It’s funny how such normal activities fill me with joy thanks to this whole “global pandemic” thing. Yesterday, one of my favourite coffee shops on the island reopened (takeaway and delivery only, of course) so a small group of us went for lunch. We placed our orders and sat on the beach for a few […]
Read More Waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic on a remote Indonesian islandI couldn’t help but laugh when, during my first week on Gili T, one of the girls I was on a night out with got so drunk she couldn’t stand up. Not because she was drunk (we’ve all been there) but because, instead of calling her an Uber or finding the nearest night bus to […]
Read More Finding a new normal: Central London to Gili TrawanganCan you believe Iāve spent more than a month in Bali already? I arrived here on January 19 and time has absolutely flown by. Iāve spent a month learning digital marketing skills and now itās time to put them to the test on Gili T. Todayās the day: Iām off to the Gili Islands! Iām […]
Read More Waving goodbye to Bali and hello to Gili TConsidering I only left for Cambodia around three weeks ago, it feels like an endless amount of time has passed since I was mosquito-bite free. Along with returning with a nice tan, Iām also heading back to the UK as basically one giant mosquito bite that no amount of anti-histamines can fix. This is a […]
Read More 18 days night bussing it through CambodiaNot only did I come home from south east Asia with a slightly improved ability to use chopsticks, but also with the knowledge of how to make some excellent Vietnamese dishes. Considering how much I love cooking, you might find it strange to hear that Iād never attempted a cooking course abroad before. But when […]
Read More Cooking up a storm with the Hoi An Eco-Cooking School in VietnamI spent an entire year enviously scrolling through an Instagram page called āThe Big Dog Cafeā before I found my way there. After my friend Jess had visited a year before, Iād kept it in my mind, determined to go to what was basically my idea of heaven on earth. And Bangkok Day Three was […]
Read More Living my best life at Bangkokās Big Dog Cafe in ThailandMy first venture into south east Asia had me feeling a bit like a millionaire. Changing up my pounds for Thai baht left me with more than a handful of colourful bank notes, promising me false riches in a country where everything seemed inexpensive. I arrived in Bangkok with Ā£150 worth of Thai baht and […]
Read More Thailand diaries part 1: Making friends with an ex-monk in Bangkok
