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Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Amed March 27th 2008

We went to Amed right after our trip to the Monkey Forest! Mare's(guesthouse owner) brother took us in his car and it was an amazing two hour trip! Mare told us about Amed and that it was peaceful, pretty and good for diving(Katie is certified so wanted to dive). The view was incredible and we stopped a few times to take pictures...the rice fields were so green and rich that it was almost unreal, like it was a painting and we could touch them! We arrived at our guesthouse called Three Brothers and we got two bungalows right on the beach, literally! With our own ponds, open air bathrooms and great view of the beach, we couldn't have asked for more! We met one of the brothers(we think he is anyways) and he instantly reminded us ... read more

Amed, Bali

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Amed November 30th 2007

Ubud

Hellcat

On the 25th we traveled various back roads to Amed, on the N.E. coast of Bali. One town we drove through is famed for carved wood products and we laughed at a sign proudly declaring "Antiques made to order". Amed is an area described as "rustic Bali from 30 years ago" and we were really looking forward to snorkeling, as well as hiking in the foothills of Gunung Batur. On the way we visited Boseki - the Mother of all Temples, located on the upper slopes of the extinct volcano, Mt. Batur. After a long uphill hike, made all the longer by various touts attempting to sell us service or products to no avail, we reached the temple but a ceremony precluded our entering the main grounds. We are feeling "templed out" and find the temple ... read more

Dial- up Nightmares..

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Amed November 11th 2007

tjwells

I figured out this whole internet scheme. They charge you 500 rupiah/minute with a 10 minute minimum. The dial-up however loads about a page every ten minutes and before you know it, you've written 2 sentences, your page freezes and your back to square one. Their is moaning coming from the computer next to me..i think Crystal's computer is having a seizure. One day when we find DSL I can tell stories of small waves, volcano hiking and snorkeling on the reef...one day! Love you all!... read more

Bali Part 1 - Learning to Dive!

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Amed August 31st 2007

Mount Agung.

Jason and Vicky

Although it is only two weeks since our last published blog it is in fact a month in real time since we were in Sabah. That time has been spent on the wonderful island of Bali. Our time in Bali was split across three parts of the island and as such we will devote a blog to each one. The first of these three areas was a small fishing village called Amed on Bali's north east coast. We picked this village due to the fact that the area has some great dive sites and we intended to do our PADI Open Water course. Due to the lack of development (a good thing!!) there are just half a dozen small bungalow sites to stay in. We had booked ahead on a recommendation from Matt and Nicole but ... read more

Bali

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Amed August 15th 2007

Rice

TravelmasterPro2007

After 6 weeks of vietnam, cambodia, thailand a beach holiday was in order. it was time for bali, everyone knows bali - or do they. We were fortunate to accidently book a hotel three hours from tourism and 45 minutes from the nearest ATM. We were in Amed, where the sand is black like it should be, not covered in white sand like in Kuta and other tourist spots. We were in the middle of nowhere and boy did we like it. A kind man at the hotel called Wawan was a good friend thoughout the week. His english was not a good as we first thought and we later realised that he would say 'for sure' and 'its ok keep trying' to almost anything we said. On the first day he led us to the ... read more

Amed

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Amed July 11th 2005

Fisherman's Boat

Antti

30th June - 11th July 2005... read more

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