A day of travel, with three countries visited over the 24hrs.

We woke early at the Harbour Bay hotel in Hong Kong, and were in an Uber to the airport before 6am.

The 45min journey was a dream, with no sign of daily commuter traffic, and after a quick check in at the Malaysian Airways desk, we were sitting on the plane by just after 8am.

The airport at Hong Kong like that of other Asian hubs is like an Aladdin’s cave of high fashion stores, catering for the Chinese tourists, not ‘poor’ backpacking travellers like ourselves!

This was our third time at KL airport, having passed through twice back in April with prior visits to Borneo and mainland Malaysia, but this time we had a matter of hours before we took off again to Bali.

After almost a month in China, it was strange to be in the ‘majority’ again with so many western faces, having been a near celebrity in places like Beijing!

Flying Malaysian Airways is always a treat. Despite being just 3hrs long, we got a tasty meal and a couple of glasses of wine, along with countless films to watch via their streaming service. British Airways take note….

Arriving into Bali, proved relatively quick, although they have reintroduced self Covid checking which meant downloading an App to say we weren’t ill. Oddly no one asked to see the results when we passed through passport control.

Our hotel in Kuta was thankfully just a 10min drive from the airport and the spacious homely room was a welcome sight.

As was the large shower with a full range of toiletries to help us wash off the grime of today’s journey.

We knew we were back in Bali when the first Bintang arrived at the hotel bar table. A welcome sight, setting us up for a relaxing evening. We now have a few days chilling in Kuta before Amelia and Meg arrive from the UK.

Tomorrow morning we plan to put on our swim wear, grab a book and relax in the sunshine. After a quick recharge, in the afternoon we will go to explore Kuta beach and the other sights in the area.