Dhyana Pura Hotel Legian

... omistettua muistomerkkia seka kasityoputiikkien tarjontaa. Myos snorklausta tuli uudelleen koitettua mutta lieva pettymys koitui sameasta vedesta. Kadesta syomaan tullut kalaparvi tosin ilahdutti ja kummaksutti eika jarjestelyistakaan ollut syyta valittaa. Kutalla kun kerran oltiin niin pakkohan se oli lahtea koittamaan onneaan surffilaudallakin. Bali tarjoaa yhden maailman parhaista surffimestoista joten mikas sen ...

... instead, wore jandals (flipflops). That was my Rule #2 broken; Rule #1 was fine as I at least had a helmet. <br><br>So we take off. Now, I know that these local guys are experienced in their own crazy traffic &#8211; but bloody hell! This guy was swerving in and out between other bikes, cars, etc. When there was a bit of a gap he would floor it &#8211; and never mind that the cars further ahead were all putting on their brakes &#8211; that didn ...

... have a look at their shop or offering transport. <br><br>The hotel I&#8217;m staying in is on Jalan Legian &#8211; about a 10-15 min easy walk to the beach. Within the complex it has the feel of the Bali style compound with lots of trees, birdlife and a small pool. It&#8217;s a lovely and serene escape from the craziness outside. The rooms however are very tired and outdated, and the bathroom is&#8230;. Well, let ...

... cliff. Great place for sunset. Loads of cheeky monkeys are running the place, jumping on you and stealing stuff. <br><br><br>On our way back home, we got pulled over by the police. I was at a traffic light (red). and realise I did not want to turn right bed go straight ahead, so moved to the first car in front of me to let the traffic behind me go. So, he wanted to charge me for 110.000 rupiahs ( 11USD) for going over that white line ...

... and how he has trumped the local mafia, how he left his wife 6 months ago and built this place from nothing and to top it all when I ask if the "bird" was his wife he says "No - it's my little friend - would you like to meet her?" Oh gawd - he thinks I'm looking to throw a few rupiah his way for the sexuals. I put him right straight away and sure on her goes with more tales of gallic heroism. Hard to listen to - but free whisky? Carry on monsieur ...

... too fast." This, I decided, was the least-likely-to-be-followed advice I had ever been given. But I did start out slow. Too slow, actually. I took a wrong turn almost immediately and found myself on a freeway, with vehicles of all sizes careening past me at excessive speeds. Indonesian drivers are an aggressive, possibly mentally unstable lot, and their roads are poorly maintained and extremely crowded. So crowded that when drivers are faced with the ...

... bit... She is fun and a bit wild. Life is never dull when she's around, as you will see shortly! She is currently dating an Indonesian, from Java, called Agung, who is much too good at chess for my liking! He is gorgeous and has a nice personality as well... Clearly unfair! Anyway was at Helena's villa for drinks and a couple of Agung's friends were there as well - a moderately attractive guitar player and a skinny Transvestite in male form called Donny, (Donna at night ...

... day of worship for the Balinese, and there are ceremonies nearly every night. I often fall asleep with the sound of gameleons (a traditional Balinese instrument) in the background. I have to admit that despite hearing the music every day, I am still not a fan of it. To me it sounds like the hammers you hear banging in your head when you wake up with a severe headache, the result of a few too many drinks the night before ...

... op de vierbaanswegen is het voor mij toch echt veels te onoverzichtelijk en Roos had al vaker in Azie gereden. Met mijn internationale rijbewijs en haar ervaring moesten we toch al wel een heel eind komen, mochten we toch aangehouden worden. Na door twee verschillende mannetjes de halve binnenstad van den Pasar zijn doorgevoerd, worden we afgezet voor het politiebureau en parkeren we onze scooter in een lange rij aan de zijkant. We besluiten door de voorzijde ...

... which was absolutley fantastic. Saw loads of turtles (some were the same size as me!!) which was really cool and a couple of little sharks too. After Semporna we got the LONG bus to Sandakan and then flew down to JB, which is next to the border with Singapore. After 4 more buses we eventually made it to Singapore which was a bit cooler (thank goodness, for Lee's sake!!) and a little bit rainy too. We went to see the Golden Compass which I quite liked (although its got ...