Blogs from Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 212

Bali Being in Bali is somewhat like being in Northern Canada, there's some parts I love dearly, other parts I'm not so crazy about. Like both countries, it all depends on the time of year. Smart snow birds leave Canada in winter. Not so smart snow birds to go Bali in winter. It's unbelievably hot and muggy here in the wet season. Even the locals sweat and complain about the heat, until we tell them Canada is colder than their freezers. We're typical tourists, surviving the tropics in our air conditioned villa, dodging the gecko pooh, which likes to land on our dinner and scrabble game. Not intentionally of course, they were here first. I love the gecko, although it takes a little getting used to them crawling around the walls and ceiling. They're much preferable ... read more

Hey everyone, so this is what we got up to in Bali: We stayed in Kuta which is at the heart of tourism in a lovely hotel called the Barong, we had ac, free breakfast and there were 2 swimming pools that we were free to use. The weather in Bali is hot and humid, on our last day it was 34'C but this was the hottest day. We were lucky that the wet season had ended early, however there were a few downpours, and the occasional thunder. We were a 10min walk from the beach which was a pretty beach although slightly polluted with litter. The water was warm, we have never been in such a warm sea and we think this made surfing easier! The waves were great for us beginners (they have bigger ... read more

..if that ferry boat hadn't been a month ago you may have feared me dead. but its ok...we did arrive in Padangbai...an equivalently squalid port town. and luckily we had a full ride ticket that got us onto a van back to kuta. a vastly different kuta from the one we had just spent the past 10 days in. we followed a crumpled business card from a bunch of rowdy kiwi's we met back in Lombok all the way to the Bali Dwipa Hotel on Poppies II. which i am now sure is home to some of Kuta's most highly paid and saught after prostitutes...both men and women... the room was to the usual standard, it did however have its own unique feature, the instant bath aka. the drain that doesn't drain. nothing like showering in ... read more

January 23, 2008 is a special day for Hindu Balinese community, as they celebrate Galungan Day. The Hindu celebrates Galungan day every six months. Galungan Day held on Wednesday and will be followed by Kuningan Day on the Saturday. This 11-day holy period is based on ancient harvest festival. Barong dance held house to house on Galungan Day. I’m very interested to know what the Hindu do on Galungan day. And I was looking for information, which Pura (Hindu’s place for praying) allows tourist visits. I heard about a big Pura which allows tourist visits called Pura Jagatnatha in Denpasar, but I still look for another alternative. Luckily Adit, my colleague, knows my interest and invites me to come to the Pura which located on his village. Most Balinese who lives in the city are came ... read more

...ok leute ich hab mich jetzt ne weile nicht gemeldet jetzt gibts mal wieder ein paar fotos, mit dem text werd ich mich etwas zurueckhalten denn das leben ist zu kurz um es in irgendwelchen internetkafes zu vergeuden... nur soviel: wir haben malaysia und singapur gut ueberstanden sind seit ein paar tagen in bali... und faulenzen, welches nur durech die einnahme scharfen mahlzeiten unterbrochen wird... und sammeln kraefte die wir spaeter noch gebrauchen koennen! naechste woche donnerstag gehts dann weiter nach kupang und von dort auf eine kleine insel... kann also gut sein das ich ab naechster woche schwert zu erreichen bin. also erfreut euch an den bilder und machts gut andi... read more