Blogs from Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 6

Hola desde Bali de nuevo!! Ya no se ni en que isla estoy ni cuantas llevamos ya en este viaje... Hoy hemos vuelto de las gilis en fast ferry a Sanur, Bali (que es una isla, no nos olvidemos), y manyana pillamos otro ferry a otra isla cerca de Bali, Nusa Lembongan. Es lo que tiene que tu destino sea indonesia, claro, un pais con 17.000 islas. Creo que contando singapur, hemos estado en 6 islas ya. Manyana a por la septima! Los dias en las Gilis nos han sentado fenomenal. Estamos morenas!! Cambiamos nuestra rutina de Ubud por nuestra rutina Gilis, y una vez encontrada la guesthouse asequible y bien situada (con una duenya escocesa que nos trataba como a sus hijas y que nos conto toda su historia vital), nos dedicamos a playear cada ... read more

Sanur is a touristy beach town in south Bali. The main drag, Danau Tamblingan, is filled with restaurants, travel agencies and spas. We spent our time on the beach relaxing and in the spa indulging. I thought about diving Nusa Penida, an island near the coast, but the strong currents in the area deterred me. I did get to snorkel off a glass bottom boat with my folks. We stayed at Kayu Sugih guesthouse which felt like a spa. It’s quiet, clean and green. I highly recommend it (kayusugih2002@ymail.com). The overall feel of Sanur was relaxing. Although there are a lot of tourists, everyone is there for the same reason, to worship the sun. I saw a quote hanging on a piece of fabric in a shop on the main drag. It really struck me and ... read more

So since mark last blogged what’s been going on?? The Ozi Inn has been running at full capacity so as usual Mark has been exhausted most days. The one thing for us to look forward to being our Asian Adventure meant that we had a lot to do even before we packed. As Mark had handed in his notice to Sunny, who was not angry but a little upset by Marks departure a replacement had to be found. After some consideration and deliberating Sunny asked a 31 year old Italian guy who had been at the hostel for some months if he would like the job. Mark and I wondered if this was such a great idea considering that Gianluca’s English was a little on the poor side but it’s Sunnys’ business so we let him ... read more

Glad to be leaving Kuta we hunted down a taxi to Sanur- fed up of the local transport cartels we had decided on taking a luxury ride. Finding a taxi is not a difficult task in Bali. Even when you are walking up a one way street, drivers going in the opposite direction will constantly honk at you or shout out their windows. It is not just taxis either. People also offer you rides on the back of their motorbikes, or offer to rent you a motorbike. We got in a metered taxi and took the 10 minute ride to Sanur which cost around 60,000 rupiah, but would have cost more if Luke hadn't have caught the driver taking needless u-turns to wait in traffic. Arriving in Sanur we were hot and exhausted after our night ... read more

It is not my intention to belittle 2010, but for me it was kind of the B-year ... There was a lot of *Babies (of friends) * BALI! – summer 2010 *Ballet - didn’t I go to the Swan Lake at the Luxor? *Banks - weren’t they a lot in the news? *Bed: I spent some days sick in bed * BILBAO - Autumn 2010 *Burka ban (proposals) * BOLOGNA - New Year’s 2010/2011! *Boysenberry – the exception that confirms the rule ... What about Bali, Bilbao, and Bologna? Find below a random bundle of highlights: * @Bali - The Blanco museum, buildings for sacred doings (temples), beauty spas (massages), bars, burning (cremation), beaches, and bonanza. * @Bilbao - Bay of Biscay, Brilliant architecture, Bravo Guggenheim!, Basque (and bask) food, white bridge (zubizuri), and shopping ... read more