Blogs from Indonesia, Asia - page 522

Adhe's brothers' have a clothes shop, Suicide Anthem ( www.suicide-anthem.com) and so wanted me to pose in some of their clothes for their next adversting campaign.. Her twin brothers' run the shop and were very sweet so it was quite fun. They'd planned the scene as the holding up of a supermarket. We spent quite a long time in the supermarket trying many diff poses... Apparently Madi discovered afterwards that he'd had his camera on the wrong setting so none of the photos are perfect, oh well!! Prob the fact that I'm v unphotogenic doesn't help (yes I do realise the camera never lies...) But their whole attaraction with White skin seems to get them past that. It's the complete opp of western culture here. It is beautiful for women especially to be as white as ... read more

Koh Samui to Bangkok Thailand is a beautiful country and though surrounded by countries that have a European colonial past, has never iteself been clonised, which makes the warm welcome they give to Westerners more gratifying, and free of shame.Their Royal family is revered and when I read about the king's attitudes and his stress on the importance of sustainability, I can understand why. He is the longest sereving monarch in the world, (since 1948) and his current ailing health worries a lot of the Thais. This morning we left Koh Samui and took the ferry back to the mainland and on to Songkhla near the border with Malaysia. Wonderful hotel - comfortable bed, clean soft sheets and rooftop pool where afew of us had a late lunch. Wonderful sunset too, I have a picture of ... read more

Kelimutu to Bajawa... Rose early this morning, wasn't too awkward with Patrick...if anything he was being overly nice..I should think so too! Anyway we went to Kelimutu this morning, its a volcano that has 3 different coloured lakes, which change colour. I got some good pictures of the lakes, one is dark green, one is chocolate brown and the other is blue-green, kind of reminded me of toothpaste. They don't really look like lakes, almost looks like someone has painted them! Patrick told me a story about a guy who threw himself into the chocloate lake a few years ago. The police tried to get the body out, but before they could, it sank! ugh! And another time a Dutch couple were on their honeymoon, they got up there before sunrise and the guy told his ... read more

Tar vid dar Brita slutade och det hon inte skrivit om - Brunei. Efter mycket om och men kom jag till Brunei. Nar man reser tappar man kanslan for veckodagarna och jag insag alltfor sent, da mannen som salde batbiljetter berattade for mig, en halvtimme innan baten skulle fardas mot Brunei, att det var fullbokat. Vanta flera timmar pa buss istallet, byta till bat och sedan missa sista baten fran Labuan till Brunei med tio minuter. Det var helt klart vart allt trubbel. Har aldrig upplevt ett sadant vanligt stalle. Och var stor skillnad i arkitektur mot resten av det vi hittills sett. I den rika sultanens oljeland ser vanliga hus ut precis som ambassaderna. Sjalvklart fanns fattigare kvarter, men de kan inte jamforas mot de platskjul o sma bostader (ruckel) vi tidigare sett. Antar att ... read more

La voilà la destination secrète: l'Indonésie. Belle, diverse, dangereuse, exotique, Bali est un trésor à découvrir pour les plus braves des voyageurs ou les insouciants. Donc si tu as peur des volcans en éruptions, des tremblements de terre, des tsunamis et évidemment des attentats terroristes, l'Indonésie n'est pas a considérer pour tes vacances l'été prochain. Si la réponse à ces questions est non, alors be ready for the time of your life. Je ne comprends toujours pas pourquoi l'Indonésie n'était pas sur mon itinéraire initial. J'ai du m'endormir juste avant d'arriver à ce chapitre lorsque je planifiais mon voyage. Tout de même, j'ai sauvé la mise et atterri à Bali avec mon père. J'ai toujours refusé de considérer Bali comme destination. À un certain moment, tout le monde allait en vacances à Bali et je déteste ... read more