Adventures of Living Abroad

We loved our visit to the island of Nusa Penida so much that we decided to go back again...this time in a tree house! Here's the real story behind those breathtaking photos we posted on facebook... I'd been battling with a case of e.coli for the past month and finally flew to Singapore the weekend before to get things sorted with some proper antibiotics! We couldn't get our refund on our trip to the tree house so we decided to go anyway thinking that I would be able to relax there! We had planned to catch the boat right after school on Thursday, stay at a hotel on Nusa Penida then make the trek towards the tree house on Friday morning, but decided instead to just take the boat Friday morning...which I was thankful we did.  Once arriving on Nusa Penida, Ted haggled to find a bike with better shocks than last time as we knew the roads were a bit rough. His haggling skills were a success and within a few minutes we were off on our way to the tree house! The first stretch w...

3 years ago scuba diving was not even something I thought about and now I can't get enough of it! I'm addicted! I have to say though Indonesia and the surrounding areas have some pretty epic diving so it's not surprising I'm obsessed!  In March, we took a journey to Raja Ampat. You may be thinking... where is Raja Ampat?? Don't feel stupid. I'd never heard of the place either until moving out to Indonesia. Raja Ampat islands are located in the West Papua province of Indonesia. Raja Ampat islands are part of the "Coral Triangle" which I learned is home to the richest marine biodiversity on earth. It's known as the "Amazon of the seas."  It's quite a trek to get there, but totally worth the trip. Since there were no direct flights from Bali, we had to take 2 flights to get to town of Sorong. From Sorong airport we jumped in this pimped out taxi to get us to the harbor complete with shag carpet and some sick bass! And check o...