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PlanetRovers – Bali
Selamat from BaliUpdated February 2nd, 2001
The frenzy of activity that greeted us as we exited the customs area of the airport in Bali was all too reminiscent of our experience in Tonga. There was madness everywhere – people, people, people swarming about. No sign of tourist informatio
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Paul Kan’s Asia Journal #1: Mar. 29-Apr. 4, Bali – Indonesia
Mar. 29-Apr. 4 Bali
In this story:
Initial Impressions
Bali Retraction and Update
Ex Post Facto Disclaimer
Notable Sights
Technical Issues
Initial Impressions (Mar. 31, 2001)
I am now in Bali and it is really beautiful here and so green at the end of the rainy season. Tropical paradise and
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Chasing Horizons #20: Whoa!!! I\’m going to Bali – Bali, Indonesia
Whoa!!! I’m going to Bali
Say “Bali” to any westerner and images of a paradise with palm fringed white sand beaches are conjured up. Say “Bali” to a savvy traveler and initially you will get a look of terror. “Avoid Kuta,” she/he answers in a trembling
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Chasing Horizons #21: Lombok, Here I Come – Indonesia
Lombok, Here I Come
By far the most popular method, and until 1999 just about the only method, of getting from Bali to the Gili Islands is to buy a combination bus/boat ticket from one of the many travel agents in the many tourist towns like Kuta or Ubud. I have experienced this torturous journ
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Pursuit of the Endless Summer #14
Krazy Kuta
“TRANSPORT? MASSAGE? BRAID YOUR HAIR? SARONG? TOE RING? PINEAPPLE? HASHISH?”
The endless barrage of hawkers accosted us while we walked down the street attempting to dodge them, puddles, and the screeching motor scooters that zoomed by perilously close. Welcome to Indon
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My Bali Adventure
In the 4 knots current at a dive site off Bali, I have to hold on really hard. Note how my bubbles are going straight back.
On the 7th February 2001 my brother-in-law, Robert Allen, and I, Gary Brennand, went for a diving holiday to Bali. Nusa Pendia, an island off the east coast
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Reflections in an Airport – Bali, Indonesia
Reflections in an Airport
Bali, Indonesia
Even though my sources of amusement had long since dissipated, my patience dwindled to non-existence, frustration a good friend my thoughts were still happy. Standing in the terminal with the other passengers, most looking equally as frustrated, I becam
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How I Nearly Killed a Goldfish by Flushing the Toilet – Bali, Indonesia
How I Nearly Killed a Goldfish by Flushing the Toilet
Bali, Indonesia
It’s raining. No, it’s pouring. Sheets of water crash down from the dark skies. Theka and I try to find shelter in a mechanic shop. The average Balinese motorcycle driver is undeterred, he just puts on his raingea
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Happy Christmas, West Timor – Indonesia
Happy Christmas, West Timor
Three short, khaki-clad Indonesian soldiers surrounded me, brandishing
submachine guns. They took turns to yell at me loudly. I didn’t understand
what they were shouting, but a prod of a gun barrel in my back was a good
incentive to do as they asked. I was rout
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Motorbike Mayhem in Bali – Bali, Indonesia
Motorbike Mayhem in Bali
I have never been one for transport. In fact, I hate it. I have an innate fear of flying and get motion sickness on a mountain bike, which is kind of ironic really as the majority of my life so far has been spent backpacking around the world. I have learnt to control my
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Chasing the Dragon – Komodo, Indonesia
Chasing the Dragon
Komodo, Indonesia
A great thing about travelling the long open road without a fixed agenda is the chance to act on impulse. Everyday, once-in-a-lifetime adventures present themselves, allowing us to make spontaneous, uncalculated, decisions. Like the time when my friends and
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South East Asia on a Hamstring – 2000
South East Asia on a Hamstring – 2000
Marie Javins is taking off on a 2 month overland tour of South East Asia with tour group Intrepid Travel. The countries she plans to visit include Indonesia – Singapore – Malaysia – Thailand – Laos – Vietnam – Cam
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The Stricken Summit – East Java, Indonesia
The Stricken Summit
East Java, Indonesia
Having wheezed my way up the infinite steps to the summit I was overcome with vertiginous fear as I stared into the apocalyptic vision that greeted me.
“Surely this is the Devil’s work,” I thought, as huge plumes of sulphurous, yellow
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Into the Dragon’s Lair – Komodo, Indonesia
he trip sounded like a dream; dragons and dolphins, clear blue skies stretching to a horizon broken only by an occasional uninhabited island. For four days we were to float upon the azure seas at God’s mercy, with a reliance on an ancient engine and a toothless captain.
Taking the four-d
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Crossing the Equator with Pelni – Indonesia
The doors were being closed and people were screaming at us to hurry up and get on the boat. Covered in sweat and grime from an extremely tropical and confused walk in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta’s principal port, we heaved our bodies into the welcoming air-conditioned belly of the huge Pelni
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Sam Poo Kong Temple – The Stone Building – Central Java, Indonesia
Sam Poo Kong Temple – The Stone Building
Central Java, Indonesia
The northern coastal harbour-city of Semarang, Central Java, is a divided city – the old and the new. The old, being located on a coastal plain between two Banjir Canals, and the most interesting to explore. The new,
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Yes, We Have No Banana Pancakes #12: Juni in Bali – Bali, Indonesia
Juni in Bali
Our birthdays bookend June, and this year Erica and I had the great gift of getting to spend most of June with my folks in Bali. Here’s a day by day account of our birthday month:
5: Checked into Ketut’s Place in Ubud, which was lovely enough when I was last there in
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Yes, We Have No Banana Pancakes #13: Gili Gila (Island Crazy) – Gili Islands, Indonesia
Gili Gila (Island Crazy)
Well, I thought we’d spend two nights on Gili Trawangan, the largest
of three islands (Air, Meno, and Trawangan) off the northwest coast of
Lombok. Shows how much I know: we ended up spending a month there.
Maybe we stayed so long because getting there was such a
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Quit Monkeying Around! – Indonesia
Quit Monkeying Around!
Pandaron Beach, Java, Indonesia
And it all started so well…
As I entered the only part of the jungle open to travelers and locals, I was taken aback by the beauty and the innocence Indonesia had to offer. My view from my right peripheral vision was mile
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The Dangers of Cashews – Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Dangers of Cashews
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
I have a strict policy with food whilst travelling: I will try anything once. However, a recent incident with a cashew has influenced me into amending this rule. All I can hope for is that my follies serve as a warning to you all.
A few moons past,
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