Blogs from Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 2

The Bali Temple Tour and the return As a solo traveller i preferred a join in group tour. In addition to reducing the cost it also facilitated companionship on the tour. But I was in poor luck for the. “Temples Tour” as most people had already have made their arrangements. So,I had to take the expensive option of hiring a car myself for the day. Then I reasoned that it was a price worth paying as a Bali visit will not be complete if I left without seeing some of the temples. Temples are such n integral part of Balian culture. There are thousands of temples on the island graded according to their importance and location. Nearly every house of any value has a temple on ite grounds and then there are ones shared by a ... read more

Wir können es, wenn wir ehrlich sind, kaum erwarten uns wieder auf den Weg an die Küste zu machen. Die Unterkunft war ein Reinfall und Ubud hat uns, so nett es auch ist und so gut die Massagen auch waren, ein wenig enttäuscht. Dass um 18:00 Uhr die Läden dicht machen, obwohl sie wirklich viel zu bieten haben und es tagsüber zu heiß ist um zu bummeln, geschweige denn etwas anprobieren zu wollen, verstehen wir nicht. Abgehakt - es geht wieder an den Strand. Unser Fahrer fährt uns ruhig und besonnen ca. 1,5 Stunden nach Seminyak - unseren letzten Stopp auf Bali. Kaum angekommen in unserer zugegebener Weise auch nicht gerade luxuriösen Unterkunft packen wir die Badesachen ein und begeben uns an den Strand. Hier gibt es ein Wiedersehen mit Nicola und Rudy und wir verbringen ... read more

24th March: Off to Bali. Rained all the way to Melbourne. We had a couple of drinks, booked luggage through weird but good getting our boarding pass as well, do every thing your self! We did get some help. Films on the plane were $8, games $6 so did not buy any. Good trip except for twins that screamed their heads off, when the plan started to Taxi and after a breather would start again. We arrived and were able to find a place to get a Sim card, once we worked out how to get the cover off! We then headed, not sure where we ended up but plenty of people wanting to take us to the accommodation. We knew we needed the Blue Taxi, well tired and having a taxi a driver pestering us ... read more

With Bali's largest volcano Mount Agung billowing smoke and threatening imminent eruption, things weren't look good for the Indonesian leg of our trip. However, Mother Nature showed just how unpredictable she can be and to the date of writing, Agung hasn't erupted. We felt slightly apprehensive about being on the island in the event of an eruption, so on arrival in Jakarta, we decided to avoid Bali and fly to Lombok - an idyllic and less developed island to the right of Bali. Our first stop in Lombok was Kuta, a small town famous for its picture perfect beaches. The best beaches are located a bit of a drive from the town itself so we decided to rent a scooter for the five days we were there. Donal has become a bit of a pro over ... read more

Back again! So we left Balangan Beach and went straight to Seminyak which is above Kuta centre and near the beach. We hopped in a taxi and paid way too much (again). First tip, only use a taxi for small trips otherwise download the Uber app and order uber taxi's. We prefer to drive our scooters everywhere but if we need a car we get Uber which is not even a third of the taxi prices. Prices here in general have really gone up and you would be surprised how expensive it is over here, ok depending on where you go haha. You can hire a scooter for approximately 7 dollars a day and not only is this a cheaper way of getting around it also takes you to places a lot quicker. Traffic is quite ... read more