Blogs from Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 13

Nach einer nur kleinen Mütze Schlaf starten wir in unseren ersten Urlaubstag. Auf dem Programm? Strand! (und natürlich das Stadtderby in Hamburg...). Wir packen nach dem Frühstück unsere Badesachen ein und dann geht es Richtung Wasser. Was wir auf dem Weg dorthin sehen, gefällt uns gut und wir erfreuen uns schon an dem, was noch kommt. Der Strand ist Abschnittsweise mit Lokalen und schattenspendenden Bäumen gesäumt und liegt hinter einem Korallenriff, sodass der vordere Teil sehr ruhig ist, während sich am Riff die großen Wellen brechen. Wir planschen und spielen Ball und genießen unsere 20m Abstand zum nächsten Strandgast und die tolle Aussicht. Tyrone geniesst das warme Meer ausführlich, während Anja den Reiseführer studiert und uns über die landestypischen Spezialitäten aufklärt. Am Nachmittag verspüren wir Hummeln im Hintern und machen uns auf, die Gegend noch etwas ... read more

We knew the day would come when we would have to leave Asia and return to reality. Honestly, after seven weeks of travel, we were both ready to head home. The prior day we arranged to have a late checkout at 2pm so we leisurely ate breakfast in the late morning. We lounged in the room and packed for our 12,000-mile voyage home. When we did depart the hotel, we took a grab back into Kuta to pick up our custom bags from Bali Soul Leather. The ride took a little over an hour and only cost about 120K IDR (~$8). Our leather bags turned out great! The craftsmen picked up on some details from the url=https://www.tumi.com/p/lowell-brief-093804GRY?utm_source=google&utm_medium=pla&utm_content=093804GRY&utm_campaign=gs+:_brand&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn4ncBRCaARIsAFD5-gWIQM_9Sjo-KT2MimgOLyI9NbeiMXoAKoMiaIcNuzw4T1Ecy62cktQaAr8... read more

Today, Kristy had us scheduled to go to a batik class where we would learn to make the traditional Indonesian fabric which is used for decorations and garments. We had breakfast at the Sthala then took a grab to Widya’s Batik Studio. We ended up getting there late for the 10:00 class because the studio was on the other side of Ubud and we got stuck in traffic. When we arrived, the class was already working on their creation. Widya gave us a quick crash course in what we would be doing to craft our masterpieces. The first step was to select a pattern. Second, trace the pattern onto cotton cloth with a pencil then again with hot wax. Next, fill in the traced pattern with watercolor paint. Finally, the batik needed to be color-stayed by ... read more

Today was our last full day in Kuta and we were determined to make the most of being at the beach. We got up fairly early and grabbed another breakfast at the Four Points. We were at the beach early, before 11:00. We set up our towels on a cozy incline along the beach. We baked in the rays for nearly an hour before getting into the ocean. The waves were large on that day which drew many surfers. Fortunately, the surfers were not all out yet and we could freely swim. Brad took advantage of the breakers and rode several all the way up to the beach. When we headed back to our towels, Brad came up with the idea to build beach chairs out of the sand. We both dug in the sand to ... read more

August 17th is Indonesian Independence Day.The forecast called for a mostly rainy day, but we were still excited to see the holiday festivities. We slept in on our first day at the Four Points and went to a late breakfast. The breakfast spread was very good and included traditional Indonesian food and typical Western breakfast food. We tried some of the Indonesian breakfast but mostly stuck to the pancakes, eggs, bacon, and sausage. The sausage was much better than what we had seen in other parts of SE Asia. In the fridge, we had a few Bali Hai beers purchased at a Circle K the day before. We decided to have a few early afternoon beers in the hot tub. The hot tub was a short swim across the lagoon from our room which was super ... read more