Boat Trip-Komodo Islands
24th to 26th of November 2019 We arrived at the small Komodo airport roaring with excitement. Only having researched into, and booking, this trip while we were in Lembongan we were excited for our upcomingContinue Reading
Jakarta
The first thing we noticed upon arriving in Jakarta; it was hot. It was also busy, manic and kind of wonderful. It’s been six years since I last touched down in South East Asia and,Continue Reading
Malang-Part 2
Our big day started at 12:30 am. An unwelcome wake-up call from reception informed us that our driver was at the reception waiting for us (a full 30 minutes early!!). We all rolled out ofContinue Reading
Malang-Part 1
We decided to arrive in Malang with our new squad name: The Malang Gang (Bang). We all managed to get a few hours sleep on the train so we arrived feeling a lot better thanContinue Reading
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a city which just keeps going. There is never an ounce of quiet; where the street crossings beep at you to wait as well as cross, and at every turn, something isContinue Reading
Kagoshima
Kagoshima was to be our final destination on our Japan leg of the Travelsty tour. Tucked away towards the south of the mainland, this city has the claim to fame that it sits right nextContinue Reading
Kirishima
Getting to Kirishima was, you guessed it, a travelsty. We managed to plan out the perfect journey, it should have taken 2 hours with no more than a 20 minute wait at each stage. AsContinue Reading
Nagasaki
It’s been a while since our last postings, and for good reason. Since Nagasaki things have felt pretty non-stop (plus we have both been hooked to a phone game, cat-bird, which has taken writing timeContinue Reading
Kyoto
We arrived in Kyoto and immediately stepped out onto a rainy, soggy side street. (We have since learned that we have been incredibly unlucky with the weather in Japan, for us, maybe 2/3 of theContinue Reading
Nara
What a lovely place Nara is. We arrived in the evening with our only plans being to check into our hotel room, and find the restaurant that our friend had raved about. The restaurant wasContinue Reading