Snap!

One of the must-do's in KL, it's the Petronas Towers... Go see them daytime, go see them lit up... Plenty of people trying to get the best pictures...
also people getting in some very weird position to take them!

Gili Islands

After riding a bycicle on a Balinese highway for about 3hours today (yes, I was sweaty and really scared... and definitely got some weird looks by the locals driving their vans right next to me), this is where I am going tomorrow.
I wasn't planning to... I hadn't even heard of the Gili Islands the day before yesterday...
But it looks amazing! Bring 'em on!

You know you're in Asia...

...when you get to immigration and they stick something shiny in your passport, thank you visa people,was looking forward to getting an extra one.
.... when you go to the toilet and you refuse to queue for the squat one, making doing a wee a longer process.
... when there's a massive sticker in the bathroom mirror reminding you to wash your hands after you use the toilet (like I needed to know that!).

Now let's get on to the real stuff: amazing food and cheap massages! Falling in love with Bali already (pity it's humid and raining!!)

Hit the road!

That time has come again, to throw the high heels out and wear the Birkenstock sandals again... to go to lovely South East Asia again!
With only 5days left in Oz (don't even get me started), Bali and Malaysia are waiting for me so I shouldn't really complain... even if leaving Australia after a year it's hard!
The plan is a week in Bali and three weeks travelling around Malaysia... but this time round I don't even have a guidebook, so we'll definitely see what happens just when we get there!
Exciting and scary at the same time... but, as someone said to me before, "but you know you'll be fine" :)

I am gonna miss you!

If you know me well enough, you know I absolutely love food. I love cooking, trying new things and sitting at the table eating and talking about food. It might be cause I am Italian or it might be cause I was a starving child in my previous life, not sure yet!

A lot of travelling has also been about food, I completely fell in love with Asian food (yes, I do miss you, my lovely pizza but... noodles, c'mon!) and I can't wait to go back to have some more rice/fried crickets/curries/whatever...

But one thing I am gonna miss about Australia is VEGEMITE: this spread that looks like Nutella but it's thick and savoury, it goes perfectly on toast with cheese, or avocado... or anything, really! I have heard that they also sell it in the UK... so guess where I'll be heading soon :) just for a bit of spread!

I am dreaming of a sunny Christmas!

And, yes, it's that time of the year again! After last Christmas in Thailand (and the Thai massage as a Christmas present to myself), here we go with another hot Christmas.
No definite plans just yet, maybe beach, maybe pub... but surely no Christmas jumpers!

BUON NATALE to everyone, wherever you are - I hope I'll see you all again soon!

Window view

Take 1.15 FJD (roughly 0.50euro), one "town" to get out of and one hostel to get to.

One bus, one route... on the beach. Oh, yes. The local bus goes on the beach, just for a little bit, just to make the westerners smile but it’s pretty weird.

Happens only in Fiji.