Samsara Kuta

... as yet, but the whole thing was pretty cool.<br> We prepared ourselves a little better for our next adventure. Getting a good nights sleep we got up at the crack of dawn, jumped in the supplied minivan, and traveled up into the mountains to try our luck at white water rafting. We paddled down the Telaga Waja river for a good couple of hours, on what was, all in all, a pretty tame ride. For what it lacked in adrenaline it made up for twofold in ...

#25<br><br>indo<br><br><br> <br>Legian<br><br>We arrive in Bali around midnight, but it is noisier, more chaotic and crazy than lunchtime at Pitt Street Mall. We get to our very nice 2 bed apartment at the Outrigger at Legian and crash out. <br><br>The kids are psychotically excited about having a bedroom with a door and our biggest challenge is actually getting them to leave the room! The door is a glass slider and Tom manages to close his nose in it in his ...

... find somewhere better. After quite a while of wandering round in the heat, getting harrassed by stall owners trying to sell bintang vests and sunglasses and nearly getting constantly run over by mental scooter drivers, I found a decent place. So I booked in, dumped my bags and got in the sun. Was actually a really nice hotel, near the main streets, but not too near, so was quite chilled out. the staff were all really sound as well. I think the other reason I liked it was that a ...

... We did a quick waltz in the moonlight, I kissed her on the cheek (I was a little drunk by this stage) then we parted. She danced with me in the end, Rich, she danced with me in the end! (Just when nobody else was looking... haha).]<br><br>Day Five:<br><br> On day five, we woke up at 2pm! Chris, yet again, slept in even later?! Tom, Andy and I headed to the beach (Chris didn't because he really, really, really, really hates beaches!). On the beach I noticed a group of young girls ...

... Once arriving to the monkey forest, I thought it would be a bright idea to buy the bananas that were for sale, because they were only a dollar. Upon buying the bananas a monkey instantly came up to me reaching out for a banana, i gave him one thinking in order to make the rest of them last the walk, i would hide them in my shirt. Well it just so happens monkeys are much smarter then dogs and 20ft into the walk a vicious monkey came at me from behind showing its teeth, and ...

... Got massages, enjoyed our buffet breakfast &amp; the bedtime chants from the protestors across the intersection from our hotel. But we now had a Plan B...and that was BALI! We booked our bus to south Thailand where we would catch our flights to Kuala Lumpur, &amp; then Bali. The day we left Bangkok the airport protest was over. The PAD won as the Prime Minister had been removed from office by the courts. Finally, a sigh of relief for everybody. Unfortunately ...

... about Malaysian medicinal plants. He likes medicine, plants and Malaysia so we thought it would be a good bet. He was excellent during my time there. Afterwards I stayed back in JB while Jules went over to Singapore to catch his flight to Bali. I said goodbye to Jules' dad Pat and his wife Izan on Saturday, and they have been absolutely fantastic during my time in Malaysia. I would have been more than happy with a place to rest my head each night and not ...

... some very tasty food and one of those interesting conversations in which the English speakers can't really understand what the non-native English speaker is talking about, but it has become apparent that further questioning is unlikely to make it any clearer. The following morning, after breakfast on the verandah (how very civilised), it started to rain. The rain continued, pretty much unabated, for much of the day. We went to explore the market, which was full of potential ...

... The next morning at six starts silence that lasts 24hours. The day is naturally called Silence Day. You are not allowed to drive or wander on the streets, planes dont fly, and locals fast from warm meals that day. Not many lights were in use and you basically stayed inside your home and garden. Nice experience. Like mentioned I dig Ubud, the landscape was wonderful! First day we ate at a restaurant located next to a ricefield. See pics! We saw the Monkey ...