• Travel
  • Woah man what an awesome swell; Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia

    Perama, Sandy Beach, rum, Jibaku Bar, Black Moon Party, Bintang, Mushroom Bay, Nusa Ceningan, Mangrove forest, Bunga Bungalow, Ketut Losmen Bungalows, Nusa Lembongan, seaweed farms, Bali, Indonesia, Lonely Planet, surfing,

    The Bali that everyone imagines but never finds Apart from feeling a little worse for wear after the night before, I think the girls were glad we were boarding a boat out of Bali to neighbouring island Nusa Lembongan. I was feeling better too and was looking forward to seeing the island which a number […]

  • Weekly Treats
  • This Week’s sweet treats: 25/07/2014

    pancakes, Gili Meno, Gili Islands, Indonesia, Gili Meno Eco Hostel, travel, backpacking, malteser cake, Aldingbourne Trust, Aldingbourne, Chichester, flan, strawberries, raspberries, quick-gel, salted caramel & chocolate pot, Pots & Co, puddings, Greens Cakes, rhubarb fool, elderflower cheesecake foam, rhubarb sorbet, almond crunch, The Richmond Arms, West Ashling, West Sussex, country pub

    What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of some of the many sweet treats we’ve eaten this week. Here’s five of our favourites! 1. Pancakes drizzled with honey made by a volunteer was on the breakfast menu at Gili Meno‘s Eco Hostel, Indonesia. Helen’s taken a break from travelling and is now […]

  • Travel
  • It’s time for a well needed holiday!; Bali, Indonesia

    Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Kuta Sea Turtles, Sacred Monkey Forest,

    Take me back to Ubud      After a night at Kedin’s Inn where I booked myself into one of their excellent value rooms, I was feeling well enough to join my London friends Kathryn (KK) and Sarah (Swills) on their two week holiday. I was due a holiday, having spent the last five months or […]

  • Portsmouth
  • Yellow Kite Café, Southsea, Portsmouth

    The courtyard, Champagne Bar, Yellow Kite cafe, Southsea Castle, Southsea, Portsmouth, Restaurant 69, Orange and lavender cake, Southbourne Bakery, Emsworth, lighthouse, solent, IOW, King Henry VIII, BBQ, burger, hotdog, salad, Buckwell's of Southsea,

    **************************** UPDATE The Yellow Kite Café has new ownership and is now called The Courtyard. We may well review it in the near future but I can tell you that we have already eaten there and liked it. The Champagne Bar is still there every Friday throughout the summer. **************************** Last month my husband Geoff […]