Blogs from Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 6

We flew into Denpasar this afternoon. This place is amazing. We have rooms at a place run by nuns and we even have air conditioning. I will definately appreciate it knowing that I am not going to have that luxury much longer. After a cool shower we walked to a local restaurant where we had a great dinner outside, while watching the traffic fly past and the stray dogs sniff around. A particularly scruffy one was just chased out of the back kitchen by the young woman who served us. Tomorrow we fly to Dili, East Timor. ... read more

Yup. Bali. Beach haven. We are lucky with the weather and just got in ahead of a 10,000 delegate Globel Warming Conferance that starts on December 3rd. We will miss most of the security that will be in place, with such measures as barbed wire across the roads etc. We still feel safe because whenever our vehicle goes into a parking lot security men scan the underneath for bombs. Ya never know if you are next. lol First day on the the beach was R&R. Second day was an excursion to some shops and temples in the Eastern part of Bali. It seems they believe alot in Black magic and Voodoo. I had a talk with our guide who seems quite adament that his family is cursed and his sister has been suffering blindness because of ... read more

I made it to Bali safe and sound. It is +33 today, so far.....it's not even lunchtime yet!! My kuta cabbie tried to sucker me into a different hotel by telling me the one I was going to sucked...., he really had me worried!! But once I was there.....WOW!!!! for $18 a night is is like a resort it is soooo saweeet! The internet here is not by any means high speed, and it took me forever to get to this webpage!! So I probably won't update or expecially be putting pictures on from here.....I am kinda really really excited about my hotel!!!! I think I might spend a couple days at one of the pools. The beach here is full of hawkers and they grab you, literally, to sell you stuff. And of course I ... read more

Balilla on ollut aivan ihastuttavaa. Ubudissa saatiin kulumaan viisi paivaa kavellen, katsellen ja shoppaillen. Noiden paivien aikana paasin tekemaan lahempaa tuttavuutta niin apinan kuin gekonkin kanssa. Toinen niista kiipesi pitkin reitta reppua tutkiskelemaan ja toinen hyppasi poydalta suoraan rinnuksille. Rahaa pistin jalleen menemaan jos jonkin moiseen ihanuuteen ja kotiin lahti viiden kilon painoinen paketti. Ei siis mitaan uutta auringon alla... Kaksi edellista paivaa ollaan vietetty snorklaten itarannikolla sijaitsevassa Amedin kylassa. Merenalainen elama on kylla mahdottoman kiinnostavaa. Upeita kaloja ja kauniita koralleja. Hyvin olisi voinut viela pari paivaa uiskennella - vaan Australia odottaa. Lisaan kuvia jahka paasen edullisemman yhteyden aarelle...... read more

To whom it may concern, mainly Nige and Shawna: I am sorry about the appaling spelling, punctuation and grammar in all of my blogs. I can write in 'correct' english when I want to. However while away travelling I have to balance the tasks of keeping a blog, and actually doing the things I write about. This means I rarely if ever proof read, or even think about what I write. So shove your grammar up your nostrils (or something slightly ruder...). So to my final full day in Bali. After breakfast Suni took me to see his friend Alit Satria who is a painter and sculptor. We went to his home/studio and Alit showed me his extensive range of work which covered a number of styles from the traditional to modern. He has undertaken a ... read more