Aloha Everyone! Have had quite a bit of things going on around here. Friend came from home and stayed a week we had so much fun! It was nice to have someone to hang out with. Most of the time we were car less but kept busy with the beach, bikes, bus. In fact I am exhausted LOL. We were invited to a very big event from our Hawaiian neighbors. Their niece had a baby last year and to mark the first birthday here in Hawaii they throw quite the Party! This is called a baby Luau which they wait until the first birthday has passed to celebrate. This come from old Hawaii ways (and many other poorer cultures do) is wait until after the first year of a child's life before making a big deal ... read more

Aloha everyone! Hope your all having a great summer! Hot and sunny here with a nice breeze, sometimes too much but what can you do without the breeze it would be awful. The days have been lazy for me here in Kailua. However I have been getting up early everyday and hitting the beach for a morning walk. It is so different at 6:00 am before all the family picnics and tourists arrive. At this time in the morning it is just us walkers, runners and a few brave kite boarders out enjoying the sunrise. You see so many different kinds of dogs as well. I must say it is nice to seeing the same smiling faces every morning walking by and just enjoying that moment, nodding our heads at each other with no words really ... read more

Welcome to another blog from your Wandering Gal, I am so looking forward to sharing my next adventure with anyone that is interested enough to read it! You will never guess where I am if you knew me at all. Up to this point I have tried to have to use a passport on any trip and the further the better. But you know what they say about exploring your own backyard first. So I have embarked on a journey to a less exotic place but a warm region, english is the language here but there is lots of diversity of culture everywhere, enough with the suspence I am in southern California my homesbase will be Oceanside, I must confess I am a Californis Native so it shouldn't be to different, wrong I am from Northern ... read more

Hey everyone thanks for all the comments. Sorry I haven't responded but I didn't know what those were. I thought it was just telling me how many people looked at it. LOL Anyway I am still in Bali until Tuesday when I fly home. Soaking up as much sunshine as I can. I have done a few thing since my last post like an All day bike tour, a few more massages (not in quite like the other spa lbut still very nice). Feeling a little under the weather today so thought I would just throw up some PICs and a few words. The bike trip was so much fun. First I got picked up on a motorbike and driven about 25 mins into mountains to meet up with a small group. They put us in ... read more

Well after having spent a few days here I am starting to get the reason why people love it here. The people are very nice and will always welcome you with a smile and a Hello. I really am happy with my move to the second hotel Ubud Terrace as it puts me much nearer everything. It so clean and quiet. The garden is beautiful and well maintained. I go into my room in the afternoon and they have place flowers everywhere, the steps, the sink, the nightstand, the light fixtures unbelievable. They wear flowers in their hair Men and women, they embrace the natural beauty surrounding them which is so wonderful and refreshing. The last few days I have been doing some exploring with a driver and alone. I told you last time I was ... read more