Blogs from Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 250

Toya Bunkah Glorious morning with a fine blue mist over Danau Batur. Think I must have had nearly 12 hours sleep last night barring the interruptions from the numerous cockerals that seem to be just outside my window. Yesterday nearly went horribly wrong: I'd set my alarm for 3:30am, thinking that Nyoman was to knock at 3:45, waking me for the morning's treck, however the agreed time seemed to have shunted to 2:45am and so in the rush I missed a much needed warm shower as the night had been chilly under the thin blanket. I didn't really know what the plan was but we first stopped for water and suggary tea at a little shop in Toya Bunkah where I discovered I was supposed to catch the trecking bus to the foot of Batur. Half ... read more

Hey People, So I'm finally here after a few days in a plane. I arrived in Ubud on Saturday the first, just two days after a bunch of you poor bastards took your boards. Ubud is the art capital of Bali, and with that probably all of Indonesia. Much of it is pretty amazing, especially the wood carving, Batik, and painting. Beyond that the sheer quantity is amazing. At first I thought no island the size of Bali could possible produce the volume of art supplied by this place, and then it all became clear. They are all artists. By saying this I want you to understand that I mean every man, woman, child, and even animal is an artist of one sort or another. Moto drivers, waiters, street cleaners, mechanics, and policemen all swing the ... read more

We arrived in Jakarta, from Kuala Lumpur after a short flight. Our initial plan was to spend some time here, then head south towards Yogyakarta, but the few days in KL really got me tired of big cities. I don't like big cities. So I convinced my brother Robert, to try to skip Jakarta, find a flight to Bali, and come back from the South instead of to the South. After a bit of convincing, Robert concurred. After running around the airport for hours, we were able to find stand-by tickets on Garuda to the airport in Denpasar. On the gate, we met Clara, a brasilian that used to live in Bali. We soon got to talking, and she invited us to watch the Brasil x France game with a group of Brasilians in Bali. We ... read more

Well I'm in Bali, of course!!! Nothing could have been more of a relief than the beach. I've been surfing the past few days away. I took a lesson the first day and I guess I caught on pretty easily. Definately not a pro though. It made me realize how unfit I really am. I think after a week of surfing a guy would be in OK shape. Here's the scoop. Borneo was just not set up for backpackers. It's a place for people who are on a holiday to go and hike in the jungle (or up southeast Asia's highest mountian) and see some really cool stuff. From pictures I saw, the scuba diving there looked absolutley stunning. But it's all group tours and tour guides (huge fees), and entry fees to parks, and not ... read more

hallo ihr lieben......:-))))))) bei uns ist alles im lot. waren gestern mal wieder an dem besagtem *Dreamland-Beach*. eine truppe von rund 20 leuten. die wellen waren wirklich der -hammer- !!!!!! zwei balinesen sind beinahe ertrunken und das ninchen konnte die eine frau mit hilfe eines anderen aus dem wasser holen. solche wellen mit einer solchen kraft werden wirklich unterschaetzt. ich kann gar nicht genau sagen wie hoch aber ich schaetze mal 3-4 meter hoch.als wir alle dort ankamen sind wir ins wasser und hatten anfangs eine menge spass. danach bin ich (nine) aber nicht mehr rein gegangen, weil es mir zu gefaehrlich war. unsere kleine wasserratte (nicki) hat sich in die reissenden wellen gestuertzt und war die einzige die den wellen herr wurde. marit hat sich einen leichten sonnenstich eingefangen .....aber sonst ist alles o.k. wir ... read more