Pakir Bungalows Ubud

... would only stay 1 more night on Lembongan as we had 1 more full day of diving and we were starting to run low on energy. The next day we had 2 more dives for Jess to do some final skills, we went out at 8am to Manta Point, off the coast of Nusa Pedina, about 1hr speed boat ride. This time we were diving with 2 instructors and 4 other divers so it was a bit more enjoyable. Upon arrival we actually saw a Manta ray from the surface so we knew exactly where to swim to. The ...

... were full, tried to speak to three more but the line was terrible. I gave up on those, and tried doing some for Yogya. I called a few, but they were also full, and there was also a problem with the lines. Accordingly, I left the internet place and went to a phone place down the road. I called all of the remaining hostels in Cemoro Lawang, and got nowhere. This was made all the more tedious by the fact that the people who answered the phone, almost without exception, spoke ...

... together. There traditions are said to save money. We have seen all sorts of activities at the village temples related to this event from processions in the street to large gatherings of people preparing special offerings.
Saturday night we wanted to attend a special show at the Arma museum, but it has been cancelled due to the cremation events. Sunday morning we walked over to the museum as ...

... we visit the Mekong Delta! It'll be rainy season and malaria will be everywhere! Risky business.


Day Four:

We were all up early for once! 9.30am! New record! As we hadn't really done much in Ubud [Tom: Speak for yourself!], day four was our 'let's do everything day!'. We found a taxi driver and negociated a price to visit the three places a choice. We got 60,000 each, a good price compared to the 125,000 tour packages!

Ubud, Bali, Indonesia cereal42

... grab some food and beer. The following morning I took Sarah to the airport and then spent the day catching up on ...

... was because it was holiday for them again. We played our Fruit Salad game and the laughter and giggles from the kids had me smiling even when sitting on the outside. Truth be told though, I was getting ready for them to leave. Although the laughter is sometimes cute, having the kids in a rowdy mood makes me lose my patience. Of course, I control everything well, I just lose my patience inside. After class, I borrowed Miryam's motor bike to go to town to ...

... some info and set it up. The volcano is called Ganung Agung (Ganung means mountain) and it is the tallest and most sacred mountain on Bali. We had a driver pick us up at midnight and he drove us to our starting point. We started at 2am with our guide and our headlamps. We started in the jungle and then the climb got pretty steep up the volcano. Our guide, Ketut, told us it would take at least 3 hours to hike up the mountain. We got up there in ...

... much more about Indonesia's -- not just Bali's -- fascinating cultural and religious history. Java, which is a short ferry ride from Bali, is easily Indonesia's most important island both economically and politically. In addition, it also has a few cultural riches as well. Upon arrival I soon boarded a train heading west for the long trip to the city of Yogyhakarta. The first leg of my train journey led me to the city of Surabaya where I had to transfer trains at seven in ...

... temple village, ... . in the temple village they do not sell the big temples but the ones to put in your garden. Every house, no matter how small and modest has its own 'temple': sometimes no more than a little shrine: a coach on a stick. Our driver does not find the hotel in Kuta immediately. We arrive after 14h. we are happy with the hotel and the room. We go for late lunch and I start on internet, for maaaaany hours, while hubby ...

... Le lendemain, nous avon eu un plaisir fou a nous promener dans la foret de singes parsemee de temples indouistes. Ces macaques sont fascinants a observer. Ils sont malins et tres amusants! Mais gare a vous, certains d'entres eux, surtout les gros males peuvent etre tres agressifs s'ils n'obtiennent pas la bananes qu'ils desirent. Nous en avons eu l'experience: 10 pas apres etre entre dans la foret, 3 gros males nous ont ...