Have you ever turned up to an airport at midnight, dreading the prospect of haggling with a taxi driver that may take you on a special 100 buck early morning scenic tour?  Or, if you want to avoid that, mortgaging your house to pay for the...

We all seem to know what a Tourist Trap is. Most streetwise world travellers can spot a Tourist Trap even before we can see the high rise apartments overlooking the crowded beaches! Anyway, a Tourist Trap can be defined as 'A place, such...

I've been back home in Brisbane for the last few days thinking about the awesome trip to Indonesia I have just experienced. The 4 week trip felt like it lasted for 4 days!  I had such a blast, and I'll never forget it! I was amazed at the...

I'm now back home after my fantastic trip throughout Indonesia in October 2009.  This culminated with the Pesta Blogger 2009 conference on Saturday 24 October.  Basically, Pesta Blogger means 'Blogger Party', and conference is a loose...

Bromo, Indonesia, is a Volcano is located south of the city of Surabaya in East Java province. It's not a huge volcano, but the setting is spectacular – it feels like one is on the moon when walking through the valley that leads up to the...