Taman Suci Hotel Denpasar

... is LOADED with agressive (or "fresh" as Beth calls it) monkeys . These little dudes would grab anything within reach and attempt to eat it. Some even jumped on people biting at their shirts and all. The bushes were filled with stolen hats, cameras, camera cases, every kind of bag and bottle you can imagine, and anything else a traveler might be carrying. Of course we were not immune to the scene, Sugang was wearing a baseball ...

... girls driving around random Lembongian field getting stuck in sandpits and clearly having no idea of what we were doing! We found the road again with this kids help and then the beach. At last. <br><br>We spent some time on Sunset beach and then Dream beach which was far better for swimming despite the deceivingly shallow coral which was really quite painful to hit. Especially when you knock off all the remaining scars from you knee and it proceeds to start bleeding again ...

... that he wants<br>business. Unfortunately his English isn't that good and of course<br>our Indonesian is non-existent so it was very hard to understand him.<br> His asking price: $10 then $5 - we said no thank you and after the<br>10th time he walked away not too happy.<br>Luckily the guide book we brought with<br>us was good enough. Walking around we did not see a lot of tourists<br>&#8211; most people when they come to Bali immediately head south to the<br>resorts and never see ...

Ich kann es imm**noch nicht glauben, daß ich es wirklich getan habe.<br>Alles hat angefangen mit meinem Drang mich nach d** Arbeit zu entspannen und ein bißchen Zeit mit Indonesi**n zu v**bringen anstelle mein** Expat-Freunde, was schon ein ziemliches Loch in meine kleine Geldbörse gebrannt hatte.<br>Nachdem ich also meine Umgebung von meinem Kost ausgekundschaftet hatte auf d** Suche nach ein** Drog**ie, Wäsch**ei und einem Int**netcafe bin ich auf einen 'Fitnessclub ...

... the west - you just don't see it. See my upcoming blog on my recent "Around the UK on a Whim tour" for more details about Battery Farms, for example. <br><br>To avoid my Parents getting miffed off, we went outside to the vegetable and fruit sections, which was a bit less noisy and more colourful for them. My only regret was that Helen wasn't there, as she always buys the oddest item and then eats it, and always, and I mean always, enjoys it ...

Today, I woke up feeling like it was the first real day here. I had an organized schedule to follow. I had to be at school by 7:30am to teach our first "real" (or what would actually feel like my first real) lesson. To get there by 7:30, we would have to leave our house by 7:15, 7:20 to drive our motor bikes to town, where our new school was located. This meant I would have to start getting ready by 6:45, to give me half an hour to take a shower, get dressed, pack up all ...

... but it was a bit disheartening to be so close to the type of vacation that we always try to avoid. We now know better, and have filed it away for future travels. As for the parts of Bali we did see, I was so taken aback how rich in tradition and culture, and how completely different this piece of Indonesia is from the part I had just visited. Everywhere, businesses and homes, have a small alter to give up daily offerings to the gods. Usually the offerings ...

... was cool. Then we went to our last stop for the day - we went to a town called Ubud where we picked up our album from the photo shoot we did on Friday. We spent about an hour in Ubud looking at shops and uploading the edited photos from the photo shoot to the travel blog. Finally we were on our way to the airport... We made it there by around 7pm. We refreshed ourselves, changed and go ready to check in. We were fortunate to get ...

... leaving shoes outside. The constant sweeping and mopping of the floors....always spotless...shining...you could truly eat off of them. Temples everywhere ... spacious... ornate. Narrow roads...supposed to be two lanes?...zillions of motorbikes... driving on the left side of the road...the passengers seat is now the drivers seat. Crazy sidewalks...no sidewalks...no room to walk, except amongst throngs ...

... to their foot pegs in water. Many kids were all dressed up in fancy dress going to a temple celebration. I felt sorry for them getting so wet. Incredible amount of water! We were greeted by some of the same staff that were at TR last year. Had a nice cold wash cloth and ice tea waiting for us. It felt like going home! Then Linda came out to greet us, looking cool and relaxed, book in hand. Taman Rahasia is just as much of an intimate little paradise as last year. We are ...