After a great time in Ubud we travelled back to the coast, this time further north to a little harbour town called Padang Bai. We primarily chose this place for an easy ride over to the island of Lombok.
General MussMart News
Ubud…You’re So Socially & Ethically Good
The time has come for us in our travels when we’ve started asking ourselves what’s it all about. What are we aiming to get from this experience beyond the absenteeism of our day to day lives back home. Following that, we’ve started asking ourselves what we want to achieve upon our return. The answers are not yet definite and they will continue adapting, but we are starting to formulate something.
One of the ways we are we are trying to find answers to these all important questions is by focusing our attention on our immediate surroundings. Bali couldn’t be a better place to start. We were not able to visit most of the places mentioned in this post for various reasons, so we settled for virtual visits instead.
Bali part 1, not sure about Sanur but Ubud, I would!
We caught a flight to Bali from Bandung airport, a very small but busy airport with very easy going security. We have been using lion air, a bit like easy jet for cheap flights, although I’m not sure why you would call your airline lion air as lions aren’t synonymous with flying.
Landed! Jakarta, Indonesia 25th July
Umpa umpa stick it up your Kuala Lumpur!
We decided to spend a week in Malaysia’s Capitol to chill out a bit, not pack our bags every few days, recoup some costs by being able to cook our own food. You get the point.
Some of the natural delights of Malaysia
Sorry blog its been over a week since our last post. A few technical hitches… WiFi more like Where-FI!?
Outside of George Town, about a 1hr twisty-turney bus ride will take you to the Tropical Spice Gardens. This really was twisty-turney, as the bus driver drove fast around the curvy coast of Penang, even a local girl got off to show us her breakfast.
Street Art, Cats, Cafes and The Vintage Camera Museum, George Town, Penang
George Town is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. We are ironically staying in Little India, which is full of curry houses, street vendors and Indian music pumping out in the background. Little India is like India’s touristy cuter younger brother – unlike its older brother, it is less hectic and the streets are much cleaner.
Landed, Malaysia 9th July
Boom, landed in Penang, Malaysia. Staying in George Town, full of street art, street food and even a vintage camera museum … Looking good people.
Our Thailand tips
After nearly a month in Thailand, we wanted to share some tips we’ve learnt along the way. This is a list compiled on our experiences and is by no means exhaustive, so you can take em or leave em.
Krabi, Phuket and farewell Thailand
After the relaxing island, Thai beach experience, Team MussMart headed overland to Krabi. Krabi is a town situated on the West Coast of Southern Thailand, so from Koh Samui we had a few miles to cover. For £10 per person, we were able to get from the East Coast to the West Coast. The tour operator told us it would take 3-4hrs…
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