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    Niamh DohertySouth east Asia !Traveler
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    Stop 26 - Lombok, Mt. Rinjani 🏔️

    September 7, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    3 days trekking Mount Rinjani 🏔️ 🥾 big thank you to our guide wahyu - got us through till the end !
    7 hours first day of only incline 😅 up to base camp at 2,600 meters ⛺️ ☁️
    2 am wake up for a very difficult 3 hour 45 degree incline climb to the summit at 3,726 meters 🌅
    (Realised very quickly the British countryside isn’t quite the same experience as summiting a volcanic crater 😁- the fun began to wear off very quickly 😂)
    Proceeded down to the lake and second camp after a 15 hour day of extremely steep decline - very sore and another day ahead of us to get to the bottom.
    We’re still unsure how we managed to complete the trek after multiple falls onto arses, burning and peeling backs, fluid filled blisters, wet clothes and attempting it at the end of a three month backpacking bender but we did it 😄😄
    Incredible experience but never again 😃
    Stayed a night in a bungalow to recover which turned out to be on a farm with 200 turkeys (not pictured) 🦃 🌴    Read more

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    Stop 25- gili Air 🌴🌺 🚲

    September 4, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Super tiny island, only bikes allowed 🫶🚲
    very chill, spent my time walking and biking around and eating lots of good food 🥰
    Ended up having a jewellery making class with Andi who owned a jewellery shop on the beach 🏝️
    Oh and we all got a matching tattoo ! 🐠 🦶    Read more

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    Stop 24- Gili T 🦋🌊☀️

    September 1, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Firstly, shout out to the mother 😁🥰
    Gili Trawangan - island with no cars, just bikes or horse and carriage to get around😂
    Lots of super good fish and grilled skewers, live music every night and horses on the beach for sunset 🐎 🌅
    The most friendly locals we’ve met, especially our guy Tanson who got our attention to look at the sea where he could see multiple turtles- he proceeded to get us snorkels and got in the sea with us to spot them🥹 we saw around 5/6 in half an hour - thank you Tanson the turtle whisperer 🐢
    (man on the guitar sang us three oasis songs after finding out we’re from Manchester- claims he’s the official third Gallagher) 🤷‍♀️
    10/10 gili T 😁    Read more

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    Stop 23- Nusa Penida ! 🏝️ 🐠🐬

    August 30, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌬 27 °C

    What a loverlllyyy little island 🥰
    An extremely tricky walk /fall down and rock climb back up from the famous klingking 🏝️
    Snorkelling where we saw dolphins, 4 manta rays (unbelievably lucky to see) and a turtle !! 🐢 Definitely should have purchased a GoPro as I have no photo evidence🥲🥲
    Finished the island with a 4am get up for a sunrise drive to Attu beach 🥰
    Will be coming back nusaaa 🤌    Read more

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    Stop 21 - Railey beach 🏝️ 🌅

    August 26, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Flying visit to Railey Beach!! Couldn’t miss Phra Nang cave beach - one of the most beautiful beaches in the world 🌍 😁
    AND we finally saw some monkeys on the way 🐒
    However, we did have to wade in and out the water with all of our luggage to get here- and after one squashed kebab and a fireman’s lift later (for the injured), we made it :)Read more

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    Stop 20 - Koh Phi Phi 🌺💜 🏝️

    August 22, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Koh phi phi for a very special 24th birthday !!
    We went snorkelling around the island on a long tail boat for the day, stopping for sunset before a very lovely bday Penang and cake 🐠 🌊 🎂
    Some more beach relaxing and kayaking to monkey beach - still no monkeys to be seen 🥲    Read more

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    Stop 19- Koh Tao! 🌺🐠

    August 12, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌬 30 °C

    Pretty pretty Koh Tao! One our favourite places so far 😍😍
    Lots of beaches for snorkelling - lots of fishies and spotted a couple of baby sharks at shark bay 🦈 🐠
    John suwan view point to see the whole island, lots of good food, beach huts and sunsets 🌅 💜
    Will be coming back to you koh tao 👌    Read more

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    Stop 16 - Ho Chi Minh 🌃

    August 3, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 30 °C

    Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) - the last stop of VIETNAM 🥹🥲
    Three days in a BIG city , full of history !
    International post office
    Converted apartment block into cafes and shops
    Book street 📚
    The war museum - extremely hard hitting
    The royal palace of independence - signifying the fall of Saigon 1975
    The cu chi tunnels - huge network of underground tunnels used by the Viet Cong to combat the US during the war - absolutely tiny, I could barley fit !    Read more

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    Stop 14 - Da lat 🏔️ 🌧️

    July 30, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

    Rained the entire time !! we didn’t do any of the activities we planned accept a very wet visit to longest rollercoaster in Vietnam and the crazy house?
    Our time consisted of appreciating the cooler weather, cafes, food, massages, hostel family diners/ walks, dalat red wine and karaoke with the lovely family at Mr Happy’s homestay :) 🏡 👨‍👩‍👦 🍷 🎤 🎶 🏔️ 🫶Read more

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    Srop 13- Hoi an 🎏

    July 25, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 32 °C

    Hoi an - very pretty city !
    Hoai river filled every night with lanterns
    We didn’t think it was possible but the food somehow gets more delicious.
    LOTS of tailors - of course had to get clothes custom made :)
    Temples and more temples
    Reaching out tea house- cafe operated in complete silence by deaf women
    My face left in the famous banh mi shop - try and spot me :)
    Crab fishing in coconut boats !
    Cooking class with Mr Cu - coolest fella we’ve met and excellent chef    Read more

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    Stop four! Luang probang

    June 29, 2023 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    Much more remote than Thailand which is a nice change :)
    Visited the most beautiful waterfalls (kuang si) for a dip, jewellery making class on the nam khan river and diner on the Mekong.
    No bars here apart from the bowling alley- so bowling it was :)Read more

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    Stop 3! Pai !

    June 22, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Pai was super cool and chilled
    Visits to the pai canyon, white Buddha (A LOT of steps to get up), the bamboo bridge built above fields, waterfalls, the old Chinese settlement, more food street stalls (we found the best samosas we’ve ate), banh mi and tipsy tubing (exactly what it sounds like).
    We ended up staying an extra two nights we loved it so much !
    now back to Chiangmai before making the journey to Laos 🇱🇦!    Read more

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