Ellie's Nusa Dua

... was dreading having to get back into the car. However, looking through the shelves of products that they had made was very fascinating as it was all so intricately designed, and seemed impossible to put together by human hand without losing all patience.<br><br>Moving on from there we stopped at a village temple. Temples are very important over here (as we have learnt today). Every family has their own temple, and every village has three temples (for the community ...

... am feeling much better now, so sticking with the theory that I didn't drink enough water after the massage last night and it was the toxins trying to get out of my body..... I am really hoping this is the case. Having a great time. Can't believe how relaxed we all are already. So much so, where do I work again..... Take care and go Hawks tomorrow (we have found a place we can watch it at!!!). Cheers, Katie

... a few minutes sampling Balinese desserts (green leafy ball with chocolate juice inside dipped in shredded coconut, yum!) before heading back to Kuta for dinner. Arriving back in Kuta Beach we watched the beautiful sunset amongst hundreds of others before heading back for a shower. For dinner we went to Rosso Vivo. Lauren had been eyeing this restaurant due to the plush red couches and lounging type atmosphere. We indulged in some bruschetta, pizza and Bintangs ...

Good morning Vietnam! I'm sure everyone that has been there has said that the first morning they wake up there, so I didn't want to break the trend...! Ah, it has been quite a while since a messenger pigeon has winged it's way to you.... so here is what has happened since we left Koh Tao last month! Went to the July full moon party on koh phang ngan which is a tick the box thing you have to do if you're in the area - it was properly crazy - neon painted dogs running around and too ...

... I went to go through departures and was asked for 150,000IDR airport tax - cheeky Indonesians ripping you off until the end! Having changed all my money to Australian dollars (and the tax in that currency being twice the price!) I had to go back out of the airport to the ATM and back through security and passport control for the second time! Having done this I had a little money in hand; usually enough for a meal, but as I went to buy a bottle of water I was further ...

... alongside impoverished locals will become so indelibly etched in my brain that, "resort area" or not, the contrast will eventually fail to register the way it still does. Jess and I didn't wander too far before we settled on a room deemed appropriate at least for our first night in Bali. We ended up at a budget bungalow type place ($20/night) directly next door to the Kumala, called Sue's Cottages (I think). The room was equipped with a WELL working AC, TV with ...

... of fruit balanced on top of them. (Side note: Balinese give fruit and rice offerings daily in their various home temples, neighborhood temples, and village temples, but they sort of feel like the offering is a gesture and the gods get it - so they eat the food as the day goes on when they get hungry. When I was shopping in the silver village, the lady gave me a few snacks out of her shop's offerings as she had some. Mmm ...