of this beautiful island. But, we’d earmarked a visit to The Green School, south of Ubud, before we’d left England! This school is pioneering a fresh approach to education...
Turtle spotting on Gili Air
Leaving on a fast boat from Padangbai, Bali to the Gili islands, off Lombok, we were excited by the prospect of a few days of desert island living and snorkelling. The crowded boat dropped passengers first at Gili Trewangen and we breathed a sigh of relief that we...
Majestic Agung
We were so excited by the prospect of seeing the mighty Mount Agung up close and personal, after glimpsing it from afar on our boat trip off the north coast. On our journey from Bondalem village we passed Amed (one of the closest areas to Agung on the coast), where we...
Bondalem and dolphins
Bondalem is a small fishing village nestled on the north coast of Bali. Here, we were happy to find fishermen living a traditional life, like we did in Pemuteran, and enjoyed chatting to them alongside their fishing boats lined up on the beaches. There were so many...
Peaceful Pemuteran
Moving up the coast, away from tourist areas (we want to experience Balinese life), we were surprised at how arid the landscape became; it’s so much drier in this region. We landed in the far northwest corner of Bali, in a town called Pemuteran. Pemuteran’s community...
Bali bound!
We left Singapore as the sun rose, bound for Bali and our first destination Balian Beach... Pronounced Bali-ahn, which means magic healer, this little town sits on the coast about 2 and a half hours north west of the airport. Arriving a little weary after our early...
Special times in Singapore
Simply, Singapore is mind-blowing! It’s incomparable to other cites we’ve visited on our trip so far and was made so special because of two of the kindest and most generous people you will ever meet, and who we were lucky to spend time with in Thailand last month....
Magic of Melaka
Malaysia’s Melaka captivated us with its interesting history. Located halfway between China and India, with easy access to Indonesia, the city attracted merchants from these far off lands, allowing it to blossom from a 14th century fishing village into a favoured...
Fireflies in Kuala Selangor
We’d read about the nightly dazzling performances given by fireflies along the Sungai Selangor and decided we’d venture off the tourist track to experience them. Wow! We were so glad we did; it was such a magical sight - bush upon bush twinkled like pinprick fairy...
Trekking in Taman Negara, Malaysia
Reputed to be the oldest deciduous rainforest in the world (130 million years), Taman Negara drew us in to the depths of its jungle with its old world charm. We drove from the Cameron Highlands, and most of the time felt like we were the only people in the world as...
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