KUTA- This crazy town is a haggler frenzy, bargaining is the name of the game and we sure did. We bought two dollar Bintang Shirts, hats, beer coolers, you name it. We were full blown fat American tourists, fat because I drank beer every day and ate fried rice and fried chicken breakfast lunch and dinner. We saw cools shops, were eaten alive by bugs in our hotel room, it was a dirty little town but a stop not to miss. On my birthday we saw GWK a massive statue that is very controversial in Bali, Dreamland a surfers paradise, and then off to Uluwatu temple where we were harassed by evil monkeys and told by our guide not to "look at them in the eye" um, what? Also saw the Kecak dance, where a performer kicked fire balls into the audience. It wasn't ok. Then we finished off our night on Jimbaran bay for dinner, the most beautiful dinner I have ever had. I reallllly enjoyed the corn hut on the beach. Corn is so good.

GILI T- Small island near Lombok. Painful boat ride there. Most beautiful beaches ever, crystal clear and buoyant swimming. But a druggie little island with everyone indulging in "mushroom shakes", Cass I was too scared to try one call me a puss if you want. Wonderful restaurants with jaw-dropping views, no motorized vehicles only horse drawn carts, heavenly snorkeling saw turtles and giant clams on Gili Air and Meno, met a wonderful Vancouver couple love you Donna and Ed. I will never see anything like this island in my life. It was surreal. We chilled HARD on the beach here some days I didn't move from my lounge chair..only to get another cocktail or noodle dish. Helena read like six books, I just stared into space listened only to Astrid Gilberto on my ipod most of time... trying painfully to get through "The Sirens of Titan" by Kurt Vonnegut.

PADANGBAI- Seaside town, a bit sleepy but cool to see. Really fun bar called Babylon where we danced with locals but then had to dodge frothing cats and dogs in an alley in the dark. Terrifying. Thanks travel clinic for not pushing the rabies shot. Realized that every restaurant we were eating at was infested with rats and had to eat dinner while watching rats gobble up the food in the offerings (google "Bali offerings" it is crazy how many offerings and temples there are in Bali). This part of the trip was questionable I guess haha.

UBUD- Inland to see the ricefields. Stunning vistas where we ate more and drank more and chatted each others ears off, so much fun. Poolside chilling with the best watermelon juice ever YUM. Saw a lizard above our heads in a restaurant that I am pretty sure was a Komodo dragon ... they tried to tell us it was a Gheko. Danced and sang on stage with a band at a reggae bar, never danced with an odder bunch of people but It was so fun.

Now I am in Seminyak alone for 3 days, about to go explore. Then off to Sydney Australia to meet Cassandra. It's been a wild adventure and it is only going to get crazier. Loved travelling with you Lennie your the best partner ever haha and so excited for Aus journey up the coast Cassio.

Love and miss you all!

written by  Jamie~Dana on November 14, 2009 from Ubud, Indonesia
from the travel blog: Journey to anywhere
tagged DonTTryAndTellMeThatIsAGheko
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wow Jamie! so good to hear from you. This trip sounds amazing. The beach sounds wonderful there. Looking forward to following rest of your adventure! Miss you.. Love Tasha

written by  Natasha Lehman on November 15, 2009

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