http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Indonesia , Bali , Sanur en-us Mon, 07 Dec 09 01:12:21 +0000 Mon, 07 Dec 09 01:12:21 +0000 Bali 6th November 2009Having 'done' Myanmar David decided to look at where AirAsia fly to from Bangkok. Bali came up as ridiculously cheap so we just had to go. Added to which Ann wanted to be somewhere exotic for her 60th so Bali seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Overnighted at the very comfortable if strangely named Great Residency airport hotel at Bangkok we arrived in Bali to yet another h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-453001.html We live in Bali and know of a very good condo for rent on the beach of Sanur.If you want more info email the owner villabaligmail.comSanur is a cool place to go the sea is calm there are lot of restaurants and places to hang out. The beach is 5km long and you can cycle everywhere. It's well located to visit the rest of the island too. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-440144.html Stan Myself and Gary were going to Bali to meet up with Sharon and Scott who were on a 9 month backpacking trip. During this trip they were going to at last have the wedding they'd dreamed of for the last 3 years. We'd never actually backpacked before so this was going to be a whole new experience. Originally the wedding was going to take place on Phi Phi Island Thailand December 2005. Howev http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-439876.html Where do i start The beginning It's so hectic here you forget where you are sometimes Or at least our driver did We fly into Bali in the evening and not really wanting to get here and find accommodation transport etc etc we had it all prebooked. Arrive to the driver holding a sign. Mr Whidrab. That's another name for the list. He led us to the car to take us to Sanur for our lodgings for the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-436400.html Greetings using the wifi at dunkin donuts in Sanur. Sanur is a quieter area in Bali on the east coast only about half an hour from where we were in kuta. This is just a quick post to say that we are alive and well. We're so relaxed we have no idea what day it is. We went for adam's last arm follow up appointment today and it's looking a lot better. We don't have any more appointments and Adam sho http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-424373.html We arrived in Sanur with 16 days to kill before our flight to Australia. The challenge was deciding which beach to sit on for all those days.... it's a tough life travelling As we strolled along the shore looking at the miles of beach we were approached by a number of touts offering us cheap rooms so we checked a few before finding a little gem tucked away down a back alleyway called Little http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-421912.html Thursday July 16thWe had a wonderful nights sleep and woke to the sound of the waves crashing on the first white beach we'd seen since coming to Bali. Ahhh... sweet bliss. With stiff legs we stumbled down the stairs to breakfast. Afterwards we said goodbye to Tani because she was catching the shuttle to Ubud and we were of to Sanur a coastal area in eastern Denpasar.There's something about Pada http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-419326.html After a long 20 hour journey I made it to Bali yesterday afternoon I'm so excited to just be here. My plans are unfolding very nicely. I'm glad I've decided to splurge on this trip and really treat myself. The hotel I'm staying at is gorgeous. No matter how hot it is thankfully the pool is always cool. The people are so friendly and the food is delish I learned a lot about Balinese cu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-383582.html Last night in Bali. Apparently the tropical heat not really all that hot actually mid 80's for the high and humidity much like Houston conspire to make me lazier and lazier. At the Denpasar airport expect to stand in line for at least 45 minutes for visa on arrival and this is low season too. Getting around to my first stop Ubud was extremely easy. Hello Taxi you hear this every 2 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-379051.html Zadnji dan v Singapurju se ni zacel nic kaj bistveno drugace kot vsi ostali prej mini zajtrk v hostlu tokrat v bolj okrnjeni izvedbi ker sva odsli se preden se je recepcija odprla kar pomeni da so naju toast namaz voda pricakali v kuhinji potem pa zaresni zajtrk na marketu. Tam sva stegnili se ene noodles to go za na letalisce potem pa na bus do Johor Bahruja JB za frende.Sedli sva http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-375065.html Hi everyoneToday was another adventure filled day. We started off the day not knowing what we were going to do in this tropical paradise when the weathers not so great...We decided to carry the bloody surfboards down to poppies 2 about 2 km to sell them you were right dad Along the way we got a pleasant surprise as we re united with Tector in the busy down town Kuta Kris purchased some fo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-374158.html 'Mandala Desa' the small hotel that was for sale was fully booked at the beginning of our trip. We therefore first stayed at 'Puri Kelapa' in Sanur a resort that consists of houses in Balinese style in a tropical garden with a nice common swimming pool. We rented a small house with a bedroom a bathroom and a terrace for US30 per night this price even included breakfast Very basic and not http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-368950.html I received email today from paul Koulbanis and he was surprised to hear I was in Bali. I realized I hadn't included him on the blog distribution list. He asked if I had hooked up with Kurt and it got me thinking about these two remarkable guys. Paul first went to Hawaii as a college freshman enrolled in Maui Community College. He lasted a week or so and came home. But as soon as he finished c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-367634.html Happy Australia day hope everyone is enjoying themselves listening to hottest 100 at big day out or watching the cricket for those that like that stuff.... It is our last day in Bali as we fly to Singapore tonight and then to Brisbane on a midnight special so looking forward to that. Since our last blog we had a chilled out second day in Kuta got a massage walked on the beach watched a m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-367243.html Susan left two days ago and I know that she is grateful for her time here but she misses Bali dearly. Getting up early and going for a bike ride followed by a walk on the Sanur beach path was one of her favorite things to do here. So this morning I got early and did the same figuring I could give her and you all a morning beach report from Sanur Bali. The Sun is about 15 degrees off the hori http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-367153.html Part of traveling's attraction is being exposed to the new and different. Here are some of the things we've witnessed here that we probably wouldn't see in Westerly RI USA.1. Families of four traveling by motorbike. The father drives the mother sits behind him the oldest child stands on the floor board and the infant is wedged between the mother and father. This is done in traffic so horre http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-361278.html Today we had our rescheduled meeting with our functions guy at the hotel so we dragged ourselves out of bed a bit earlier to make sure we weren't late. We ate breakfast whilst watching the clock and got back in plenty of time. We did a tour of the hotel so we could decide on the venue for the ceremony. We decided on the beautiful paved and landscaped area between the pool and the fish pond it http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-360895.html We slept in today until about half eight and then headed over to breakfast. My hubby loves anything remotely connected to a buffet so breakfast is always a big deal to him and to a lesser extent my daughter I can take it or leave it I rarely do a buffet justice or get my money's worth. I do love the omelets the guys at the egg station make but after a big stuffed omelet I'm only good for a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-359909.html A successful surf trip needs waves of course. But unless you are traveling alone the mates notice the Australian influence here you travel with become critically important. it has been said that it is not an adventure until something goes wrong and when shit does go wrong you want those around you to be cool calm and thoughtful. You also want companions who are similar to you in many ways. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-359593.html Is there anything more difficult than traveling I donrsquot think so. First there is the lsquogetting ready to gorsquo stage. I always give myself about 10 of the time I need to get all this shit done. When I realize I donrsquot have enough time I start to waste time by making lists of the stuff that needs to get done. Cancel the newspaper subscription finish that project at work http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Sanur/blog-359467.html