Blogs from Nusa Lembongan, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 5

Sam's turn to write: Sometimes conversation with people here can be downright silly. We don't speak Indonesian (much) and they generally don't speak English (much). We met an Indonesian fellow on a bus in Jogja who insisted his name was "Adam". Here's an excerpt: Adam: (pointing to a large grocery store) "Dis es place foh shopping. You like shopping?" Me: "Well...yeah. I kind of do like to go grocery shopping." Adam: (long pause. Blank stare. He didn't understand) Adam: "You like shopping?" Me: "...Yes..." Adam: (looking very pleased now) "Why do you like shopping?" Me: "....well...I guess I like to buy food and spices to cook with" Adam: (smiles and nods. I'm pretty sure he didn't understand) (a horse drawn carriage rolls by) Adam: (pointing to the horse) "You like horse?" Me: "...uh..." (sure, why not, ... read more

Lieve allemaal! Laatste week Bali... Na een ultra health kuur in Ubud vond ik het toch weer tijd worden voor een feestje en heb ik wat mensen die ik eerder had ontmoet opgezocht in Kuta (al hadden ze die 'a' best weg mogen laten), wat de feestplaats, het Lloret, het Chersonisos van Bali is waar je de Australiers en de Britten/Ieren in hun puurste vorm kunt waarnemen; dronken.... stomdronken... Absolutely shitfaced, zoals ze dat zelf noemen, en er dan zeer triomfantelijk bij kijken... Ondanks alle waarschuwingen vond ik toch dat ik het zelf mee moest maken, en dus heb ik me kostelijk vermaakt met een 'fishbowl of booze' die zo lichtgevend groen was (zie foto) dat het raar zou zijn als ik zelf niet groen zag die avond. Maar na die ene fishbowl was ik het ... read more

March 24-27th Stayed in Nusa Dua over Balinese New Year which involves 'quiet day' where everyone stays at home and does nothing!!! We had booked a large hotel for this reason as we didn't fancy doing nothing and having to eat crisps in our room for dinner!! At our hotel it was business as usual... the gym was open too so that was good. I won a free massage in the 'guess the weight of a melon competition' 5.125 and I guessed 5.1!!!! March 28th -29th Caught boat to Lembongan island- we got the speedboat by accident- it was the same price as the slower boat- there was some scam going on but we seemed to benefit from it. We ended up inMushroom bay which is not where we wanted to be originally but we found ... read more

When we got off the bus from Probolinggo in Java, we were swamped by taxi drivers...one of them got my attention by saying “excuse me miss, taxi with meter”. “Meter” is not a word which is commonly used by taxi drivers in Asia until you twist their arm. Normally we make an effort to avoid using the taxi drivers who harass you, but this guy was polite which was a nice change so we all climbed into his taxi and, amazingly, he turned the meter on. He got us to our street in Sanur easily enough, however couldn’t seem to find the hotel. He kept saying to call the hotel...which we were reluctant to do because we figured he would charge us an exorbitant amount for the phone call. However, we eventually gave in and he ... read more