When in Yogya...go for a becak ride!

When in Yogya...go for a becak ride!

And so began a crazy becak ride...there always seems to be some element of confusion when it comes to my travel stories! Is it just me!? :/

But what else does one do in Yogya...? A crazy beck ride must be on the itinerary! ;)

July Journey (2013) - from Bali to Yogya

Less than 5 days off the plane and back in Melbourne and I'm already searching Garuda flights and studying the map of Indonesia once again! Gila! Making plans of where I want to go next! The next dream island! When that next journey is, I don't know but I hope it's sooner rather than later! ;)

*This is the beginnings of my July journey...

'Monkey Magic' - Book Review

I won a book on Twitter :)

...I randomly followed some prompts and found that I was one of three to win a book called 'Monkey Magic - The curse of Mukada' by Grant S. Clark.

It's a children's book that takes the reader on a journey to the jungles of Borneo.

The Intimate Ape - Book Review

The Intimate Ape - Orangutans and the Secret Life of a Vanishing Species

Shaun Thompson

After visiting Kalimantan (in November 2011) and seeing the orangutans for the first time in the wild, my interest and compassion for these beautiful, intelligent primates just grew even deeper...I couldn't stop thinking about the orangutans and their vanishing environment! Whilst I was in Bali, at the end of my holiday, I just had to pop into Periplus (as I always do!) and there I found...the book 'The Intimate Ape' with a photo on the front cover of a sweet little baby orangutan. I had to buy the book of course!

MORFO app

I just found this great app - MORFO! I just had to share it! Check out these videos that I made - it was so quick and easy! And fun! :-)

Seniwati Gallery of Art by Women - Ubud, Bali

Seniwati - made up of two words - 'seni' meaning 'art' and 'wati' meaning 'women', isn't just an art gallery...

Endangered Green Sea Turtles - Turtle Foundation

After my experience with the beautiful Green Sea Turtles on Pulau Derawan, which included snorkling and swimming with the turtles, feeding them banana leaves, watching a turtle lay her eggs on the beach, watching the baby turtles hatch out of their eggs and releasing the baby turtles to swim out to sea, I started doing some more research on these amazing creatures that can be found in the beautiful, serene Derawan archipelago!