Pondok Baruna Guesthouse Bali

... me smile.A lovely cheerful toot of the horn, to let others on the road know you are passing, or to watch out, or move over, so different to our aggressive drivers who toot:)
I was amazed how close people come to being hit by cars This was especially true for people on scooters, who place their feet down when stopping and a car narrowly misses running the toes over. Regardless of any road block, drivers who appear out of nowhere, I have still not seen a single ...

... due to my excessive drinking the night before, the following day was pretty much spent baking by the pool and nursing my hangover...could be worse I suppose.....it did however give me time to think about something else I hadn't planned on doing but was now seriously considering....a new tattoo. Those of you who know me well (and to be honest if your still reading my blog you must do by now) know that I love tattoos and way back in the day when a certain group of drunken ...

... etc etc. But its for the exercise - a 90 minute walk is excruciating in the heat and every step is sinking into the sand. By the time I get back to the hotel, I'm half the weight I was when starting out and people are lighting cigarettes off me. After rehydration which leads to water shortage in the island and shower with what's left of what I haven't consumed, Charlie is there at 12 to pick me up as promised. He's got a little ...

... originally fishing Village with fish market. The most famous Grill Sea Food restaurant futher north (Kedonganan Village) is BALI SEA CAFE . The sea food cost by weight
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... reverse gear beeping), whistle (human and other birds) and speak in many different languages. Lisa taught him how to say "Canada" which took all of five minutes. The mynah bird talks all day which keeps us laughing while we are lying down at the side of the pool. I am not sure what the other bird is, as I've never seen anything quite like him before, but the mynah bird replicates every noise that we've heard him make. It is hard to believe that we are in ...

We got the bus to Ubud, which took only 1.5 hours. When we arrived we went to a restaurant for lunch here we were asked to it with a Western gentleman. Given that he was the only other customer it seemed a bit rude to say no. So we began conversation, which went something like this. Stranger: Where are you from Alex: England Stranger: Oh, I got a letter from England a couple ...

... have been shopping, to the Monkey Forest, to the Elephant Safari, zooting around on scooters, to see Kecak Dances, having spa days (and booking more right afterwards much to the ladies' amusement), eating too much sate ayar... the fun never ends! On the 17th we're heading off again to Lombok for a few days then to the Gili Islands (maybe Meno?) before heading back here and parting ways - Granny back home and me onto Australia. Hope all is well! xox K & G