Travel Blogs from Gianyar, Indonesia
Bali bird park
... as photo shooting painting drawing or annual gathering Bali Bird Park plays a key role in protecting and conserving Indonesia's endangered wildlife. The Park have successfully bred many species, including the rare Pesquet's Parrot and numerous ...
Jewels of Bali
Nusa Lombongan, Nusa Penida, and Nusa Cenignan are three islands just off the coast of Bali and heavily marketed as the jewels of Bali. Once known as places for outcasts and misfits they are now known mostly for rather conveyor built day trips of ...
Bali Safari and Marine Park
... in a big jeep/bus through the park and see lots of animals from Asia and Africa (which they broke into three categories: Indonesia, Asia, and Africa, which was odd because Indonesia is in Asia and therefore has a lot of the same animals as other places ...
Mantas and big ones at that!
... of things. After some internet searches and discussions, we decide to head the next morning for the Gili Islands off of Lombok in Indonesia. We have been twice before, know it is a great destination, cheap to get to from where we are and has some really ...
Nusa Lembongan "Where are you going?"
Nusa Lembongan is a little island just off of the east coast of Bali. It is only a short boat ride but seems far away from the hustle and bustle of south Bali. It is a small island that you can ride a bicycle around in a few hours (which we did one day ...
Ubud, Bali
Bali, Bali, Bali- we can't tell you how many times we google imaged 'Bali' over the two years we were saving to travel. This small practice had an instant calming effect during a bad day in the office. We had high expectations for the little Indonesian ...
Finally - a pristine reef!
Nusa Lembongan is a small island about 4 miles long and 1 to 2 miles wide, close to the larger island of Nusa Penida, and 12 miles from the mainland, but a world away from the bustle of Bali. I think this is how Bali used to be 30 to 40 years ago. ...
Last few days...
The flight home is booked. The first time Ant has ever completed a project early ...
I got the PADI Open Water certification....
Quick update, folks... Went to Nusa Lembongan on Tuesday and started my dive course the next day. I was the only student, and my classroom for the academic and technical learning was on the water's edge. Sat studying in my bikini, I thought, I wish ...
Nusa Lembongan
Depois de um mês de 3 toneladas de mimos e amor de mães, 4 países de montra e milhares de quilómetros feitos, zarpámos novamente para Nusa Lembongan. Já andava a "namorar" esta possibilidade há umas semanas atrás, ou melhor, ...
Today
We rented motorbikes and drove to a temple, where we explored and then were led to a secluded waterfall for a swim. Refreshingly cool water, exfoliating on the scalp and nice bubbles everywhere. A plucked chicken being refrigerated underwater. Saw two ...
Nusa Lembongan
Now THIS is what I have been looking for. I know on the bat drive in that I was going to love it. Lembongan is very small, has no cars, and boats amazing waves that lure surfers from all over the world. I'm staying in the town of Jungutbatu. ...
1st day in Klungkung
I woke up when I woke up and saw fresh pancakes already made and put on our table for us to eat for breakfast. Helena had already left since she taught in a special school and had to give oral exams this week beginning at 7:30 in the morning, so I just ...
Coquillages et crustaces
Plages, soleil, plage, baignade, vagues, canoe, premieres lecons de conduite de scooter avec les gars d'a cote, apero, culture d'algues, plage, baignade, tour de l'ile en scoot, jus de fruits, canoe, plage, dormir, oups...coups de ...
Low Ridaz Powa
Hang on to your seat for the next few lines... Hier nous avons decidez de mettre un terme a nos peregrinations de bipedes en louant trois velos pour faire le tour de notre ile. Apres avoir pris la mauvaise decision a la premiere intersection, nous ...
Volcanic Mountains
Hotel –> Ubud market –> Tegalalang –> Gunung Kawi (Sebatu Temple) –> Luwak Coffee –> Kintamani –> Pura Ulun Danu Batur –> Tegenungan –> Hotel Market On day 4, after our ...
The One with the Speedboat
The only way to get to Lembongan (apart from "borrowing" the jet-ski we played with yesterday) was to head to the busy Sanur docks and board a luxury ocean going yacht for the 40 minute cruise across the Bali Sea. Tightly clutching our boarding passes ...
Finally in Bali - let's hit the beach
The first hotel is on the beach on the east coast of the Island. The plan here is to just chill and really relax. We will have been running round like crazy people up to the big day and after the long flights it makes sense to just sprawl. ...
Day 2 in Bali - Nusa Lembongan
We were up at 5am the next morning so we decided to go back to Sanur market to get some food. The market was lots of fun, there were hordes of locals, aside from a few expats we were the only westerners there. The market was a maze of stalls practically ...
Drive to Ubud/New Orphanage School
I decided to venture back to Ubud in the morning to bring my computer and go on the internet at my local café, pick up a few things I had left in the house, go to the post office, go to the grocery store, etc. I left around 9 thinking I had plenty of ...
Padang Bai
... amount of duration. Would you want to sit in class for two hours straight as a ten year old? We had Nathan (the guy from Gianyar) over for dinner, but I couldn't stay long because I actually had another class to teach at 7pm at night at a nearby house. ...
J'adore les raies
Une petite ile, peu de touristes, des raies manta hyper accessibles dans des sites de plongee de reve, ce qui nous reconcilie totalement avec la discipline, et une restauratrice, Nyoman, qui gagne a etre connue et a qui l'on souhaite d'accomplir ses 2 ...
Ubud
Walked to the monkey forest, then back up to the Main Street to a bar with pool, fuse ball and ping pong. Flags all over the walks. Got into the cups before heading up to a local dance show in the palace ...
Transport Service
Bali Island in recognizing with the Island of a thousand gate, from biggest small until, is good the than size measure and also mount the spiritualnya or which is in recognizing by the name of " Kahyangan World". So much his is Gate in Bali, hence wisata ...
Mount Batur
We hired a driver for the day with a german girl we met At our homestay and headed to the Holy Spring Temple, Coffee Plantation, and Mount Batur. Catud, our driver, just finished university where he studied English. He was a great local guide and taught ...
Mantaless
Lembongan turned out to be a bit of a bust. We arrived to some seriously pushy people crying 'Transport!' and 'You need room?'. We're getting quite good at stating the price we want and continuing to walk. And laughing at the tourist prices they quote ...
Carly's Arrival!!!
... for the weekend. Carly was riding on the back of my bike and I told her different stories about everything we passed... This is Gianyar. These are the rice fields, aren't the views gorgeous here? This is the place where all the wood carvers are. The ...
We went for a guitar and came back with a kitten!
... 'll find it! So off we go and a 10 minute drive became 20 minutes and then 30 minutes and after 45 minutes we arrived in Gianyar but there was no market to be found and nobody knew or understood us asking about a market or place where we could buy a ...

