Blogs from Padangbai, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Rano na ranajky opat sendvic s omeletou (1 vajco) a trocha ovocia a mala flaskova voda (asi najdrahsia polozka ranajok). Do ok divers prichadzam cca po 7.30. Hned sa ma ujima moj buddy. Domaci chalan. Zacina skusanie topanok, okuliarov, obleku a jacketu (nafukovacia vesta, ktora udrzuje hlbku resp pomaha ist hore/dole). Cakanie na auto a smer vrak tulamben. V aute sofer, dvaja guidovia a dvaja potapaci. Ja a cinska australcanka. Ta tu uz ide asi 6 ponor, ma problem sa vsak zanorit. Sa dost tomu cudujem bo je to vysska vahova kategoria. Na miesto cinu ideme cez super dedinky, kde su fajnove terasovite ryzove polia, vacsina este zaliata vodou ale zas na dalsich usekoch uz pekne zelene. Urcite by som tuto trasu odporucil na motorku, fajn okolie, super serpentiny, len nevyhoda je velka premavka. Trasa bola ... read more

Konecne poriadne vyspaty smer ranajky. Tu uz sedel rakusan a holandanka, ktora tu uci ludi surfovat. Obaja odhadujem cez 50 rokov Na ranajky som mal na vyber bud palacinku (banan,ananas…) alebo sendvic s vajcom + kava,caj alebo voda. Volim bananovu palacinku a vodu (0.5l chladena) k tomu este dostavam miscicķu s ovocim (fakt mini kusky) Rakusan uz ma toho dost pocestovaneho, najviac sa mu lubila afrika (sudan). Po jedle smer ceremonia. Obkukam to pred chramom ked ma oslovi jeden starsi z miestnych. Vsetci muzi su obleceny v bielom, taktiez maju biele satky omotane okolo hlavy. Zeny zvacsa zlte saty. Ceremonia sa kona zhruba kazdeho pol roka, rano sa postupne ludia stretavaju a idu k plazi pustat kvety do vody. Odporuca mi aby si siel kupit sary (taka plachta co sa omotava okolo pasa,zakriva to nohy) Pokec ... read more

Whilst it’s Melbourne Cup Day in Australia, it’s time for us to bid farewell to Ubud. It has been such a pleasure spending a week here and we will definitely be back. Next time, we may stay out near the rice fields. We plan to take an Indonesian cooking class and visit the Subatu Water Temple, the Sungai Ayung river valley, and the Gunung Kawi temple/tomb complex. Apparently when you hire a driver in Bali they don’t always turn up. Luckily our second driver showed and were on our way to the beachside town of Padangbai. Most tourists only stay here for a night, en route to/from Lombok or the Gili islands. The same went for us as we had booked a boat to Gili Meno the next morning. When we arrived at our little family-run ... read more

We woke up early in Ubud and were picked up by our divemaster and his driver from Aquamarine Diving who drove us to Padangbai for our day diving trip. We arrived at a charming little outdoor beach bar where we put in our lunch order and enjoyed a light breakfast while waiting for the rest of the dive group to arrive. Once the whole group was there, we hopped on the Aquamarine diving boat and rode about 10 minutes off shore to our first dive site. The dive was positioned next to a mini shipwreck which was rich with micro marine life and smalls reefs. It was such a beautiful dive, very easy and enjoyable and definitely much warmer then the dives I did in Sydney while completing my open water certification! It was very reassuring ... read more

28 mars (À Senggigi, Lombok) Mon cadran sonne alors qu'il est 8h00AM. Je pose le pied hors de mon lit et, sursaut, une énorme coquerelle se met à traverser ma chambre diagonalement comme surprise par mon réveil alarmé. Une belle bête hypocrite et bien nourrit. Me voilà donc à découper une bouteille d'eau de plastique en deux, et à me servir du dessous pour attraper l'horrible saleté. En bobette. C'est d'un chic. Je réussit rapidement à l'enfermer sous le gobelet transparent. Et voilà, elle n'avait qu'à être plus discrète. Je vais sous la douche et, alors que je m'éponge au sortir de la salle de bain, je m'aperçois que le gobelet renversé est maintenant vide. Aucune trace de la coquerelle. Disparue, volatilisée, comme dans un film d'horreur de série B. Saleté. C'est que ça traverse les ... read more