Travelling further south we met our trekking pony’s who will carry out luggage on our trek to Tiger Leaping Gorge. After 2 hours of hiking we arrived at a Naxi Family Guesthouse for lunch. Then it was the most challenging part of the trek as the trail rises steeply with the 28 bends to the top of the mountian with [….]

Our next destination took us to Dali and an cruise on Ethai Lake an ear-shaped lake with unique fishing styles and magnificent scenery. We also visited the 3 pagodas affording magnificent views of Cangshan Mountain. The following day we drove through dramatic scenery near the border of Tibet to the ancient city of Lijang where we experienced the Naxis minority [….]

Welcome to Kunming capital of Yunnan Provincel with a history of 2400 years. On our first day we visited the Stone Forest which is the nost popular attraction in Kunning 120klms to the sth east. The Stone Forestd is a massive collection of greay linesdtone pillars that have been eroded by wind and rain, over the millennia, with the tallest [….]

Last week I visited both Oxford Fall Grammar and Lindfield East Public School, both of which are giving their support to remote village schools in Nepal. The past 3 years LEPS has donated to Saraswasi school funds, school uniforms and equipment. During those 3 years we have buildt 3 new classrooms renovated the HM’s office, built much required amenities such [….]

Well we have survived another couple of days in the mountains & are back in Srinagar staying on our “luxury houseboat” called Princess Palace. We are not exaggerating by using the word “survived” as we were often in doubt if we would as our dear driver, Tashi, did his best on the horrendous mountain roads. The section from Leh to [….]

It all happened brilliantly. We experienced no sickness, after Moz on day 1 in Leh, & the trek was absolutely fantastic. Overall the scenery was out of this world & we can see why they built all those gompas so high up on the mountains as they are certainly very close to heaven or wherever. The geology/physical geography is amazing [….]

Sadly today is our final day in Bali, so we decided to go on another tour to the Holy Hindu temple of Tenalot situated 45 minutes from our hotel in Seminyak. On our arrival we were greeted by the smell of fresh sea air. The beaches are very different to those around the busy area of Legion, Kuta and Seminyak. [….]

An early morning rice field walk gave us an appetite for a delicious breakfast before taking the shuttle bus to the centre of Ubud where we had 4 hours of markets and shops. Another highlight of our trip was our transport from Ubud in a 1964 VW convertables. We were taken on a scenic route to our next destination of [….]

Today we departed out hotel at 6am to explore a nearly untouched part of the island of the Gods. We drove to Lake Batur where we left our vehicle to hike to Muntigunung villages situated in the northeast of Bali. There are 34 hillside villages in this area with a population of 5500. It is an exceptionally dry are with [….]

Our first day in Ubud was full of activities, first we began with a yoga class, followed by a visit to the local market to buy produce for our cooking class which will take place back at our resort. During the cooking class we learnt how to cook a typical Indonesian dish of fish with herbs and spices cooked in [….]

Inspired by the spirit of back to nature and sample harmony in life, we all ventured out on a 3 hour bike ride to explore and experience the sense of the Balines countryside around Ubud. The day proved to be a very unique and unforgetable experience. We were not all expereienced bike riders, but we all managed the mostly down [….]

Yesterday was our first day for 15 lovely women who joined Lyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel on a tour to Bali. They came from all over Australia to enjoy a relaxing yet adventurous 11 day holiday in the beautiful country of Bali. Our first 2 nights were spent in Sanur which is in the south of the island at a quiet [….]