Resting on the seabed off of Amed’s volcanic, black sand beaches is the Japanese Shipwreck. This is one of Bali’s greatest snorkelling spots, where the ruins of a rusting sunken vessel have become a rich coral garden swamped with sea life. I took a dip...
“Hey guys! Fancy spearfishing?” Mad Jon came out of his beach side hut, with spear gun in hand to tempt us out onto the ocean. It didn’t take much persuading before we were climbing into the boat and getting ready for our first experience...
I hit the road in Bali, on nothing but a 125cc motorcycle and armed only with a mask and snorkel and some questionable driving skills. Indonesia’s most popular island is a magnet for tourists and travellers, and some would say it’s over run, that the...
Here’s my travel round up for March! I’ve been on the road a lot since my last ‘proper’ round up of events in January, when I headed on over to Bali for a few weeks in the Sun. I explored an abandoned theme park, did a spot of SCUBA diving and...
Amed is a long way from the nightclubs and surfer beaches of Kuta. In the far north of the island of Bali, this ramshackle collection of villages lies on dark, black sand beaches, and underwater, the seabed is littered with the haunting remains of shipwrecks. I dived...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
