I chose this trip because of the wonderful itinerary., and it did not disappoint. We biked, hiked, visited villages and helped purchase wheelchairs and a water filter system for those in need. We snorkeled and swam with sea turtles. Our guide, Lena, was fantastic in every way, and the hotels were clean and beautiful. It was a fun trip, and I highly recommend it.

So many thanks to Melissa and Wade on my most recent trips with Penny Pinching Globe Trotters (PPGT). I just returned home from participating in three consecutive trips that were scheduled close together on the far side of the world – Northern Thailand, Thailand Beaches and Bali in April. What a world wind trip! Our Bali trip was a fast moving trip around the countries of Bali and Lombok with the final 2 days spent on the little island of Gili Air. We saw so much in our time in Bali including a village visit and Fire Dancing in Ubud, the edge of the Mt. Batur Caldera, staying with a family in their home in Sibetan taking a cooking class and learning to play an angklung, ricefields and weavers in Sideman, as well as our time in Lombok where we saw the waterfalls on the slope of Mt. Rinjani, visiting village women’s collectives for pottery and natural dyed woven fabrics. Bali and Lombok highlights included snorkeling in the West Bali National Park near Lovina and on the north shore of Lombok. I enjoy traveling with PPGT so much I’m already booked for three more trips – Galapagos in April 2025, East Africa in September 2025, and the Maldives in November 2026.

So many thanks to Melissa and Wade on my most recent trips with Penny Pinching Globe Trotters (PPGT). I just returned home from participating in three consecutive trips that were scheduled close together on the far side of the world – Northern Thailand, Thailand Beaches and Bali in April. What a world wind trip! On the Thailand Beaches trip, we had a combination of beach, boat and snorkeling excursions to places ;like the Phi Phi Islands and its famous Maya Beach, the Thapom Klongsongnam Urban Forest and the Banyan Forest in Khao Ka Rot and cultural visits to the Tsunami Memorial in Khao Lak, the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation in Phuket, and experiencing Thai New Year which was a hoot! The Thai cooking classes were especially wonderful discovering how much I love spicy Thai food! I enjoy traveling with PPGT so much I’m already booked for three more trips – Galapagos in April 2025, East Africa in September 2025, and the Maldives in November 2026.