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By Breathe Deep
October 13th 2009

Day 8 Rest and relation Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Nusa Dua

Trying to fiqure out where we go next

Day 8 Rest and relaxation Today Peter left early in the AM to have the scooter repaired. I stayed behind and did some research on where our next stop would be. We are interested in the area to the North West. This part of the island seems much more remote and I’m uncertain what we will find. We need to start narrowing it down, after tonight we will only have only one more night then we will be officially homeless. We have no room reservations any where and no idea which direction to go. Peter came back a lot sooner than [View Full Entry]

By Breathe Deep
October 13th 2009

Day 9 Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Kuta

We took our stinky clothes in to a local laundry to have them freshened up a bit

Day 9 Oct 9th Kuta Beach This morning we took off for Kuta Beach . This beach is world renownd for its white sand blue water and great waves. This also means another day of panic and teeth gnashing as we navigate the Balinese “bypass’ on the way up the coast. What the heck. We had our day of R and R. We can’t possibly be like all the other tourists and just lay by the pool or hang out at the puny resort owned beach. Off we go and we got there without incident! This is the Mission Beach of [View Full Entry]

How would you like to drive to work like this?

By NoMursi
October 13th 2009

Northwest typhoon hits Jakarta Asia » Indonesia » Java » Jakarta

two dudes

This summer I have been able to go and see a lot. I have explored more of Korea and found that although Seoul can be a “soulless” place (pun intended) at times, there is quite a lot of beauty and friendliness outside its borders. Korea is a very mountainous country and most of the countryside resembles a lot of what I appreciate back home. I still haven’t seen all that I want to here, but there is always time, and opportunity. Recently though I have taken some opportunities to go outside the country and explore a much different world than most [View Full Entry]

By mikeandkerrypaynter
October 12th 2009

2nd full day in Bali Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Kuta

Finally arrived in Bali....... After a good flight we landed in Bali at Denpasar airport. Took an hour to get through customs then we arrived at our Hotel Bakungs beach hotel where we will be staying for 5 nights. We have spent the first 2 days walking eating and drinking and more eating. We went to a beach bbq tonight {monday} and enjoyed a smorgasbord balinese meal with some dances. [View Full Entry]

By Thata
October 12th 2009

Balekambang Beach Asia » Indonesia » Java » Malang

island's temple

It took me about 1,5 hours driving to the south part of Malang. Along myway, I only see lot of woods and more woods.. oh, of course there were few small villages and traditional market. Actually I didn't even plan to visit Balekambang Beach, but since I already drove further into this south area I decided to came by on it. Before reached it, I used to think that this would be a dirty and incovinience beach. But after I arrived there, I tottally changed my mind! It was so awsome!!!!! ;) Lucky me it was a really really clear sunny [View Full Entry]

By Thata
October 12th 2009

All around Bali 2009! #1 Asia » Indonesia » Bali

on ferry

Hmm.. about 3 weeks ago I spent my whole on week holiday in Bali!!.. Well, actually I worked on another survey again there like I did last time when I was on Central Java. (and hell yeah, right now I was tottally drive the whole way.... really exhausted..) I was heading from Malang to Banyuwangi first then cross into Bali with ferry from there. I drove for 6 hours non-stop and I felt my butt became a flatt surface when I was out from car in ferry. I crossed Java island by night and waited on the ferry for 1 hour. [View Full Entry]

By Thata
October 12th 2009

All around Bali 2009! #2 Asia » Indonesia » Bali

Havana cafe

continuing my last entry about Bali.. then after had an incredible welcoming moment in Bali (ferry and earthquake), I started to surveyed on every shops who bought products from my own company. I worked for 3 days and only had time for fun by nights. I visited Kuta Square twice, first one I met my friends who've been spent their holidays in Bali too. We gathered around and tried to have a dinner on 'Havana's Cafe', an mexican restaurant in Poppies street. Lot of foreigners there or I can say that we're the only Indonesian people there :P sure they have [View Full Entry]

By Scary Israel
October 12th 2009

Way Kambas Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra

Rawa Gajah, where the white-winged wood ducks live

After the Ujung Kulon trip in Java, my first destination in Sumatra was to be the Way Kambas National Park down in the very south of the island. In Carita on Java I had run into a local chap who told me that I should hire him to take me to Way Kambas in his car because it would be easier and cheaper than using local transport. Only 1.7 million he says. When I said that was very expensive he said no it was cheap because it was in rupiah not dollars. (Everybody in Indonesia thinks that any amount of rupiah [View Full Entry]

the shower frog again, looking lugubrious

lesser short-nosed fruit bats (Cynopterus brachyotis)

By teamschlechta
October 11th 2009

Travels in East Java Asia » Indonesia » Java » Malang

Pic 1

Hi all. We speak! It's so easy to get to the Internet in Yogya, but in other parts of Java, for us, it has been a bit of a challenge. So has eating something other than nasi goreng for breakfast. Anyway, let me fill you in on our life since the last blog. We left Yogya headed, we thought, for the cool, quiet hills of East Java, the least populated area of the most densly-populated place on Earth. And, of course, we should have thought about what that would actually mean. A peaceful cottage in the hills surrounded by rice paddies? [View Full Entry]

By PMJEinAsia
October 11th 2009

Delicious Bali Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud

Statue with Offerings, Ubud

Lovely Singapore and Delicious Bali by May Thank you all for the sympathy after our last entry. Many of you wrote that when we looked back on the difficult parts, the hardness would fade away. This is already true. We talk very fondly of Malaysia now. Singapore Again Our 9 days in Singapore passed quickly. We really didn’t do much of note except get Ella better (yet another doctor and antibiotic dose). Our last day in Singapore, we went to the Singapore Zoo and had breakfast with the orangutans. It’s a tourist attraction that involves a delicious buffet [View Full Entry]

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