January 2009 Picture of the Month

I've always thought from the very beginning that the picture of this month would be the ones from our trip to Bali. Well, I found pictures that represent the hightlights of this adventure.

I stole this picture from Abbie's file as I looked through all the pictures she took in Bali. The picture was taken on Sanur beach at 5ish in the morning on the first sunrise of 2009.

I took quite a lot of pictures when we were on the Hidden Beach but it turned out not so good. Thankfully, Peco took almost the same amount of pictures of scenery but with way better quality and angle. He climbed up to the rock and sat there while taking pictures of the surrounding.

Bali 08-09 Part 3

Day 10 - The last day in Bali was the saddest day of our lives. Got to end the holiday/away-from-the-real-life life. We stopped by at the tattoo's parlor for Daniel to get his clan's tattoo. It was a good one.

All stuff were packed and we're ready to leave the hotel. On our way back home, Abbie joined us on our ride on the bus replacing Daniel who flew back to Ponti.

We got to the ferry dock just before sunset. The sun went down as we got in to the ferry as if that's the way of him saying goodbye to us.

This may be the best trip to Bali I've ever had. As soon as the holiday ended, we started to think about coming back to Bali again and stopping by in Gilis. I hope and pray that we'll make it that way!

Bali 08-09 New Year '09

Kuta Beach - We celebrated New Year with friends from Salatiga, Papua and South Africa. It was a whole lot of fun! Go to http://secondhandcheese.blogspot.com/ or http://www.travelblog.org/fred.php?id=365789 for a better description about how fun it was. :) We had New Year's dinner party at Queen's Tandoor, a superb Indian restaurant in Seminyak section. And we spent midnigt right on the Kuta beach with thousands of people. It was loud, busy, crowded, hot but it was an experience that I didn't want to miss.

The first sunrise of 2009

Bali 08-09 Part 1

Christmas 2008. I decided that I needed sometime off from Java and Bali seemed to be an ideal place to get away. So, James, Daniel, Peco and I planned on an adventurous trip to the island of god. Spending Christmas and New Year there was such a different and fun experience.

I am not a good writer so I believe that whatever words I wrote on this part won’t be adequate to express the excitement that we had on our Christmas break. People say that a picture san cay a million words. Since we took a lot of pictures on this trip, so I will write less and put up more pictures. I’ll let them speaks millions of words to you. ;)

On the ferry on our way to Bali

Christmas on Sanur beach 2008!

Dreamland Beach - It was a nice white sandy beach on the area of Jimbaran. The popularity f this beach grows amongst domestic tourists from year to year. It has strong waves that sucks your energy even if you just want to play with water! But it was fun.
On our way to Ubud, Peco drove and on the back were two junkies with their huge suitcase tried to look cool. Sorry for their fingers.

Ubud - Nice little village, try the Balinese suckling pig at Ibu Oka, the healthiest organic food at Sari just behind Abangan Bungalows, or an excellent Mexican food at Naughty Nuri's 2 (We were planning to eat at Naughty Nuri's 1 but all seats were taken). Take a look at Antonio Blanco's Museum, very interesting place. And when you go to Monkey Forest, read #1 rule. Don't touch the monkey's tail!
The Hidden Beach - Definitely the highlight of our trip, though it was only a short visit. For the direction on how to go to this little paradise go to http://www.baliblog.com/ It's not super difficult to find this place but you have to have extra attention finding the little sign that said "White Sandy Beach". A must to go beach for those who like a little adventure. Not much of a touristy beach with some warungs and beach chairs available for rent. Go to Warung Well Come, they have good food and good people to hang out or to talk with.

Bali 2008

I was blessed to be able to celebrate the 2008 new year in Bali again. I spent a week visiting beaches, friends, relatives and restaurants! One of the highlight of this trip was meeting my best friend who just moved there earlier.

Bali's weather was pretty inconsistent when I got there. One time you got a lovely sunny day, the next time you got torrential downpour. But, I managed to get some sun and played around on some beaches there.

A week felt so short, there were still things I'd like to do, people I'd like to meet and places I'd like to go. But the last evening was a great ending of the trip. My best friend, my cousin and some friends went to an Indian restaurant called Queen's Tandoor. The food was great and the atmosphere was very India ;) Definitely a place-to-come-back list.