Escaping Southern Bali - Gili Meno, part 1

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April 30th 2013

Published: October 31st 2013

This entry has been a long time coming, but as we are now back in Norway, beginning to write it means we will soon be publishing our last blog for this trip of ours, and that will definitely mark the beginning of a new reality. But for now, let us dream back to Indonesia.Having successfully sold our car for asking price (who gets that lucky????) and feeling slightly flush again, we decided to roun... Read Full Entry

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Sadie & Øyvind

Sadieandoyvind

We are Sadie and Øyvind, she is 28 and Spanish-American (raised in Barcelona, American by passport) and he is 35 and Norwegian all the way. We are married and live in Oslo (moved here together in 2008) and we both work in film and TV, Øyvind is a photografer and Sadie is a director working as a koordinator/AD :) We are quitting our jobs, packing up and leaving for the trip of a lifetime together! Our plans are to be gone anywhere between 6 and 10 months, and we hope to get off the beaten track and maybe work/volunteer along the way in order to better get to know the countries we visit and t... full info

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Sunset

Red Sun over Gili Travagan

Massage service

One of the big treats we had was getting a really good massage. That was worth ever penny of it

Fisherman at sundown

Up side down

We did get a bit of exercise while travelling, and Sadie was always trying to to things in a challenging way to get more out of it

I wonder, where are the turtles today

Sadie managed several times to find a few turtles to snorkel with just out from the lounge chairs

Long exposure beach

The local ferry

Dinner time!

Mahamaya restaurant view

Its hard to find anything to complain about when sitting at the restaurant at Mahamaya

A surprise from the staff

One evening when we came home, the staff at the hotel had given us a beautiful surprise. They were all so nice to us at Mahamaya

Sadie in the sun 2

The Pool 1

Mahamaya is very self sufficient when it comes to the luxury, they have even installed a NASA water cleaning system for their pool. That is very good as fresh water must be brought to the island by boat

The Pool 2

31st October 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

What a rich reward to cap off your trip...
and completing your blogs about the fantastic trip you had. I remember meeting a Danish family at Railey Beach in southern Thailand. They were on their second three month maternity leave...their children were six months and three years old...and rather than "recuperating" at home they traveled the world. I don't know whether Norway has the same benefits as Denmark, but here's a possible plan for your next trips! And while you wait, please blog about life in Norway...I'm of Norwegian descent and have been there many times, but miss hearing about the country.

31st October 2013

Sadieandoyvind
Sadie & Øyvind

We have returned home...
but as we hit the ground running, our blog activities came to a sudden stop when we returned to Norway. However, there are still a few more experiences to share from the rest of our trip, and hopefully we will be able to post the last bit of it shortly. We do hope to travel more, with or without kids (whenever we get to that point) and as the benefits are equally good here in Norway, chances are good that we get to travel a bit at that time to. Some Norwegian travel blogs is possible, there is so much to see and experience here to, so its just about us getting our mind set to it. We are still happy to share our experiences and happy that they can be apreciated.

2nd November 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Traveling is tiring
Our friends who have not traveled much chuckle at us when we talk about how tiring it can be. This was the perfect place to end this leg of your journey. Life will present you with plenty of options. We found that it took about a year of re-thinking all of our experiences to absorb ...all of it. You've had a wonderful experience that will serve you well moving forward. New Zealand will wait for you. Counting fish and turtles is a fantastic way to spend a day. Now you can follow others and reminisce and get ideas for your next adventure.

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