Today we mainly just enjoyed the sun and relaxing time we had. My tan is really coming along nicely. We also organized a spa day for tomorrow at a place not far from our hotel. We decided to venture out in the early evening to look at some shops on our way to Seminyak. I saw lots of things that caught my eye but didn't buy anything...yet. We saw a beautiful looking hotel with a bar so we popped in for a drink before dinner. We hopped in a cab to Seminyak. We had heard about a restaurant called Rumors. We managed to find it and after a 5 minute wait we were brought to a table. The food was amazing! I had Chicken fettucini alfredo and it was one of the BEST i've ever had. ... read more

First off: HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!! We were up early this morning to drive to Ubud, a town in the rice fields area of Bali. We arrived just before 9am when our cooking class was to start. There was about 12 people in our class. The first thing we did was walk over to the market not far from the restaurant. Our instructor went over all the vegetables and spices they use in Balinese cooking. The market was really busy and it was a really fun experience. Back at the restaurant we started the class. Unfortunately this class wasn't one where we got to do the actual cooking. It was more demonstrated to us and occasionally some of us could go up and help her. We got a cookbook that we could take home. We got to ... read more

After breakfast the three of us headed down to Kuta beach also known as Double 6. The waves are really big here and there is only a small spot on the beach to swim at. There are heaps of people just waiting to sell you something, give you a massage, sell you a beach chair. It's not as relaxing as a beach should be! So we walked down the beach from Legian to Kuta and then found a really nice hotel across from the beach. We lounged by the pool soaking up the sun and having a few drinks. I tried my first Bintang beer. The local beer here in Bali. It's actually really good and very cheap here. We hopped in the pool to cool off for a bit. After thst we walked into Kuta ... read more

Well the month of April and May didn't go by very fast for me. There isn't really much to say about this time. I spent 6 days of the week working and the rest of my time was spent searching things on the internet and figuring out my plans for the rest of my trip. By the start of June the countdown was on until this day: My final day of work!!! YES! It felt sooo good to be finished. 2 new girls came to replace Laura and Ashleigh and Cassidy came back to replace me. Cassidy is the girl that I replaced when I started here. The 2 new girls are french. A lot of things will be changing in New Norcia after I leave. The managers of the pub have decided to quit as ... read more

After work Hipolito, one of the chefs invited us over for dinner of Filipino food. He came and picked up me and Anne as Jo didn't want to go. We got to meet his adorable family, 3 young boys. While we waited for the food he put on a travel show about the Philippines. He made us a beef dish, pork crackle, rice, and a stir fry noodle dish. It was all really really yummy. His wife made us Creme Caramel for dessert. Sooooooooo goooood! It was a good evening with great food and good company!! ... read more