Serangan Inn Ii Padangbai

On my flight to Bali I was surrounded by families from Singapore, who were all very nice, but the kids wouldn't stop crying, couples bickering... I realized I was going to have to make some effort to duck the resorts of Bali. So the first morning I hopped a boat to Nusa Lembongan, rode a moped around the island in 2 hours, and then took another boat to the much ***************ly populated Nusa Penida - which was amazing ...

Well friends, after 24 hours of flying and connecting we landed in Denpasar Bali. Immigration was very slow and we did not get out of the airport until almost 4 PM, so we decided to stay in nearby Padangbai.

Bali is a predomiantly Hindu island in this predominantly Muslim nation, and when we got to Padang Bai there was a procession of Hindus walking to the temple with flowers and fruit offerings as it was ...

Exploring Penida

Well, if I thought Nusa Lembongan was slightly disappointing on initial arrival, Nusa Penida, on first impression, was even worse! I am learning, however, that you have to ignore the first impression and just trust that all will be OK as you did a bit deeper to discover what makes a place interesting.

I got up at around 4.30am to catch the early boat to Nusa Penida, the third island of this small group of islands off of Bali ...

Padang bai was our port to Lombok (the next island to Bali). We’d arrived looking for a room and fortunately a place that Wim had recommended to us had a cancellation so we didn’t have to sleep on the beach..

The Topi Inn has a Dutch owner and has quite a cosmopolitan feel while still feeling very traditional Indonesian (all wood, bamboo and grass build) with a more eclectic menu than we’ve become ...

We got a boat back to Lombok and then the bus to Lembar. We got the ferry to Padangbai at around midday, still with no idea as to where we were heading for in Bali. You see, we had planned our itinerary up to this point. He had 4 days until our flight to Sydney, which is not enough time to get to Komodo or Flores, or to climb Mt Rinjani in Lombok. Therefor we had to return to Bali but we have seen all ...

... to the beach, bought rafting tickets. All the salesman here are super friendly Despite the fact that they are aggressive, i have heard people complaining about the aggressive sales people but iunno i'd put it on the average level, myself personally having done no research on bali and booking my ticket the day before i have been stopping and listening to everyone's spiel most of which can really make me laugh at very least. I remember last ...

... ausserhalb der Staedte unbeschreiblich schoen ist. Ich werde berichten... Und fuer die Gern-Preiswert-Urlaub-Macher unter euch noch einen Einblick in das Preis-Leistungs-Verhaeltnis: 1 EUR = 12.800 Rupiah im Moment Taxifahrt 25 km: 50.000 Rp Mittagessen (grosses Nasigoreng + frischgepresster Papayasaft) im Touri-Viertel von Kuta: 58.000 Rp Eine Stunde Internet (zumindest hier, wo ich grad sitze): 3.500 Rp Die ...

... 10 days before emerging, then suddenly word got out, and reefseen was suddenly very busy!!! So more than 70 turtles are now waiting to be released into the ocean. We then went to Damai Lovina - fab place - fab food - fab everything. Went out early one morning to see the dolphins - a bit touristy, but still enjoyed it all the same - even if we did have to get up at 05:30 - good practise for what was to come. Enjoyed some great ...

... hospitality, like you read about but not meet. We are the guests. Wayan and Tony own the resort and dive shop: Tulamben wreck divers resort Bali: www.tulambenwreckdivers.com Resort and dive shop in one: the way we like it. Over the road is a nice and cheap restaurant and a little supermarket, is one of the many things Tony tells us. Also: many people on Bali all called Wayan: it means: 1st born and can be a boy or a girl. So, it you call a ...

... around it in less than an hour. We had a ton of fun on the island, eating huge seafood buffets, lying in the sand, and swimming and snorkeling all day in the ocean. We biked to the opposite side of the island to catch the sunset one night, wiping out on sand ditches all the way, yet still arriving early enough to play cards while we waited. We ...