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August 12th 2011
Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive. -Arthur Erickson We left Legian, Kuta and Seminyal behind . We drove thru winding roads with Lake Bantan on one side and the mountains on the other. Lush green villages dotted with stone temples; square columns with triangular roofs outfitted in sarongs and sashes announced by weaved palm leaves like giant arches. We have started our road trip with plans to see three more cities and everything the roads have to offer on the way; temples and hot springs , markets and monuments. Balinese Hinduism is very different than what I have seen before . Today we saw the god of the book in the 2nd most important ... read more
July 20th 2011
After the epic morning up Mount Bromo, the trip to Lovina, which took us across a ferry onto the island of Bali, was a needed rest for the group and I. The highlight of this commute came when Betsy spotted, in the lonely planet book, an interesting type of female cleansing supposedly offered in Lovina and agreed to be the guinea pig! Without going into too much detail, the treatment involved steaming, aromatherapy oils and was not available to men...... ;-D Needless to say we had a good laugh about it and it was part of many comedy gags over the next few days. Upon arriving in Lovina in the evening, we freshened up and went out for dinner. My first impressions of Lovina was that it was a really quiet seaside village and, after a ... read more
July 7th 2011
The bus took about an hour and a half to Lovina and I decided to stay at the first place I looked at being that it was quite good value at $5.50 a night with a basic breakfast. I decided that I would spend a bit of time here and recuperate after having quite a busy time the last week and a half in Java. Of course the first thing I did was to have a walk around town and I came to the conclusion that it hasn't changed a great deal since I was here for New Years Eve 2001. It has a nice and relaxed feel to it and it is not full of tourists. Which is probably not a great thing for all the vendors who are trying to make a living. Saturday ... read more
June 29th 2011
We actually managed to wake up early as planned and hit the road. Free breakfast of a banana crepe topped with sugar and lime juice and a coffee, then a slight pit stop to shave a mohawk for one of the Indonesians who worked at the hotel (apparently he thought Will and I looked good), then back on the bikes to head to Lovina. We weren't sure how far away the place was, as everyone has a different answer to the question of how long will it take to get to Lovina. Depending on how fast the person you talks to rides their motorbike, it could be anywhere from one to three hours. There aren't really speed limits here, so there is no standard by which to base these things on. We were cruising along ... read more
January 14th 2011
Lovina est plutot calme. La plage n'est pas super mais c'est agreable pour se reposer. 2 jours et on etait plutot content de partir! On a quand meme profiter pour s'offrir un massage! Le deuxieme jour, nous avons loue des velos et nous sommes partis voir la cascade de Singsing. La marche jusqu'a la cascade etait assez perilleuse: il a fallu escalader les rochers, traverser la riviere a pied, passer sur un pond branlant, et tout ca, en tongues! On a egalement vu quelques serpents. Le lendemain, nous avons pris le bus pour Gilimanuk puis le ferry pour Java.... read more
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December 30th 2010
Another speedy ride through the unmade roads of Bali saw us arrive in a very sunny Lovina. We were definitely glad to have arrived and also to have left Tulamben. We were shown to our room and then shown the pool and the beach. We then sat in the restaurant for our welcome drink and a cold towel which were both very welcome. After a quick change we went to the poolside where our sundowners has been made up ready for us along with towels. A quick sunbathe in the heat and we took a well earned dip in the very cold pool. Not sure the pool was actually as cold as it felt but after laying in beautiful sunshine it certainly felt cold. We had been given a map of the local area so we ... read more
December 19th 2010
Well, I am sitting here drinking a last Bintang as the sun slowly sets over the Bali Sea to the left and the full moon rises to the right. Not a bad way to spend one's final night in Bali. The slow ferry from Lembar in Lombok to Padangbai was a fairly eventless five hours, except for the odd local being desperately and violently seasick over the rails and I arrived just after dark. Padangbai itself is the main harbour on the east coast of Bali, but despite the large number of public ferries, speed boats and the like, is actually quite a nice little town once you get away from the port area and I spent a couple of days here doing little besides snorkeling and wandering aimlessly around the town. And I have to ... read more
November 22nd 2010
Day 23 Nov. 21 Just rested up and I think I have this bug or cold under control. Made picked me up and we stopped at a village on top of the mountain for lunch, truly stunning views. I purchased a painted egg in Made’s village. Made gave me a wood carving he designed. He designs them and the wood carvers make a limited # of copies. I will treasure it for it’s beauty and the fact that it came from Made. It is raining in Ubud, I think several inches an hour. More R & R is in order. I have certainly come to love Ubud for it’s beauty, it’s art and her gentle, spiritual people. ... read more
Nina in the monestary - Nina geht ins Kloster
Published: November 12th 2010Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Lovina
November 11th 2010
Meine nächste Station auf Bali war der hohe Norden - Lovina Beaches. Der Strand war eigentlich nicht mein Ziel, sondern vielmehr das bergige Hinterland. Ich fand ausserhalb vom Trubel eine ordentliche (für indonesische Verhältnisse - die meisten Europäer würde rückwärts aus dem Zimmer fallen) Unterkunft, dazu noch sehr günstig. Am ersten Tag nahm ich es sehr gemütlich. Ich bummelte durch den ruhigen Ort. Eigentlich ist es auch hier, wie überall auf Bali, sehr touristisch. Da aber Nebensaison ist, ist es angenehm ruhig und leer. Ich schaute mir ein Volleyballspiel an, liess mich am Strand schön massieren (einfach herrlich) und hing dann den ganzen Abend in einer Rastabar am Strand herum. Dort hatte ich im Nu 10 neue Freunde (Männlein wie Weiblein). Mit den Locals sangen wir Bob Marley Lieder, spielten Gitarre, tranken Bintang und genossen das ... read more
Layin' low in Lovina and Other Adventures...
Published: December 1st 2010Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Lovina
October 29th 2010
This is a bit of a catch-all entry; not a whole lot to say about Lovina itself but as most of these adventures/pics occurred either going to or setting out from Lovina I figured it was just as easy to lump them all together into one blog... So after our return to Ubud and our less than auspicious debut in the rental vehicle we pointed the Toyota Avenza north, destination Lovina! Michael and Sue (the Australian couple we had met in Padang Bai) mentioned they were heading there as well, gave us the name of the place they were staying and invited us to join them for a few days...hmmm, okay! We had had a good time with them, and they offered to show us around the countryside so it sounded like a perfect opportunity to ... read more
