Category: Travel
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Melbourne – weekend away
We love visiting Melbourne! It has a wonderful atmosphere and is only a short plane trip for us – less than an hour in the air. This time, Bianca had a work trip at the end of the week. So Christian flew in on Friday and we spent the weekend there. Christian’s flight was paid… Read more
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Bali – Kopi Luwak (cat poo coffee)
We could not leave Indonesia without trying the Kopi Luwak (cat poo coffee). It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, made from the poo of the Civet Cat. Kopi is Indonesian for coffee and Luwak is Indonesian for the Civets which eat the coffee. The cats eat the coffee cherries and… Read more
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Bali – Aling Aling waterfall
There are plenty of waterfalls to visit in Bali. We chose to visit Aling Aling, which sits on the north edge of Bali, about a two hour drive from Kuta. It is actually a string of different waterfalls, several of which you can swim in. We arrived at Aling Aling after what seemed like hours… Read more
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Bali – Mt Batur Hot Springs
After our dawn hike up an active volcano to see the sunrise, we walked back down and straight into the Mt Batur Natural Hot Springs resort for a relaxing soak. The walk down the volcano was through rainforest and along winding paths. With the daylight, we could see more of the scenery that we had… Read more
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Bali – dawn volcano climb
Yes, you read that right – we climbed an active volcano in Bali by torchlight to watch the dawn! This was the best experience of our whole trip! We knew it would be an early start, so we decided to do it on our first day. Our driver picked us up from our hotel at… Read more