Before we left on our trip, my uncle wisely suggested that if something bad happens, we should wait a while before telling anyone about it. This is one of those stories. Two weeks young into our adventure we found ourselves in Pai, a little hippy town in northern Thailand surrounded by nothing but miles and…
Komodo National Park and the surrounding region in and around Flores is one of our favorite places on the planet. Despite fairly easy access from Labuan Bajo (a 1 hour flight from Bali), Komodo National Park was virtually empty when we were there. Go now before the world finds out about this place! Here’s why: It’s the…
After an exhausting jaunt across Java, we were ready for some beachy downtime and some beers. Insert the Gilis, three islands just off the west coast of Lombok. There is a Gili island for everyone. Gili Trewangan for the party hardy backpackers, Gili Meno for those looking to escape everything and everyone, and Gili Air…
Java has some super cool places to visit, including cultural areas like Prambanan and Borobudur, and volcanoes like Ijen and Bromo, but please don’t try to see all of it in five days like we did! Jakarta Jakarta was our first top in Indonesia and to be honest, probably the least memorable. We had been…
Beaches & Backpacks 