The Purist Villas And Spa Ubud

... made several stops along the
way the first being to a coffee and fruit plantation where we tried a
delicacy – Coffee Poo! Ok, so not exactly the coffee is made from
beans that the Luwak (looks like a ferret) eats and then deficates.
The beans are then dried and roasted (someone has to stir the beans
continuously for an hour). Luwak coffee is very expensive so we just
bought a cup for taste. The verdict: tastes rich!!! Actually it was
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia carlaandmike

... vegetables for they say the dirty water used to wash them can lead to some fun-filled days (and nights) hung over the toiletbowl, ick. I could write a full-page describing how wondrous our salad was after six weeks on the road of vegetable stir-fries and curries, but I'll spare you the details...Let's just say that Kuta was a welcome stopover, but that we were happy to leave the brash, beach resort-town after only one day; there were so many western food ...

... on what animal would be shown face up! In the centre of all these separate gambling games was where the real noise was coming from. Above the changing of men was the unmistakable sound of Cockerels. On closer inspection it became apparent we had inadvertently stumbled upon a live cock fighting competition. As we neared the action you would see old men with Rattan cages bringing in there prize fighters and on the other side of the scale you would see men leaving the crowd ...

... bit of a heated discussion, the rest of the Clan decided that they would come with me, I assume on the basis they saw how easy it is to get things sorted in Bali. This was the first time for most of them outside of English speaking countries, and their first time in Asia. I guess it's all a bit overwhelming. Not sure what they would make of Vietnam....

After reading various message boards, tourist information sites and brochures, I had a rough idea of ...

... There was a description about the place and it seemed perfect. Easy enough. That's where I would be: Betel Box Hostel. She also sent a few emails about where to go in Signapore and what to do. I had no clue what to expect and frankly, I wasn't that keen on going to this particular city. I had no desire to go there. I imagined Singapore as this clean sterile city made for businessmen and not for travelers. But, I was up for anything. Even though a part of me didn't want to ...

... spent a couple of days recovering in the biggest and busiest of the three islands Trawangan, eating cheap food and still celebrating our achievement on cheap drink!! But actually it was my husband who suffered the most!! I was fine after about two days but it took him about five before he could move properly. Strange considering the strength of them big legs!! We then decided it was time.....time for the honeymoon....my beautiful mum and husband John had bought us the gift ...

... but the car radio was on full volume for everyone to enjoy & obviously the car had no room for thier litter which was scattered about the beautiful gardens. The Bedugul region is the Kent of Bali - high up in the mountains the cool climate produces loads of strawberries, lettuces, corn & cabbages rather than rice. The town has a few rather stange statues including a hybrid Cabbage/corn on the cob which proudly stands at the main road junction.

... essentials; SD cards and the like and getting generally hacked off with the traffic and braun walking around the place. I invested in a practical pair of flipflops and was astonished when the owner, in all seriouness asked me for 120,000IDR for a starting price! I returned the favour with $1 and so we agreed on $3 and I 'exchanged' my old ones for his bin. The blighters then tore my feet up for the next 3 days and I have now reverted back to my trusty tevas. The ...

... cable (a treat after China, with its ONE very rarely received English speaking news channel), and hot water, and there was even a tiny, very cheeky pool... making good use of the little space the hotel grounds occupied. The room seemed slightly dingy at first. We'd heard so much about the great value of accommodations in Bali, that for the price we were paying, we were expecting mid/upper range style furnishings and amenities. My first exposure to southeast ...

... me to let me know that breakfast was only served until 10 if I wanted to get my coffee on. Is it bad that my coffee addiction is one of the first things that people learn about me? Ohh well. I threw on a clean sarong and tank top, no sandals, and walked across the grass to the restaurant. I had my coffee, banana crepe with Gnutella (French food and people are all over Bali) and enjoyed the view of the ocean. Several charter boats left the dock, and I ...