Bars and body boarding in Bali…
We arrived in Bali a few days ago after taking the ferry from Java. The crossing only took 45 minutes but we had a bit of a long drive the
Blown away by Bromo…
Our last two nights on Java were spent in the tiny village of Cemoro Lawang, over 2000 metres above sea level in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. It was
Batik, Birds and Mount Merapi…
After a seaside break in Pangandaran it was time for another city – Yogyakarta in Central Java, about eight hours drive away near the foothills of Mount Merapi. ‘Yogya’ is
Long drives in Sumatra
We’ve reached our penultimate country on our journey to Australia – Indonesia! After spending a day and a night in Melaka (Malaysia) we boarded the 9am ferry to Dumai in
Malaysia… truly Asia
Our last stop in Malaysia was the historic port of Malacca (Melaka). Just a little over two hours drive from Kuala Lumpur, Melaka was once considered a prime example of
Selamat datang di Malaysia!
We’ve finally reached Malaysia – country number 20 on our epic trip from London to Sydney overland! After an overnight stop in Hat Yai near the Thai / Malaysian border,
Beach parties and waterfalls on Koh Samui…
So we’re back with Oz Bus after three months of gallivanting around South East Asia on our own! After meeting up with our new leader Michelle on Monday evening, we
From Golden Buddhas to Red Lights…
After our impromptu bucket-fueled night out in Bangkok, we had a bit of a lie in to ‘recover’ before getting on with the rest of our day. Our first stop
The Ganges, McDonalds and going solo in Nepal!
Well, it’s been a very interesting few days! We left Agra what seems like weeks ago to drive to our next destination of Lucknow. This was basically a ‘stopover’ before
Guns, Camels and Sufi festivals…
After an already eventful 24 hours in Pakistan, we were up early for the journey to Sukkur. We were pre-warned that the roads may not be the best and that
Back to Tehran, and a change of plan…
I’m sat writing this back in the hotel lobby in Tehran. We arrived back here yesterday just before 3pm after a journey which wasn’t as bad as expected! It flew
Bridges and Bongos in Esfahan
En route to Esfahan we visited a Tabatabaei Historical House – a really grand, rural household which gave us a great insight into how people used to live in that
The holiday is over and now the real adventure begins!
In our last post we asked you to wish us luck for the next couple of weeks – this is because we’re heading into a couple of countries that not
Mosques and Madness in Istanbul
So, Istanbul (and Turkey as a whole!) wasn’t a place that either of us were ever particularly interested in visiting. The only experiences of Turkey either of us have had
Bulgariawwww
[singlepic id=684 w=620 h=440 float=center] Crossing over to Bulgaria from Serbia was great scenery-wise as we drove through the Balkan Mountain range. The road winded right through them, passing rocky
Apple Strudel and street parties!
Well we’ve had an adventurous couple of days and no time to write any blog posts since we left Prague! I’m writing this sat on the bus to Belgrade –
Sleepy Heads on the bus!
As promised – here are the photos of the Oz Busers en route to Prague! Luckily they didnt snore! Tomas and his ingenious anti head rolling contraption: [singlepic id=580 w=320
To Heidelburg, Germany and beyond!..
Day two and an early start of 8am for the Oz Bus massive. Bruges to Heidelburg in Germany was apparently going to be around 600 kilometres – a journey that
In the news already!
The excitement is most certainly building for our trip now, especially after we were featured in the local paper here in Ipswich!
