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OK, so last time I wrote, we'd made it to Jakarta at last. Admittedly, I didn't do much there apart from try to get some things sorted for when I get home (in under 3 weeks now!). I did go to the main park and look at a large monument in the middle, though, but that was it.
We then got a train to Yogyakarta. In true Indonesian style, it …
Waves and sand and SUN!!!
Day 74 - 77 - Saturday 17 July 2010 to Tuesday 20 July 2010
Finally at 8am they get our 2 rooms empty and cleaned, lucky the guests left early.
We meet the girls back at the pool at about 11am. We get our laundry
done at 8k per kg. We find internet for 200 per minute. We find that
the hostel Bin Tang at 20k for a 620ml …
Monkey Temple and Mount Ijen
On Tuesday Johnny and I went to the cliff temple at Uluwatu, as Lucy was off diving. Its a Hindu temple on the edge of a cliff, hence the name. The views from the temple were absolutely amazing. The temple is home to hundreds of monkeys, at first these monkeys are a bit of a novelty and quite fun. But there quickly become a complete nuisance, one …
Off on my own again :)
I woke up early and hit the morning market with Dawa - what a fabulous experience!! I said my good byes to Cali and Jean & Dawa and got on the public bus to Kuta. I dint really want to go back to Kuta - but I thought it was a great place to meet up with others and easy transport from there too! When I got in everything had changed in the short …
Australia's Magaluf
Everyone we had spoken to about Kuta gave the same response, "Don't go!" Compared to the rest of peaceful, beautiful Bali, Kuta has a reputation of being Australia's Magaluf. However it is really close to the airport, and well sometimes you just want to let your hair down, don't you?
We only had 3 nights to spend there anyway, so when we …