Indonesia, Part I - Jakarta & Lombok (Kuta)

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June 24th 2008

Published: August 3rd 2008

Hi all, This blog is from our latest trip to Indonesia in June! Once again, we had a few really slow weeks here at work due to the majority of our students taking time off to study for their final exams, so we took advantage and hopped on a plane. Although we only had about a week and a half in total to travel, we managed to visit three different islands in Indonesia and see / do quite a bit! ... Read Full Entry

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Laurence Buckley & Melanie Buckley

Laurence Melanie

Hello World, Our journey started on February 16, 2005, when we met in New York City. We became inseparable from the very first day we met, began dating, fell in love, and moved in together in SoHo, N.Y.C. Our lives, now intertwined, took a very adventurous turn as we moved to Japan. While living in Japan for a year I (Larry) taught English as a second language in Shin Uryasu-shi and Melanie was Ariel in a performance of 'The Little Mermaid' at Disney Sea in Tokyo. After Japan, we realized how much we enjoyed traveling and decided to move to South Korea. During our first year in Sout... full info

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Melanie trying to weave

Another weaving family

Some locals

The boy wasn't shy from a distance, but as Melanie got closer he hid behind his father.

Some young weavers

The boys will play

A group of young boys playing games with one of the grandmothers.

Traditional ceremonial dress

Is that a local?

Except for the blonde hair and white skin.

This baby was so cute.

She is the daughter of the lady whom showed us around the village.

Father & daughter

Of a traditional pottery village

The kids at a local pottery village

The kids of these villages, and Lombok in general, seemed very happy and friendly to meet us.

Lotsa hay...little truck.

Our tour guide for the day with his family.

I had asked to meet his family, so we had tea with them at their house on our way back to the resort.

Susak Traditional Village

This woman lived in this hut made of straw and cow dung.

Traditional housing

View from Ashtari

Great view, great vegetarian food, and Indonesian prices.

Kuta Beach, Lombok in the background

Our Romantic Dinner

We had our own private cabana and waiter on the beach as the waves gracefully crashed by our feet.

Our Private Romantic Dinner

Our very own menu

Romantic Dinner

Just using a different flash.

Kuta Market

These horses are their local taxi's. Also known as a Lombok Ferarri by one of the Novotel employees.

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