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Bali was obviously a beautiful island and I had heard about it already long before even considering to traveling to Indonesia. But this beauty was not as apparent as it seemed and unfortunately for many visitors the experience of Bali simply ended on one of the many nice beaches. Even if the beaches on Bali […]
The beautiful island of Bali was not only offering a wide range of beaches to relax and enjoy the sun, but also a unique cultural experience when visiting some of the many Hindu temples. Known as the island of thousand temples, Bali was actually believed to have as many as 20,000 temples in total. While […]
Bali was this tropical island with empty white sand beaches, crystal clear water and tall palm trees, gently leaning over to provide some shade during the heat of the day, at least that was my expectation. But as usually the case with expectations, the reality looked a little bit different and this was certainly the […]
Travel Day 680 – Denpasar to Cemoro Lawang on Java, INDONESIA In order to make my stay so close to the bus terminal in Denpasar worthwhile, I got up really early and caught the first bus of the day, at 6 am, towards Gilimanuk at the western end of Bali… From Gilimanuk it was possible […]
Travel Day 679 – Gili Air to Denpasar on Bali, INDONESIA After a long internal debate with myself regarding how far east I should travel in Indonesia, I finally made a decision today… The main dispute that had been lingering inside of me was regarding the general decision to either travel further east towards Flores […]
Travel Day 665 – Kuta to Sanur on Bali, INDONESIA Unfortunately the weather today was still not quite at its best and so the drizzling morning was the perfect time to rearrange the backpacks… Eventually the rain ceased and it was about time to leave Kuta for good and catch a shuttle bus back to […]
Travel Day 664 – Driving on a Scooter around Bali, INDONESIA 09/09 Ubud via Sanur and Nusa Dua on Bukit Peninsula to Kuta The day started a bit rainy and so instead of exploring more of touristic Ubud, it was the perfect morning to take things easy… Taking it easy in this case meant enjoying […]
Travel Day 663 – Driving on a Scooter around Bali, INDONESIA 08/09 Padangbai via Blue Lagoon to Ubud After the shady beach experience yesterday, the day today had to start a whole a whole lot better and in this case with the combination of beach and sun… The Blue Lagoon turned out to be the […]
Travel Day 662 – Driving on Bali by Scooter, INDONESIA 07/09 Amed via winding Coastal Road to Padangbai The night in local Amed was nice and quiet, but unfortunately in the early morning some really loud roosters decided that it was about time to get up… The good thing about the natural wake-up call was […]
Travel Day 661 – Driving on Bali by Scooter, INDONESIA 06/09 Toya Bungkah via Mother Temple Pura Besakih to Amed The day started perfectly again, this time on the sunny guesthouse terrace, overlooking the blue-green lake and the outer rim of the big crater… This setting was so quiet and peaceful that it was hard […]
Travel Day 660 – Driving on Bali by Scooter, INDONESIA 05/09 Lovina via Pura Ulun Danu Batur to Toya Bungkah Since yesterday had only been a half day at the grey sand beach of Lovina, today at least the morning had to be spent again in the sun and by the sea… Surprisingly enough but the […]
Travel Day 659 – Driving on Bali by Scooter, INDONESIA 04/09 – Munduk via Danau Tamblingan to Lovina Beach The day started perfectly while getting up early and enjoying the sunrise over the lush green slopes of Munduk from my little guesthouse balcony… But the big question of what-to-do and where-to-go was lingering in the air. […]
Travel Day 658 – Driving on Bali by Scooter, INDONESIA 03/09 Balian Beach via Pura Luhur Batukaru to Munduk Since spending the day at Balian Beach was not really the plan, it seemed best to rather get up early and enjoy the beach in the morning sun… It was actually quite amazing but a couple of […]