Kebun Indah Ubud

... queen as an elderly local guy strolled past her in bare feet carrying half a tree! We made it down to the bottom where some negotiation took place to allow us to pass through the "boundaries" or stick fences - this involved about 30p and we got a great wee guy as a guide to show us the way along the river to the steps up to the next village. He was sweet so he got an extra tip of 60p. (you can tell we're nearing the ...

... a tourist mecca as it is close to Australia (2 hour flight). The other problem is that the exchange is 10400 rupiah to the dollar so we have to be careful in our conversions.
The market was on the other end of town from where we are staying, so we made our way back down the main street, Monkey Forest Road and found a nice place for dinner. We ate at Wyann Cafe and bakery which is a large outside ...

... high-fives while yelling out the little English that they knew. After eating some ice-cream and getting an idea of where we were, we figured that getting lost really isn't so bad on this island. By getting lost I feel as though I found the purest form of Balinese culture; that of kindness and inclusion. In Thailand the people were kind but I never really felt like I had the chance to get to know the culture. Here, it is completely the opposite. People want to get to know you ...

... we spoke for a while before heading out to get some food at around 5.30pm (our usual dinner time).

Nothing happened in the evening. We sat around playing cards most of the time. Tom and Andy went on a search for a chemist, in the hope that Tom and I could finally buy some new deet! We still couldn't find any deet over 12% in Malaysia and Indonesia, which wasn't good enough. We want at least 25-50% for Vietnam and Cambodia, especially ...

... really awesome venue, we realized we were some of the only people there, and the drinks were ridiculously overpriced. So we left and headed to kuta a main city in Bali and the main party area, and partied with the locals we stay with and had our fairshair of bintangs. Kuta would not be the best place in the world to party(pretty dirty, kind of shady) unless you were drunk, so we made that happen and had an awesome night! Until our next adventure-

... voici donc a lombock (sengigi). Nous avons pris un repos pour le bateau. Nous avons une gentille canadienne avec nous. Nous avons chercher un endroit correct pour 1 heure. Mais bon c'est fait. Nous sommes allee sur le bord de la plage et avons eu droit a un vent et une orage du tonnerre. Heureusement nous etions a l'abris. Une bonne bouffe, de belle perle marchander avec tenacite et nous voila vous racontant le tout. Bisouxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx France et Rejean

... more, but as it happens they really looked out for me and treated me as one of the family. I may see better sights than what I saw in JB, but I doubt I'll experience better hospitality. They dropped me off by the Royal Palace Museum, the old residence of the Sultan of Johor. It cost US$7 to get in but it was just about worth it and interesting to see the royal residences and the massive banqueting rooms. It was absolutely ******* it down when I came out so ...

... emotionally, and spiritually. But, I know that I've already taken so much from the program and I've just got to stick it out, to ride it out. It will be amazing! It's really amazing to get to know the women here, to hear their stories, to see what brought all of us here. There is so much beautiful female energy and it's a loving, supportive environment, something that can be difficult to find. There is a lot of wisdom to share. There is ...

... note, there isn't actually a beach, only small strip and lots of fishing boats. The best laughs we got when we took a walk in the first eve and geard bouncing music from the jungle, woods. In the middle there was a small wooden hut without windows and local guys weight-lifting. It was Fitness Centre as the signboard said. It was comic, lovely but comic, we must say. Our room in Bondok Baruna Guesthouse was very comfortable. We paid around 4-5euros per night ...