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Sun, 31 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [93]
2023 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR US. It began in chilly Madrid and ended here in steamy Indonesia where we spent our final day in Ubud taking care of business—haircuts, a mini-market run and a trip to the ATM. Our last Indonesian haircuts in Boroburdur ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Mar 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [104]
Two of the world's great creatures I saw for the first time today. The Komodo dragon is the world's largest lizard and the manta ray is the world's largest ray with, respectively, a longer body and longer wingspan than that of humans. Last night I booked ... Read more >
Sun, 26 Feb 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [97]
After having been to Indonesia four times, I feel I've found my favourite place in the country. Gunung Kelimutu has a set of three lakes that change colour and are often three different colours. After arriving by plane from Kupang to Ende yesterday, ... Read more >
Fri, 22 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [96]
WE SET OFF THIS MORNING TO EXPLORE BALI. It’s about 95 miles from Jimbaran to Pemuteran in northwestern Bali but the drive took nearly five hours. We didn’t drive ourselves—only a local or a maniacal tourist should challenge Denpasar’... Read more >
Sat, 23 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [91]
THE AUDUBON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT has become a holiday tradition in the United States and we have participated in several. This year we will have our own, the Bali Christmas Bird Count.
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Wed, 27 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [76]
WE PICKED AMED SIGHT UNSEEN—TELL ME that Coconuts Bali’s description wouldn’t lure you in. Yet another gem that’s perfect for getting away from the crowd, Amed is a coastal region with beach-lined coves! The Amed shores are dotted ... Read more >
Thu, 21 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [70]
THE DRIVER FOR THE HOTEL SHUTTLE was still waiting patiently at 1:00 AM. We don’t blame Virgin Australia—the flight from Melbourne to Bali was only twenty minutes late and they upgraded us to Economy Plus. But it took nearly two hours to ... Read more >
Sat, 30 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [67]
“NO MAN EVER STEPS INTO THE SAME RIVER TWICE, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” What Heraclitis said 2500 years ago is true today, especially for us and Ubud. When we first visited in 2009 I wrote Ubud is the other ... Read more >
Thu, 4 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [54]
BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF MASS TOURISM IN BALI, seaweed farming was the major industry on Nusa Lembongan. Even after the island became a destination for diving and surfing and most residents took jobs in tourism, some families continued to farm seaweed.... Read more >
Mon, 1 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [52]
WE FINALLY FOUND THE TROPICAL PARADISE we were searching for just a 30-minute “fast-boat” ride from Bali’s touristy Sanur. One of fourteen small islands in the Penida Archipelago, Nusa Lembongan is what Bali must have been like fifty ... Read more >
Wed, 3 Jan 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Views [46]
IT IS POSSIBLE TO WALK EVERYWHERE on Nusa Lembongan. It’s only about ten miles around so it isn’t not the distance but the heat and humidity that will do you in. There are few cars and no taxis so motor scooters reign supreme. Everyone rides ... Read more >
Sat, 18 Feb 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [150]
Timor-Leste and part of Indonesia are both on the island of Timor. Before Timor-Leste's independence, this island probably saw only a few intrepid visitors each year. Leaving Timor-Leste I entered Indonesia at the town of Wini. Indonesia has started ... Read more >
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [104]
Kupang is an alright place; more of a transit point than a destination. I only planned on being here for one night or maybe two but thanks to all sorts of things, I've now been here a week. Late in 2014 I travelled from Kuala Lumpur to Bali without flying, ... Read more >
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 | By johannhermann | Views [192]
(BH) Bevor es weitergeht mit den bunten Abenteuern der Familie Hermann muss aber nochmal eine Abhandlung von der Verkehrssituation geschrieben werden. Weil, die ist wirklich was ganz Besonderes hier.
Ich mein, wir haben ja schon so einiges auf unseren ... Read more >
Tags: bukit, knallpot, melasti beach, surfen, verkehr
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 | By johannhermann | Views [180]
(JH) Stellt euch vor, ihr steht auf, seid noch etwas schlaftrunken schlendert nach einer morgendlichen Entleerung (BH: äh, hallo??) gemächlich in die Küche. Ihr holt euch Milch und Cornflakes und setzt euch gemütlich an den Kü... Read more >
Tags: gecko, schlange, sunrise school bali
Fri, 5 Aug 2022 | By johannhermann | Views [171]
(JH) So, jetzt ist es also so weit. We did it. It’s done! Wir sitzen in einem komplett anderen Eck unseres Planeten und klarerweise fühlt sich alles noch völlig surreal an. Natürlich ist man 24h unterwegs und ebenso logisch ist es, ... Read more >
Tue, 26 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 19 Dec 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 2 Mar 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Komodo dragons, manta rays, and amazing panoramas
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Sat, 25 Feb 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 17 Feb 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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