I woke up the next morning feeling strongly aware of the fact that it was our last day on this trip. Last day! Before I could allow myself to start feeling blue, we quickly got ready to head out. Our driver had arranged our itinerary for the day, deciding that it was best to go to the farthest location first before slowly making our way back down to the locations closer to Denapasar. And so it was with a rather heavy heart that I stepped out of our room to take on our last day in Bali. I was still feeling a bit blue when we arrived at the Ulun…
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Bali 2014 Day 2: Some unusual temple experiences
It was bright and early the next day when we took to the roads toward our next agenda located in Klung Kung. We were blessed with some lovely weather after the sky spilled quite a daunting amount of rain hours before the sun rose. It even kind of woke me up in the middle of my sleep. Anyway, with high spirits we set out after a quick breakfast of canned coffee and some bread from a nearby bakeshop. The thing about our self-made itinerary is that we had very little idea exactly how far apart from each other the locations were. It’s a little hard to tell from a map, but to our surprise every…
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Bali 2014 Day 1: The trio’s first adventure abroad!
For a 3-day trip, my visit to Bali last February was quite possibly one of the most exhausting trips abroad I have ever had. I think it even beats that time I went to the US and had to battle some jet lag plus sleep deprivation thanks to a delayed flight and a tight touring schedule. Our itinerary had us jetting from one side of Bali to the other on a mission to maximize our stay. Then there is of course the inevitable sleeplessness that comes with travel adrenaline (amounting to approximately less than 12 hours of sleep in 4 days), and the fact that I had to lug around my camera gear that weighed…
