December 2012

No Journal: Itinerary only

Graham making friends with the locals…

Coffee….

Must read before drinking…

Tues 4th Dec – Arrive 9:55pm in Denpasar, traveled to Kuta.

– Check in at hotel and dinner in the street.

Wed Dec 5th – Kuta (Wina holiday villa) Had a very nice buffet breakfast.

– Explore/shop in Kuta

– Hair braided, massages, Graham surfing.

Thurs Dec 6th -Kuta. More massages and exploring. Went to Denpasar night market. Learned about/ate/ and bought new fruit.
Fri Dec 7th – Went to Ubud.

– Gorgeous hotel (D’ohama) with rose petals on bed.

– Explore Ubud and woodwork stuff.

– Paid driver and went to monkey forest/temple/elephant caves.

Sat Dec 8th -Ubud (White water rafting)

-Indonesian dance performance and dinner

Sun Dec 9th Ubud (Rented Scooter to Celuk-silver, wood working village, spice spice village, painting village).
Mon Dec 10th – Left for Kintamani, walked around town-very non-touristy, hired scooter and drove down to Mt Batur and Lake Batur. Looked at hot springs in posh resorts on the lake.

-Stayed at a one bedroom, Batur Mountain View. Stayed in a local’s home pretty much with an amazing view of the volcanoe.

Tue 11th Dec Left for Kuta.

Checked into backpacker hotel, Sayang Maha Mertha Hotel.

Wed 12th Dec Day at Waterbomb Park.
Thurs 13th Dec Kuta. We were both exhausted so we relaxed at nice hotel while Graham recovered from Bali Belly. Left Indonesia at 11pm that night.
Fri 14th Dec -Arrive Melbourne 7.35 am