Blogs from Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 45

Wel i can safely say i have never had a new years eve quite like this one! We are staying at a hotel in Kuta, with hot showers and air con and its own pool - the best place so far. On New Years Eve, the locals were all selling great quantities of cardboard horns and plastic trumpets, which everyone was blowing non stop throughout the day/evening and in some cases the following day! Come the strike of midnight, nearly every bar was deserted as everyone descended on the beach to see in the new year and watch the fireworks. The problem was that most of them were locals - who had all travelled to the beach on their motorbikes, and so within a few minutes the streets were seas of bikes all trying to get ... read more

When planning and outlining our trip around the world we ran into the difficulty of getting from Thailand to Perth. Very few carriers go into Perth from Thailand, most of them fly into Sydney or Melbourne. The best option, that was also one of the few affordable options, was to fly via Indonesia to Western Australia. With no additional charge on our ticket, we were able to enjoy a nice 5 day layover in Bali. Five days we learned was not nearly enough time to see much of what Bali had to offer. However, we had a chance to take a surf lesson, observe a traditional Balinese dance and then get roped into trying Bali-style dancing ourselves in front of the rest of the audience and even enjoy an Indonesian reistafel! We began our stay in ... read more

Well im in Bali and i haven't done a damn thing. I sleep as late as i want, wake to go get food, sit on the beach, and watch a handful of movies. I watched 4 movies the other day back to back to back. Any Given Sunday, Oliver Stone, Cameron Diaz, James Woods, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, etc. etc. What a great film. Thank you for Smoking with Aaron Eckhart. Really really good. Aaron Eckhart was nominated for a Golden Globe for it this week. Also 16 Blocks with Bruce Willis and Mos Def. And one of my holiday favorites, Elf with Will Ferrell. What a great movie. All in one day/night. As nerdy as you all, besides some(Ashton, Huck, Ben, Matt Sauers, and Shimmie), might think it is, it is a dream for me. ... read more

Hey again... So, Today and yesterday i went surfing... Even had a lesson today. Turns out Its no where near as easy as guys make is look... I was pretty rubbish... infact so rubbish that i got a free lesson... I recon i stood up on the board for a good second... mayb even 2... But that may be pushing it!. Ne who I think i'll go for me free lesson tomorrow... and then at least i'll know what i should do... for a bit more. It was annoying surfing cos i knew what i was doing wrong.. just my body wasn't quite sure about doing it... I think i've mayb watched too much surfing so, i was trying to run before i could walk (not literally.. walkng in water is hard enough). Who knows.. Hopefully ... read more

Hey dudes.. I'm here in Bali which is Surf central.. Everything is surfign here.. which is pretty awesome... Turns out the sun is strong as well, it was cloudty today to start with so, i figured no need for suncream... by the time we ambled to the beach after visiting a million surf shops it was kinda sunny and we sat on the beach for an huor or so. so, i have tanned shoulders which may possibly be a bit red but, hey what you gonna do. So yer today also has been the highlight of Jens trip as she met Boyd from neighbours (who said..."call me Carl... tho turns out what he really said was Call me kyal but Jen (she's watching me type this) wasn't listening much...too busy looking at (in her words) "his ... read more