Para...Para...Paradise

As we hadn't had our fill of rest and relaxation in Bali, we decided to head to the Gili islands off the Lombok coast for some more beach time and cocktails.

With a recommendation of 'one of the top 10 places to see before you die' from the Lonely Planet we were expecting a lot. We were not disappointed.

Beautiful Bali

After missing our flight to Bali - doh - we finally arrived in Denpasar a day late and 400 pounds worse off.

First stop was Kuta for some RnR. Our base for the next few days we headed out to the beach where Mike continued his quest to become a pro surfer while I lay on a sun bed getting manicures and foot massages.

One night in Singapore (well ok two)

On our way out of Oz and into Bali we had a stopover in Singapore. We had originally planned to just stay in the airport as we had heard it was pretty cool but on arrival decided otherwise and headed into the city to explore.

During our 24 hours (combined) we managed to take in a few sights.

Our favourites included a nighttime stroll around the stunning harbour and exploring the all encompassing shopping malls - jeez these people like to shop!

I'm the king of the swingers ...

So from Australia we headed north to the island of Borneo, via a layover at Singapore (more on that later).

Now ever since I first watched The Jungle Book, I have wanted to see an Orang-utan (Man of the Forest) in the wild... and lets be honest with his monkey obsession Mike was unlikely to object, so there was one reason and one reason only we chose to visit Borneo.