Uluwatu Take Two

Everything is so FRAGILE. there’s so much conflict, so much pain. you keep waiting for the dust to settle then you realize this is IT: the dust is YOUR LIFE, life going on. if happy comes along, that weird, unbearable delight that’s actual happy — i think you have to GRAB IT while you CAN.…

Seminyak

And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot Spent my last night in Malaysia enjoying some local fare and having an early night. The next morning I took the Skybus from KL Sentral to the Low Cost Carrier…

Come Fly With Me….

Air Asia (like the X-men) is feared and hated by many, possibly due to xenophobic conditioning that all things Asian are cheap, unsafe and only created as an attempt to rip of the white man. I, however, am a big fan. This viewpoint is, in my humble opinion, a reflection of the average Australians’ experience…

Laser pointers are great

Day 37: Padang Padang, Bali, IndonesiaYou can buy laser pointers in Bali, its fantastic.Endless hours of fun, particularly with animals and children, as seen in the pics.Back to KL for Saturday night then on the train to northern Thailand.Just saw on the news that they killed the mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings which killed…

Bali Kampung

Day 36: Padang Padang, Bali, IndonesiaSo I’ve decided to stay on a few more days in Bali, it’s been really nice staying in Padang Padang which is alot less busy than Kuta and daily activities revolver around surfing, surfing then more surfing. The swell has dropped now which means more breaks are accessible, I’m happy…

The Rooster

Day 35: Padang Padang, bali, IndonesiaGreetings again from the majestic Padang padang Surf camp in Bali, Indonesia. I can’t believe a whole week has come and gone since i have got here, it looks like logistics will mean I will have to extend my stay slightly which I am not going to lose to much…

A Day At The Beach

Day 33: Padang Padang, Bali, IndonesiaAnother day in paradise…Have I used that line in this blog yet? If so, please forgive me, I’ve had such amazing luck on this trip finding these little pockets of heaven here in Asia that it’s hard to articulate just how nice it is over here.The blogging has been a…

Padang Padang

Day 31: Padang Padang, Bali, Indonesia Aah Bali, these guys know how to live. Got in to Dempasar Airport on Monday night and was picked up by the transfer to Padang Padang Surf Camp for a week of sun, surf and relaxation on the holiday island of Bali, Indonesia. I used to surf heaps as…