Blogs from Lovina, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 4

October 16 Miracles happen. I am on the bus to Lovina, I have my scarf and I have a marriage proposal to consider. The night before I left Ubud for Mungwi, I met a young man in the street. He was looking for customers in the rain. Customers who might want to go rafting, be driven somewhere, that kind of thing. Not a rent boy! He was very sweet. I told him I was from Monkey Island, he which is something I do to mess with the locals’ heads. Sometimes they laugh, sometimes they look worried, sometimes they ask if that is in Holland. This one smiled and said his name was Monkey Boy, no Hanuman the monkey god, no Nyoman, and next he’s telling me his life story and how his wife left for someone ... read more

a very nice and quiet Village. I visited a lot of Waterfalls and Temples. I have done a Dolphin Trip at one morning. Was very cool. Maybe 100 Dolphins around our Boot :) Nice Days in Lovina. ... read more

Day 12 Lovina Beach We basically did nothing all day except lay around and drink beer. I read and Peter went to the pool where he chatted with some Aussies and met an older Canadian man traveling alone. We noticed a lot of people traveling alone here. One lady summed it up. It’s safe. She told me she is divorced her kids are grown and she feels comfortable going to Bali by herself because of this. I have to agree. I saw no threats or reason for anyone to be afraid of the area. Just the drivers! The staff at the hotel is so accommodating. I noticed this every where you go. They are one step ahead of you. It’s like they are anticipating your every move. When you go into the local businesses they go ... read more

Lovina, Northern Balinese coast Wednesday 25th February 2009 Since returning to Bali from Flores, we have been chilling out in Lovina on the North coast. We were a bit concerned that, having left Flores sooner than planned, due to washed out roads and travel difficulties there, we would be disappointed with our final Indonesian week in Bali, since Flores is so scenically beautiful and we would have liked to spend longer there. We needn’t have worried because northern Bali is so very different to the frenetic tourist hubs of the south and the scenery across the central mountains is pretty spectacular. Lovina is a quiet little seaside town nestled between the mountains and the sea. The weather has been glorious, sunny mornings and cooling rain in the afternoons, and the seas are calm. The coral reef ... read more

We headed to Lovina for a few days in the hope of escaping the rain for a while. The weather was much better during the day time but still we experienced heavy rains during the evenings - we didnt mind so much as we chose a place to stay in kalibukbuk with an amazing balcony where we were happy to while away several hours. While looking for the room we also found a great and good value place to eat - AJ's pizza (sounds western but in fact was a really small warung (only 2 tables!) that did great Indonesian food (like Pepes, nasi gorang and gado gado) and nice pizza too). The owners (mother and daughter - Addy and Maddy) couldn't do enough for us - looking after our bags while we tramped around for ... read more