• Travel
  • Stuck on the Gili Islands: Indonesia

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    I’ve returned to the Gili Islands to do exactly what I did during my two months here last year. Relax, unwind and eat deliciously fresh fish and mouthwatering desserts. The Gili Islands in Indonesia are my haven. Read on to find out why I love it enough to return, time and time again.

  • Weekly Treats
  • This week’s sweet treats : 06/11/2015

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    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, at home and abroad.  Here’s five of our favourites! Clockwise from L-R 1. The weather was pleasant whilst Helen was in Melbourne recently and she enjoyed eating donuts (I say doughnuts) in Carlton Gardens from […]

  • South East Asia
  • Return to Mowie’s: Gili Air, Indonesia

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    As much as I love trying new things, sometimes it’s nice to return to old digs for your favourite dish or in this case, multiple favourites. I’ve returned to paradise island Gili Air to visit friends at Mowie’s who I met last year when I was backpacking through South East Asia. In 2014 I got “stuck” on […]

  • South East Asia
  • Mowies: Gili Air, Indonesia

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    Out of every place I’ve travelled to across Europe, Asia, America and Australia, Mowies is the one place which has wowed me the most, and here’s why. I’ve heard of many backpackers getting stopped in their tracks and stuck somewhere for a while, but after six months on the move, stopping for no longer than a week in each […]