by Carlo | Jul 25, 2011 | Blog, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
This is the first of two posts in which I’ve been asked give some information about. The other one will be about what I’ve packed in my backpack to last me for the seven months on this trip. Food! Well I’ve certainly eaten my fair share of it since arriving in Asia....Tags: backpacking, food, photo, travel
by Carlo | Jul 22, 2011 | Blog, Thailand
“The Full Moon Party is held on Haad Rin’s eastern beach and for those who haven’t been….the party is INSANE! During peak season up to 30,000 revelers descend on Koh Phangan from throughout Asia and further afield to party hard from dusk ‘till dawn in front of massive...Tags: backpacking, full moon, island, thailand
by Carlo | Jul 22, 2011 | Blog, Thailand
Before I forget, the Full Moon blog report is here. I wanted to give it its own blog update, rather than having this update too long. Also I’ve included a short video clip below from around Koh Phangan. After a long twelve hour bus/boat journey from Patong in Phuket...Tags: backpacking, elephants, scared, thailand
by Carlo | Jun 26, 2011 | Blog, Indonesia
After spending a nice long week on the Island of Gili Trawangan, we decided to leave. Not because we were fed up of the endless beach time or the exotic tastes of the local food there, but just because our feet got itchy and we wanted to explore more. We talked about...Tags: backpacking, bali, gili, indonesia, island
by Carlo | Jun 23, 2011 | Blog, Indonesia
Back when I was starting to plan our trip to Asia, I was surfing the different forums on the net looking at the different locations that people visit. Initially I really didn’t plan on going to Indonesia but during one online conversation with a forum member on...Tags: backpacking, bali, gili, island, paradise, travel
