Kuta, Indonesia
8° 55' S 116° 16' E
Aug 26, 2004 09:31
Distance 1087km

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a few days of Bali belly

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I got sick just before the flight and didn't spend as much time catching waves or partying as I would have liked to, but I got to see some great scenery, and the place "Bolare" which was a bit out of the way from central Kuta (about 30 mins drive in a place called Canngu) but was pretty much empty, super chilled and just the thing.

We got the rooms down to €17 a night by saying our friend Peter stayed there, but I suspect it was also because of the lack of guests ever since the bomb in a bar in Kuta. A lot of the locals depend on tourism to keep them above the poverty line, so I'm sure they are more upset about it than we are. Being so far from the action was great, and for the occasional trip into Kuta, the taxi was (a relatively high price of) 30,000-40,000 Rps (€3-ish).

I got through two books in the first two days there, and had to spend the last day shopping :oD

Fiona (Gerald's sister) had come to Indonesia for Gerald's birthday, but Gerald went to London for his birthday, so the excursion to Bali was really just to escape the smog of Jakarta and see the sun a bit. Fiona is a tour-guide by profession and gets to travel pretty widely, so she was editing video from her trips which will show up on BoD eventually :oD

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Aussie surf bums waiting to join the herds in Kuta I love these Smoking Rooms... I just wish they had a fence around them and a viewing platform so you could throw in bananas and take photos random shot of Denpasar airport, Bali water coolers rice fields in Bali, Indonesia Bolare, the place I stayed... normally the sun is out so it's not the best shot Bolare, the place I stayed... normally the sun is out so it's not the best shot Bolare, the place I stayed... normally the sun is out so it's not the best shot Bolare, the place I stayed... Bolare, the place I stayed... very peaceful I puzzled over what this sign meant, until i discovered that there was a thing to turn on a little mini-bidet in the toilet some sort of fruit sunset near Bolare bungalows in Bali, Indonesia sunset near Bolare bungalows in Bali, Indonesia sunset near Bolare bungalows in Bali, Indonesia sunset near Bolare bungalows in Bali, Indonesia sunset near Bolare bungalows in Bali, Indonesia Fiona Speers, my travelling companion - Gerald's sister... She came to Indonesia for Gerald's birthday and he was away the beach-area near Bolare yes the lantern above the table the pool are at Bolare bungalows, Bali, Indonesia streets in Bali, Indonesia a night view in Kuta, Indonesia everything is done by hand, including all the furniture hawkers selling their wares... They are dressed like that in the tropical heat to avoid the sun hawkers selling their wares... They are dressed like that in the tropical heat to avoid the sun the locals bring the gods many offerings to appease them and prevent a bad harvest Fiona decides to edit some video in a stressful surrounding lanterns hanging about the streets in Bali, Indonesia lanterns hanging about the streets in Bali, Indonesia people carrying one of the many HUGE kites you see flying in Bali, Indonesia people carrying one of the many HUGE kites you see flying in Bali, Indonesia Sanuk is thai for fun... this is a bit of an in-joke... If you don't get it, don't worry Nice Attitude Hehe, amusing sign
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