Blogs from Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 18

Après une journée tranquille à Sanur où nous avons alterné piscine, plage et massage (pour Flavien et moi), notre chauffeur de taxi Putu nous à emmené dans un marché nocturne pour dîner. C'était un tout petit marché mais nous avons pu y trouver du satay (brochettes). Shaun a pris un mie Goreng (nouilles sautées), j'ai pris un Nasi Goreng (poêlée de riz) et Flav a mangé un Cap Cay (poêlée de légumes). Nous avons pris le bateau pour Nusa Penida tôt le lendemain. Nous sommes allés à Crystal Bay, une jolie plage, où Shaun et Flavien se sont baignés (moi, j'avais oublié mon maillot de bains à Sanur et comme Nusa Penida n'est pas très touristique, il n'y a pas de boutique pour en acheter un nouveau!). Sur la route pour voir une autre plage, il ... read more

When approaching Bali, Mount Agung is usually the first bit of land to appear on the horizon. This 9,944 ft perfectly shaped volcano dominates the Bali skyline. In December and January, Agung, which means “great,” sent sparks, steam and rocks flying in a succession of eruptions. This disrupted tourism and displaced many residents seeking shelter away from the mountain. Fortunately, by the time we arrived, Agung was sleeping peacefully. At least for a while. Bali is one of 18,000+ islands in the Indonesian Archipelago. The people and special spirit of Bali makes it our favorite of all. Bali is a Hindu island in a Muslim country. It is the land of “Eat, Pray, Love.” It has its own music, dress, art and at 90% Hindu, its own religion. Bali is called the land of 1000 temples. ... read more

Rano na ranajky opat sendvic s omeletou (1 vajco) a trocha ovocia a mala flaskova voda (asi najdrahsia polozka ranajok). Do ok divers prichadzam cca po 7.30. Hned sa ma ujima moj buddy. Domaci chalan. Zacina skusanie topanok, okuliarov, obleku a jacketu (nafukovacia vesta, ktora udrzuje hlbku resp pomaha ist hore/dole). Cakanie na auto a smer vrak tulamben. V aute sofer, dvaja guidovia a dvaja potapaci. Ja a cinska australcanka. Ta tu uz ide asi 6 ponor, ma problem sa vsak zanorit. Sa dost tomu cudujem bo je to vysska vahova kategoria. Na miesto cinu ideme cez super dedinky, kde su fajnove terasovite ryzove polia, vacsina este zaliata vodou ale zas na dalsich usekoch uz pekne zelene. Urcite by som tuto trasu odporucil na motorku, fajn okolie, super serpentiny, len nevyhoda je velka premavka. Trasa bola ... read more

Konecne poriadne vyspaty smer ranajky. Tu uz sedel rakusan a holandanka, ktora tu uci ludi surfovat. Obaja odhadujem cez 50 rokov Na ranajky som mal na vyber bud palacinku (banan,ananas…) alebo sendvic s vajcom + kava,caj alebo voda. Volim bananovu palacinku a vodu (0.5l chladena) k tomu este dostavam miscicķu s ovocim (fakt mini kusky) Rakusan uz ma toho dost pocestovaneho, najviac sa mu lubila afrika (sudan). Po jedle smer ceremonia. Obkukam to pred chramom ked ma oslovi jeden starsi z miestnych. Vsetci muzi su obleceny v bielom, taktiez maju biele satky omotane okolo hlavy. Zeny zvacsa zlte saty. Ceremonia sa kona zhruba kazdeho pol roka, rano sa postupne ludia stretavaju a idu k plazi pustat kvety do vody. Odporuca mi aby si siel kupit sary (taka plachta co sa omotava okolo pasa,zakriva to nohy) Pokec ... read more

Hopefully no more stories about unexploded ordinances, wars, or killing fields. No guarantees, though, because we only have tickets through Australia and New Zealand; we don’t know where we’re going after that. From Cambodia, we went to Bali; the volcano had already erupted by the time we arrived, and life was pretty much back to normal. We met in Bali in 1991. We were both backpacking, Pete for six months, me for five weeks. We were in line to go through customs at the airport, and I was unsure of how to get from there to the beach. So I asked the stranger in front of me if he had a place to stay that night. He didn’t have any plans, so I asked if he wanted to figure something out together. He was game, and ... read more