Puri Dibia Hotel Kuta

... channels, pool with a waterfall, spa, and free brekky every morning(bacon, eggs, noodles and fruit). It's located down in Tuban which is a little bit away from all the hustle and bustle of the main tourist strip, but the beach was still close enough we could throw a rock at it. Not bad when you're only paying 60 Aussie dollars a night.<br><br> But we are on a budget, so we went room hunting. We found a nice little hotel in Kuta called 'New Arena', and ...

... sorts of different plans as to how to make enough money to buy a new bike for the guy and keep travelling but I knew it was useless. If the bike was gone it was not good news. However all the experience did for me was reinforce what I had come to recognise earlier. Bali is one of the best little places in the world. Everyone was just chilling out. The guys in the car park just shouted hello and asked where I was from and of course no one was going to steal my scooterbike. Even ...

... moon. I did my usual and headed a little further down and listened to some music on my iPod quietly so I could hear the waves in the background. It was a gorgeous night, but I realised that I had to head back and get some kip as I was not the soberest man in the world and had to be able to wake up early the morning after next.<br>Today I am but pondering, planning and packing. Though I'll probably get some sunbathing in at some point too! Tomorrow morn ...

... to get permission before leaving the club and go off with Tom? Surely something dodgy was going on. Hooker? After another 5minutes the club closed so Andy and I wandered back to our room. On the way a group of girls by the side of the road asked where Tom was, and where "Debbie" was. What the hell was going on?! We assumed that they'd gone back to the room! But apparently not! Once arriving at the room, Tom and his lady(boy) friend were absent! Andy was pretty ****** off because Tom ...

... beautiful piece of fabric that was tied around me like a sarong. The family has a small store in front of their home and they even went so far as to give me brand new sequined sandals to wear since my flip flops weren't appropriate. Greg had it a little bit easier and only had to wear a sarong and some fabric they tied around his head like a scarf. I was so moved by how these perfect strangers were so welcoming and how they went so far out of their way to ...

... we chilled on the beach in the daytime then headed to Tanah Lot in the evening for sunset. Tanah Lot translates to 'land in the middle of the sea' and you get what it says on the label - a temple on a rock ...

... by the anti-gov't group (P.A.D.). We figured, like everybody else, that the whole fiasco would be settled &amp; back to normal within a few days. But I guess we underestimated it all, as the current Prime Minister returned from overseas, they flew him &amp; his staff to north Thailand in Chiang Mai, for "personal safety". Not the greatest sign. The next sign came when we had to wait outside the popular backpackers inn D&amp;D on Kohsaon road. We had ...

... cooling off in it)with a couple of dips in the sea...and then it was off to a different beach restaurant for a light lunch (still stuffed from the buffet breakfast accompanied by a 3-piece Balinese band) before walking all along the "strip" browsing the stalls and buying a couple of little trinkets and learning from Viki - the seasoned bargainer. Dinner was a BBQ with musical entertainment in the hotel, and then it was off into Sanur town to the Jazz Cafe ...

... I'm used to an airport being. Our 'declaration' papers weren't even looked at and just thrown into a pile on our way out, when we were accosted by porters offering to help carry our bags to the taxi, "how nice" I thought, until they demanded big tips- a prelude to the rest of our trip here. Yes, everyone is very friendly, but they all are deperate for our cash. The air is hot and sticky, and the incense smell doesn't stop at the airport, it's everywhere- the hindu ...

... eri hoidoille. Siella mut otti vastaan se omistaja Asti, joka on mun ikanen symppis nainen. Tosin se ei hirveesti puhunu englantia mut sen verran et pystyttiin jotain kommunikoimaan. Ensiks menin Balilaiseen perinteiseen hierontaan. Asti siis oli yksin toissa sillon ja teki kaikki hoidot. Hieronta, noh, se oli vahan erilainen mihin oon Suomessa tottunut. Ensiks ma jouduin olemaan ihan alasti, mika oli jo vahan poskia punottavaa meikalaiselle. ;) Hieronta itessaan ...