http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Indonesia , Bali , Tulamben en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:50:44 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:50:44 +0000 July 11thWe had a lazy day reading washing clothes snoozing and snacking on delicious pineapple pancakes covered with honey and icecream. After a nap we found a resort that sold the wifi credits we were looking for it cost three times as much as the same credits in Lovina Ouch. Whatrsquos weird is the lack of wifi in Bali. This is such a huge tourist hotspot and yet there are almost no http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-418034.html July 8thThis morning we snorkeled the DropOff. It was an interesting spot with little shallow coral and plenty of fish. Highlights were one Nudibranch three small BlackSpotted Toadfish and one big Barracuda.Back at home we napped and read most of the afternoon then went hunting for wifi airtime. We were unable to locate a place where we could buy some credits but ran into a South African guy. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-417381.html July 5thAfter a delicious breakfast we said a sad farewell to Kuba Lalang. Of all the places we've stayed on our travels this was by far the best and not even close to the most expensive. Our time here has been like a second honeymoon and we'll definitely return one day.Just before noon we set off east toward Tulamben. We were warned that there's no ATM there so we stopped for a fat chunk of ca http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-415244.html It's nearly been a week since we last said anything to you guys so thought we should check inFrom Lovina we headed down the coast and went to Tulamben which I tiff still cannot say without getting it wrong. Tulamben is absolutely tiny and there was just one restaurant. We stayed in some bungalows owned by the diving school got kept up half the night by random dogs woofing I believe the tech http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-411450.html It's 6.30am I'm awake eyes wide no time for coffee and I'm heading up to the dive shop the streets of the sleepy village of Tulamben are quiet the only sounds are from the ever present cockerels and the hiss of scuba tanks being tested and filled.Tulamben is famous worldwide to divers as the village where you can shore dive the Liberty wreck. Thirty meters out from the rocky shore and 30m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-400703.html PollyWe arrived back in Kuala Lumpur on 24th March and checked in to the Tune Hotel at the airport. Tune is one of AirAsia's products and whilst fairly cheap is really only comfortable if you are the size of a hobbit. After checking in Ross caught a bus into town to collect our wedding outfits which had been kindly looked after by George at Alex's Homestay. On the way back Ross paid a visit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-388620.html Underwater Photography never meant much to me before. It's like pressing down a button every time a fish passes by when we're diving. My dad would lend me his camera every once in a while and i would just... click the button but i was enjoying myself. Although the results weren't so good I was very happy about it.Only until this August 2008 my dad introduced me to the real meaning of underw http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-357886.html Wow wat a mistake to go on a Dolphin watching tour in Lovina.... we could have slept in at our third day at Bali but we decided otherwise... so we ended up at six thirty early morning with 60 boats cramped around a couple dolphins. I guess i would not use my snorkle and mask and swim around here with the possibility of scaring the dolphins away and have left 59 other boats with angry people on i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-305914.html The diving is getting better and better... The divemaster in Timor helped me improve my breathing so now I get a decent amount of time out of a tank. The timing was perfect in Labuanbajo the diving was mindblowing the best I've done so far and so much better for being able to spend over an hour at a time drifting around watching turtles reef sharks and all manner of weird and wonderful fis http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-264639.html How many times on my journeys have I stood at the ocean or sat on a ferry while crossing a beautiful sea and wished that I could dive I can't remember but definitively too many times But this time I was ready and well prepared with a diving licence in my pocket for venturing into the deep blue... Scuba Diving is undoubtly one of the most incredibly beautiful and rewarding hobbies you could ever http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-182277.html Fri 11th Got the 6am bus from Kuta to Tulumben thinking it sounded a nice place to celebrate Matt's 25th birthday. Tulumben by the way sits right under an active volcano last erupted 1964. After quite a long drive we arrived at Tulumben and got the driver to drop us off at a hotel Bad idea as it tuns out. The Putri Mardhi hotel was nice and we got it down to a good price. The beach whilst http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-160059.html J was keen to scuba dive in Bali so he signed up for a wreck dive at the Liberty in Tulamben on the northeast coast of the island. We were picked up from the hotel bright and early for a two and a half hour drive each way through the Balinese countryside to the dive site. The scenery was unreal with rice terraces volcanos in the distance and beautiful beaches. The dive was off a volcanic http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-124031.html Atlantis International picked me up bright and early in the morning to go back to their shop to get outfitted with gear and join the group going to Tulamben dive site. My group consisted of two Canadians living in India works in Energy business an English couple living in Russia guy works as boss in casino and has taken two months off to become a dive master a guide and me. The first dive we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-123190.html We had the most amazing views of the Java Sea. Each morning we would rise early enough to watch the spectacular sunrise over the sea as hundreds of fisherman would direct their boats back to shore with their catch of the day. Amed is a popular destination for divers so we couldnrsquot pass up the opportunity to freshen up on our diving skills. This was our first shore dive and it certainly p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-81374.html It has been several days since are last entry since we did not have internet access for a while. So what have we been up toohelliphellip.. Well we spent two and a half days in the beautiful seaside town of Amed Bali. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Tulamben/blog-81373.html