Blogs from Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 44

Hello everyone, I just wanted to update you with my adventures so far… I flew from London to Singapore where I stayed just a couple of days, enough time to walk around the city and see landmarks such as Raffles Square and the Harbour front. They have a metro system just like London which makes it very easy to get around. From Singapore I took a boat to Puala Batam in Indonesia to catch a little plane to take us to the island of Java. It didn’t take long and felt like I was in a bus in the sky! My first stop in Java was the capital city called Jakarta. My goodness how busy and big it was! So many motorbikes, cars, buses and trains, I had to be very careful. I couldn’t stay too ... read more

Hello!!! Well, we made it out of the airport, unscathed by too much frisking to endure a flight via Frankfurt next to a very drunken Scotsman who had been affected by the Scotch mist, takeing the liberty to touch up every female within his reach..then a 12 hour stint sandwiched between two rather stinky and stary Germans and more or less a plane full of Germans until we arrived at Singapore. Note I'm not being prejudiced about either nationality, simply stating the facts that both were very smelly and quite rude. Anyway, with great excitement we bundled our way out of the impressive airport and caught the metro to just outside Little India. Singapore was full of life, lots of lights and markets and so many food outlets that you could eat somewhere different everyday of ... read more

Jason and I were quite excited for Bali. Because his parents were planning to stay in a hotel rather than a cheap backpacker's guesthouse, they offered to assist us with our room financially. We decided on the four-star Kuta Beach Club, and for only $38 US per night, it was fit for a king. Kuta Beach Club had two pools (one with a dive-in bar attached), a pool table, a spa parlour and a fantastical restaurant. This was definitely the nicest accomodation we had stayed in on our entire year-long trip. We only had three nights in Bali, so the night we arrived, we went on a journey to find fun-filled activities to occupy us for the next two days. On our walk after dark, around the markets, loads of Balinese men would come up to ... read more

"Transport!" "Massage!" "Manicure!" "I teach you surf!" The hawkers' endless call come at us from every direction here in Bali. The packed jalan, which translates as street but which are really little more than alleyways, are lined with stalls selling everything from watches, earrings, and purses to obscene and nonsensical bumpers stickers ("my cock vomit", anyone?). The shopkeepers and shoppers battle for space between zooming motorbikes and honking SUVs. The pace outside of our hotel is best described as frantic - everyone jostling for attention, space, money. It is thrilling and exhilarating to see so much activity after such quiet times in Darwin & Airlie. We're yet to find something that costs more than $10 - even the "Versace" jeans are just $8! Our hotel, Sorga Cottages, is nestled in between a zillion other walled-in hotels ... read more

Hello everyone from the other side of the world, My Glum of this week was getting Heatstroke and having the craziest fevers somewhere around 40 deg celsius. My Glow however was a sweet night surf with a few Sweeds and Canadians. summary: Kuta is the place, and its is a lively city, packed with competitive shops selling the latest surfboards, clothing, watches, sunglasses, and almost whatever else you can imagine. At a first impression the local people here can seem pushy and intruding, offering you cheap prices before you ve even entered their stores, but after a short stay you realize that they are in a very competitive business and that everyone with fair skin is a possible sale. They love to Bargin prices, and a starting price can be easly determined for them through the ... read more