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Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak March 9th 2013

Leider kamen wir vor lauter Attraktionen und Sehenswürdigkeiten in Singapur nicht dazu einen Blog-Eintrag zu schreiben. Den holen wir jetzt nach: Der Flug von Siem Reap nach Singapur über Pnom Penh lief reibungslos! In Singapur angekommen mussten wir uns erstmal mit dem Bus- und Bahnnetz anfreunden. Als dies geschehen war, ging die Fahrt und anschliessende Suche nach unserem Hotel los! Zahlreiches Nach-dem-Weg-fragen hat uns letztendlich um 22:00Uhr an unser Ziel geführt! Das Hotelzimmer war -ich sags mal so- gemütlich, doch leider war die Decke voller Schimmel. Ohne Probleme haben wir aber dann ein neues Zimmer bekommen, dieses auch (fast) ohne Schimmel, aber genauso klein. Der Wecker für den nächsten Morgen war gestellt, denn wir hatten viel vor. Wir kauften ein 2 Tages-Ticket für den Hop on Hop off Bus und haben erstmal alle Routen abgeklappert, um ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak February 18th 2013

Arrived in Bali late Friday night, first time with Jetstar, wasn't too bad! Got business class for $1000, all good which we were all very surpised about, Simon and Lee managed to get two seats behind us so all worked well. Raining a bit here each night but days have been lovely and hot. Simon and Gloria fronted up to the dentist Saturday morning 10.00.a.m. , Simon one root canal and crown and one filling $430, Gloria 6 root canals and crowns and teeth whitening, have temporaries in and go back later in the week to have all fitted. Lee and Simon great company and have been out for some lovely dinners already, new restaurant called Gastroteque, absolutely sensational, amazing!!! also to a couple of old favourites Dahana and to Mamasan tonight. Have one of our ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak January 29th 2013

After a couple of months in Perth we were excited to head back to Asia for a new adventure!...Hoping to learn about different cultures, explore some amazing food and meet diverse people. We flew into Bali for a quick stop over before heading over to the island of Lombok by a tiny propellor plane! As soon as we were up in the air we were down again! (Which was good because the airline we flew with is banned in Europe due to safety reasons!) We were surprised when we landed in Lombok to see how undeveloped it was...there were no high rise buildings, just miles and miles of beautiful green lush rice fields with tiny shacks for the workers dotted here and there. We got a taxi to the north of the island taking in the ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak January 28th 2013

A semana vagando entre campos de arroz e templos hindus (post anterior) tinha sido tão intensa e a experiência em Bali tão intoxicante que simplesmente não sabíamos o que fazer em seguida. Rasgar o roteiro e passar os últimos 15 dias por lá? Metade do cérebro dizia que sim, mas no fundo não perderíamos a chance de conhecer outros destinos, ainda mais tão distantes de casa. O empecilho é que o clima nas ilhas do Sudeste Asiático não andava dos melhores, as monções caíram para valer nesta temporada e o deslocamento para a próxima parada do roteiro - Borneo, na Malásia, paraíso do mergulho - exigiria algumas conexões aéreas que não empolgavam sobretudo quando considerada a perspectiva real de dias nublados/chuvosos adiante. Isso posto, rasgamos o roteiro escrito e impresso no Brasil e decidimos, então, continuar ... read more
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Pura Luhur Uluwatu

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak January 20th 2013

So much has happened in the last nine days. I will have to segment this into two parts, or it will be much too large. Part 1: Jakarta to Seminyak Our flight from Manila to Jakarta was disastrous, with Kris having recently been afflicted by chest pain, origin unknown. She fares poorly on flights when healthy, so she barely survived this one, the poor thing. We came out in the Soehkarna International Airport which was a drab, scarcely decorated, poorly designed place. Managing to ask for direction from a custom's worker who barely spoke english, we were taken upstairs to a second level where we were promptly ripped off for a taxi. We had a domestic flight to Yogyakarta that same night, four hours after we arrived, and the domestic terminal had to be driven to. ... read more
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Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak October 29th 2012

So after our whistlestop tour of WA it was a steady trip back through Indonesia in time for our flight home at the end of the month. First stop Bali and Seminyak. Apparently not quite as crazy as Kuta but with an upmarket feel about it. This was bang on. Hotel wasn't great, "The Haven", bigged itself up to be an exclusive hotel in central Seminyak which it was not. Room was nice but noisy and it was on the very edge of town. But exploring we went and after a recommendation we headed to Potato Head Beach Club! Mmmmm, money money money = this chill out pool and beach party day. You got your own sun (double) beds for the day, cocktails a plenty which flowed along with your cash! View was amazing, sunset awesome ... read more
View From Gili Air
Gili T Transport
Gili T Beach

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak April 25th 2012

I was in Bali last 14-17 April 2012 and I travel with my friend via Air Asia coming from Singapore. The weather was extremely hot and at times drizzling. But still, me and my friend has enjoyed the 4 days and 3 nights in Bali. I have written down my experiences in Bali in a detailed day by day activities. I hope it could help you in small ways when you visit Bali. Some photos for you to see as well. Bali Day 1: The Free and Easy Upon arrival in Ngurai Rah Denpasar International Airport you will be greeted by a very nice Balinese architecture from the entrance to the interior. We arrived in our hotel Fave Seminyak pass 12 in the afternoon, so were really hungry. After we checked in we decided to take ... read more
Bali Rice Terraces
Gunung Kawi Temple
inside Gunung Kawi Temple

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak April 8th 2012

Rachel has arrived! In predictable fashion we went out on the town a fair few times over the last few days..... Today is the first day i have felt up to writing on this blog. I was showing her around the area that i had been staying in for the past week, and took her to this specific bar on the beach called "La Vida Loca" turns out this bar has been all over the news in Auz because there was a shooting there 2 days before i arrived. I have been quieltly sipping my rum and cokes here for the whole week, compleatly oblivious. We decided it would be a good idea to go wake boarding in Nusa Dua, after carfull consideration i have come to the conclusion that this sport is not for me! ... read more
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Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak February 28th 2012

I was initially reticent to go to Bali, thinking that it would be trashy and cheap. After some hunting around, though, I found a great place to celelbrate my birthday. We flew over on Strategic Airlines, which had just rebadged itself as Air Australia. After some problems with the destination port, we eventually had our tickets honoured, but had to fly from Brisbane rather than Townsville. The plane was very basic, however we had a meal, some alcoholic beverages and a move (Red Dog) and a refuel stop at Darwin. Arrived at Denpasar airport and fought our way through to purchase our visa ($25US) and then made it out to the carpark. The slap of the tropical heat and hunidity was fairly intense. From the airport to the wonderful Villa Tenang was about a 45minute drive ... read more
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Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Seminyak December 31st 2011

Bali is beautiful very different from what we've seen so far in Asia. It's much more of a holiday destination,I think by the end of this me and Hiral will def be missing the other backpackers! Apart from lounging by the pool and on the beach we have taken a couple of tours. The tours here are pretty cool as you get your own driver and tour guide so you avoid the horrible tour bus!! On our first tour we went snorkelling,it's the first time I've been and I won't lie,when they dropped us off in the middle of the ocean I did get just a little bit scared,it was pretty choppy. We put our gear on and with hirals help we did it. It was pretty cool,there werent too many fish about but it was ... read more




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