Blogs from Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 15

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur December 11th 2007

Hi! We would like to start this blog off with a request/ challenge. We have a good friend in Olympia who has a son named Jayson. He is currently in 3rd grade and learning about our world. He has recently started a worldwide stamp collection and we’ve been trying to help him by sending a postcard from each country that we have traveled to. I would like to ask that each of you write down his address and when you travel outside the US in the next few months please send him a postcard from whatever country you are in. I know that many of you have friends and family living and traveling abroad. Would you please send this request to them and ask them to send him a card. We would like to see if ... read more

Swimming in Sanur and Kecak in Uluwatu

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur October 20th 2007

Jeff and Garuda

iamlauracita

We flew from Singapore to Denpasar airport in Bali on October 16th. We learned from another passenger on the flight that nearly all hotels in Bali were booked due to the Muslim holiday Hari Raya, since many Indonesians were spending their holiday in Bali. Our usual method of taking a taxi to a hotel-filled area and wandering until we found one might not work this time, it seemed. After getting our luggage we began visiting tourist counters at the airport, a practice we generally avoid. One after another had nothing available except for posh $60 plus hotel rooms. We finally found a hotel with two $25 rooms still available, in the seaside city of Sanur. We snatched up one of the rooms, and recruited another hotel-less couple to take the other. The four of crowded into ... read more

Week 1 - Bali

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur September 30th 2007

Hotel on Sanur Beach

lawkill

The full story of our week in bali.... After arriving at midnight we picked up our bags and met our guide (James) out the front of the airport. He took us to our hotel where we checked in. By this point we had been awake for about 34+ hours, so, you would of thought we were ready to hit the sack. Nah! got a beer out the fridge and headed to the lobby and toasted the start of our travels. Sunday Awoke at 11am after a well needed sleep, too late for breakfast so we hit the pool for some sunbathing... yeah! Pool isn't heated at all, but after laying in 34 degrees for an hour its very welcoming. Monday Pretty much the same, dinner in the pool side bar with a bottle of red vino ... read more

Bali

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur September 24th 2007

Staying in paradise

Tag

Hey All Have finally arrived in Sydney and have a pc that really has broadband, not just pretending, like the one at the hotel in Bali. And what can I say about Bali, it was awesome. Hotel, weather (30 all week), room, facilities, service, food, even the gym, was fantastic. We had a really chilled week in Bali, the main aim being to get over the jetlag before arriving in Sydney (and maybe get a bit of a tan (or sunburn in Laz's case!!)) We ventured out mid week in Bali, for a bit of fun and a bit of culture. 1st, white water rafting down the Ayung River. The water level was fairly low but there were a few rapids in places and our tour certainly knew how to hit them. We were sharing the ... read more

Spaghetti Balinese

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur September 17th 2007

The crap pool

lawkill

Hello to all, Just thought i would start my blog off with a small entry about our stay so far in Bali. Hotel is crap weather is rubbish and the staff are useless. Im sure thats what you would like me to say but i cant, its awesome here and i have already managed to get sun burn lol :) Adding a few photos for you to look at, i will make a bigger more detailed entry as to our adventures here once we get to Oz, which, im sure will be just as crap.... read more

Arak...ATTACK!!!

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur August 8th 2007

Kecak Dance

Pekrul Bros

The last few days in Ubud we spent walking around the local villages and checking out a traditional Balinese Kecak Dance. The Kecak is a dramatization of an ancient hindu story and features fire walking and young women performing dances while in a trance. It was pretty interesting. While exploring the villages we walked through rice paddies and terraces while pondering who decided to bury grass in stagnant mud and then eat it in the first place. By the looks of the paddies I am not sure that would have crossed my mind. We also walked through the temple in Ubud where somebody let us go back into the royal family's courtyard. After 4 days inland we were thirsting for some waves but seeing some of the heavier breaks in the south we decided to head ... read more

Bali

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur July 15th 2007

Bexterwexter

Well after our great flight with Qantas we arrived in Bali at some hour of the morning! There is a set rate for taxis at the airport and we wanted to be some where that was not built up but not too far away as it was very late so we opted for Sanur opposed to the busy Kuta! we got a taxi and he took us to the cheapest place he knew! In the dark Bali looked a lot more built up than we had thought it would be, we arrived at the hotel and had to wake up the owners they showed me 2 rooms one with a/c and one without! He asked a lot for the room rate, well alot from what we have been used too and we had no choice really ... read more

Sanur - And the death of Nikki.

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur May 22nd 2007

Matt in his Kayak/Canoe

Matt and Leanne

Sunday 20th Left Ubud about 10am and an hour or so later arrived at Sanur. We didn't really know what to expect, it's not mentioned in our guide and there isn't great deal of information available about it, but it loked good in postcards. So that is where we went. Pretty uninspring place really. It was supposed to be the first 'purpose built resort town', but then a town called Nusa Dua was built and overshadowed it completely. Pretty, fairly pleasant, just a bit too quiet. It would be great for the elderly. Found a 'homestay', which is basically a generic name here for a hotel that doesn't have a swimming pool, it was nice enough. Called Santi which was behind a shop. It had Swastiki symbols on the headboard on the doors, everywhere, but it ... read more

Relax v Sanure

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur May 3rd 2007

plaz.....

Palo Sandra Roman a Jitka

Selamat sore, ...taaak konecne trocha kludu pri mori....(po ceste z BROMA plnej necakanych zvratov a prekvapeni..:)..... Mestecko Sanur lezi na juznom pobrezi ostrova Bali len asi 7 km od Denpasaru.....a je to take kludne letovisko pre ludi ktori chcu mat trochu kludu.... My sme okolo obeda vyrazili na obhliadku plazi (niektore vilky pri plazi stoja fakt za to...jedna noc stoji tak okolo 100 USD) a do mesta vybavit par formalit....i taka vymena penazi nie je jednoducha ako sa na prvy pohlad zda...(z niekolko minutovej zalezitosti sa stava zalezitost na hodinku)....."moneychangers" maju niekolko trikov ako dobre okradnut cloveka.....napriklad s oblubou vymienaju tlacitka na kalkulackach (miesto tlacitka = maju tlacitko vyvolania udaju z pamete a naopak)...tiez s oblubov pocas pocitania menia kurzy v zavislosti od hodnoty bankoviek a podobne...s Romanom sme presli asi 3 - 4 ziskuchti ... read more

Salamat Pagi Bali

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Sanur February 8th 2007

Garden stutue

batsdownunder

Good morning from Bali 125,000 miles, 25hrs travelling - Bali beckoned and we arrived safe and sound during the early hours of Sunday morning (4th Feb). The heat (over 30c all day and not much cooler at night) plus the loss of 8hrs in time has taken us a few days to adjust. The beatiful and fascinating island is worth the effort. We spent the first 3 days enjoying the peacful hotel garden, pools and beach. On Monday eve we dined on the beach eating grilled Red Snapper & Mahi Mahi with candlelight and live music. After seeing sunrise (Tuesday) we put on our 'intrepid explorers' hats and ventured further afield. Its quite difficult to get anywhere by public transport- no railway sytem, very little in the way of local buses- lots of local minibuses that ... read more

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