Bali is my second home and each time I visit, I like to try something new. Having been there for over 20 times and posting ridiculously enviable pictures :D, my friends keep asking me about places to go, so here it is, Bali Guide by me. 🙂 It is LONG so do not attempt to … More Bali Guide by Fiona – including important phone numbers
Ever since I crossed surfing off my bucket list and found out that I am actually not that bad at it, I have searched to find the best beginner waves in Bali. This research is young, limited and not extensive, but I hope can help those aspiring surfers out there. Please pardon this newbie for … More Surfing in Bali for Beginners – definitely not an expert opinion
It is interesting the people you can meet whilst you travel. Maybe one day I will write about the grandpa who drank Listerine but today is about a girl I recently met. I was staying in a dormitory (8 in a room) whilst doing my divemaster course in Bali hence many people would come and … More The Naive Traveler Fresh Out of School – who paid way too much and more
I’m sure we are all familiar how different skin colours are perceived in different cultures and how this has been an issue for generations. I thought that now in 2014, it should be less of an issue, until something happened to me personally and at home. It is not a secret that in Indonesia (or … More Discriminated for My Sun Kissed Skin – they look at my skin, not my face
This post is for you: if you are looking into becoming a divemaster, or you want to know what divers go through (one part of it) to become a divemaster, or you like me too much and want to know what I was doing in my first two weeks in Bali last May. First, I … More Journey to Becoming a Divemaster – what to expect from a Divemaster program
A few weeks back, my dear sister in Sydney sent me a message… “Hey sis, look at this link, think it is something that suits you”. So I opened the link and it was about a traveling job contest from veryfirstto.com. The job is looking for someone to stay and dine in luxury hotels and restaurants, … More A Job Opening – travel for free in luxury for a year
If you have read my post, “Being Jack of All Traits”, you probably know I was pondering into becoming a master of something. It is something I have thought about a lot and something I personally am quite afraid to try. Being a master/ an expert means that there are expectations from others and when … More A Road to Maybe be a Master of Something – now signed up for a Divemaster course
One of my bucket list this year is to try surfing. I have always convinced myself that I will be quite bad at it hence the procrastination even though I was living in Australia for over 10 years and frequented Bali more than any other places in the world. Of course I have every reasons … More Finally Surfing – a natural, really?
I have always considered myself a Jack of all Traits, Master of None. I think I can pretty much do almost everything and not really sucks, even at my first attempts. So maybe, I am a Master of being Jack of All Traits. 😉 But anyway, even though I thank my father for exposing me … More Being Jack of All Traits – maybe it is just an excuse
So here I am, again, three years since I attempted to write a blog, which successfully ended after 5 posts, now giving it another shot. As always, this come from yet another chats with new friends who convinced me that my travels are interesting enough for people to actually want to read about it. I … More Yet Another Blogging Attempt – cross fingers this will work.
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