The Mansion Ubud

... with something to sell see you, they are trying to figure out how they can make you part with as much money as possible. It can be so draining having to second guess everything that anybody says.<br><br>Anyway, I saw the doctor in the clinic and she diagnosed me quickly and gave me a concoction of drugs to take. I will list them, and those of you from spire can see how many you recognise:<br><br>Lanzoprozole (acid suppressent) - which incidentally I was already taking<br ...

... back and forth<br>or growing larger. And the costumes were over the top &#8211; especially<br>the women who were wrapped tightly in this vibrantly colored<br>gold-threaded cloth and huge crowns. The setting for the dance was<br>spectacular as well the temple area was lit by candles. At the end<br>of the Kecak dance an older man dressed in nothing but a loin cloth<br>did a &#8220;trance dance&#8221; where he walked barefoot over coconut husks<br>that were ...

... road got darker with fewer lights lining the road. I had to carry all the **** we had and Michael literally pushed our bike 200+ meters uphill where we finally found a gas station. The gas station attendants looked at us as if we were absolute idiots (which we were). I'm sure they came home with a funny story about two stupid Westerners who didn't know how to use a motorbike. From now on we constantly keep on eye on the fuel level for our little bike. <br><br>After the disastrous night with ...

... rim of Lake Batur caldera and proivdes a spectacular view of Mount Batur Volcano (still active), Lake Batur, and Mount Abang. It really was a beautiful views, one of the best we'd witnessed so far, but was slightly ruined by the sheer number of hawkers pestering us to buy their goods. They even started bargaining with us (to themselves) when we didn't want to buy anything, and clearly motioned and stated so! Some even had the nerve to try and stand ...

... organize everything, but that task was more than I could handle. I've already acquired so much stuff here. For example, I already have four towels- two bath towels and two beach towels. Which are all necessary considering how quickly and easily they get filled with sand and dirt. And you need to switch them up when you take them in for the laundry. But every little thing like this adds up and my bag is now full. I will definitely be getting rid of a ton of things before heading ...

... very little success. She has arranged tours &amp; mopeds for us at local prices &amp; when my ATM card was eaten in a machine she arranged for me to get it back the next morning/. Balinese New Year is called "silent day". you are locked in the hotel for 24 hours &amp; are fined if you are caught outside. NO THANKS - so we are off the the Gili islands with Zain 15 hours by bus, ferry, bus, ferry, From Bali to Lombok, Lombok to Gili Trawangan. Not fun. On the ...

... to get to bed as early as I could so that I could bring my good camera and get shots of Blue Lagoon with the morning sun shining on it. However going to bed never seems to agree with me and it was 1:30 before I actually fell asleep. We still woke up earlier the next morning than the day before and after having another great breakfast of pineapple pancakes and fruit, we headed back to Blue Lagoon. The water was much calmer this time around and once we got in we ...

... I was missing out! The view of Batur from the other side of the valley in the morning light was amazing - I'm really pleased I made the effort to see it, even if it did mean missing half a nights sleep! As we pulled over to take a photo, a group of local boys in biker jackets asked for a photo with me, which was a bit embarassing as they kind of singled me out! We arrived back in Ubud at 10:30am, and feeling entirely out of synnc, I went for lunch as everyone else had ...

... daily flight. We just made it. And we have to reconfirm or they'll drop us. On a phone we may or may not have, to a number that may or may not work, at an office that may or may not exist. And they doubled the price and charged us $25 for insurance because they have a monopoly. This is fun. We'll keep you updated. But everything is more or less taken care of. We also ...

... nd with wooden huts right on the be*ch which cost the equiv*lent of 2 quid * night for both of us *nd included bre*kf*st... job done! We spent 6 d*ys just completely rel*xing, doing h*rdly *nything *nd it w*s gre*t. A couple of Swiss l*ds moved into the hut next to us while we there *nd *fter *n *fternoon drinking Bint*ng on the be*ch we he*ded b*ck to the huts with * bottle of Ar*k (*r*f!) for some drinking g*mes. I tried (b*dly!) to climb * coconut tree, Ch ...