Swiss Bel Hotel Bay View Nusa Dua

... s just the conspicuous entrance sign was quite dull compared to the background setting of rice fields running for miles. The gardens were beautiful and it was nice looking at all the flowers, but there was nothing spectacular about it. I think looking out of our backyard at our house and out over the rice fields is a more beautiful site. There were orchid gardens, bamboo trees, a labyrinth maze, ponds with lily pads floating in them ...

... there's a fine line between feeling like you've been ripped off and feeling like you're ripping someone off. I've been on both sides and I'm not sure where I stand now. Before when I didn't know the price of anything, I would think...these people need this money more than I do...but now that I know how to get pretty low prices, I don't know what to say to myself. Philosophically and economically speaking, what exactly is a ...

... came over around 7:45 to dress us the right way in this attire. It was quite a site to see us, three white girls, dressed in these outfits. I had never felt so white and out of place before once I put it on. But, none of the Balinese people treat you like an outsider. They accept everyone into their circle. I believe that they actually enjoy seeing people like us try to immerse ourselves in their culture. We walked the two-minute walk to the temple and sat with the other ...

... their home with burning incense (each family has a temple as part of their compound). Their complete devotion to their spirituality has created a culture in which offering themselves to a higher power is part of their daily routine without question. Imagine what the United States would be like if we each devoted even just 20 minutes a day to connecting to our own spiritual beliefs. It's a beautiful thing to witness. While getting to know the island and ...

... of banana leaves or something, and as it was about 3/4th embers, this guy started dancing around with some kind of ceremonial thing on his shoulders (not a headdress through) - then ran through the fire in his bare feet, kicking and scattering the embers ! The audience kinda freaked a little because he kicked the embers almost right onto their feet. Close to me too. Somehow I don't see this dance happening in the US :-). A team of two or three ...

... and I went bar hopping again... and we had a blast. My flipflops got broken while we were walking from Legian to the Beach club in Kuta... that was sad, but some guy helped us out. God bless him. :) I just needed to mention this, two of the most interesting people we met were Paul from France and Wade from Gold Coast Australia. Surf on guys! :)

... Mas eu gostei! Todos te recebem com um sorriso. indonesianos são muito amáveis e gostam de conversar. O turismo é a fonte maior de riqueza hoje e faz de Bali a ilha mais rica do arquipélago. No nosso segundo dia em Kuta, uni-mos à multidão nas areias da praia, ouvindo o som eletrônico de um dos inúmeros lounges ao longo da praia. Foi quando apareceu Mamelukoh, uma balinesa de meia idade com um ...

... for more than 50 years, but once finished graciously offered us some tidbits to try. We had barely left the old couple's home when we were invited by another family to have some coffee in their compound. Four teenage boys with large earrings jostled one another upon our arrival, and soon two of them were brave enough to practice their English with us. Meanwhile, a young girl returned from the village faucet with a ...

... each other over something that never really happened...quite fascinating to watch it all play out on a rooftop in Singapore over an amazing dinner prepared by a Phillipine nanny who loves to cook and has a crush on Jamie Oliver!), we spent the afternoon of New Year's Day wandering around the botanical gardens looking at some of the most unusual orchids I've ever seen. I got a bit camera happy, I'm afraid, as you've already seen, so I won't add any more ...

... we welcomed the intermittent cloud as it provided some relief from the intense midday sun. When the sun got too much we were able to relax on the enormous day bed, which was set in amongst the gardens and provided shelter from the rays (PICS). Andrew had suddenly developed the mother of all spots on his back, which was too painful to leave alone. We decided to try lancing it and then utilised a venom-extractor pump to do the rest (PICS). It hurt like holy ...