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Haggling, Hassling and Santa Surfing
... to the hostel Annabel and Conor were there, so we had a catch up and then had a christmas eve dinner on the beach as a big group.
Christmas day! We rented a scooter for Conor to ride (his first time), as all the surfing spots are a fair ride away. Just as me and Annabel were going to get a lift with some locals, our friends turned up and kindly gave us a lift instead. We went surfing midday in our santa hats, which we all managed to keep hold of despite there being ...
Back in the saddle
Had another lovely breakfast, and seeing as I'd seen a lot of the town yesterday, I decided to rent a motorbike to do a bit of sightseeing in the surrounding area. Susan had heard the tale of my crash in Vietnam, so she elected to avoid motorbike transport over here and go for a walk instead. I rented the bike for 24 hours and headed off into the countryside, armed with a fairly basic map. There are some nice roads around Ubud – ...
Yogi's heaven
... letting go of my inner pictures, built from memories and thoughts, I can step out of those shadows and galopp through the streets of life within the moment. Every day I grow just like the new morning, happy as a new dawn. And the birds cherish my weightless soul. So every day I float on along my way and open the door to tomorrow, which may well bring the ...
Relaxing in Paradise
... be rudely awoken by yet another earthquake. This one was at 10.59pm and had us scrambling around bleary eyed. We later found out that it was a 5.0 and came from under the sea, only around 70 kms away.
The room was rocking but only for a short while and although it was not as bad as our last Bali earthquake experience, we kept our bags close to us and struggled to fall asleep ...
Le boutt' d'Ubud
Salut p's and p's,
Deuxième jour à Ubud. Nous avons dormi comme des bûches après notre marathon de 15 heures à l'aéroport de Bangkok. Pour ceux-celles que ça intéresse, on peut vous dire où sont les toilettes, les bons restaurants et les sièges confortables dans cet aéroport. Aujourd'hui, on s'est dit: On va prendre ça mollo, on va suivre une tite promenade dans le Lonely Planet. Ils te disent en 6 étapes très spécifiques où te rendre du ...


