We found Yogyakarta or Jogya as everyone seems to call it a great place to spend a few days. Whilst the traffic was as chaotic and slow moving as anywhere else, it had a great feel to it and with “only” 400,000 inhabitants seemed to retain a soul that can be lacking in much larger cities. The main … More Postcards from Prambanan
Part of the decision to go to Bali was also to take in the sights of Borobudur which have long been on my bucket list. We had an early morning flight with Garuda to Yogyakarta lasting about an hour and were picked up by our pre-arranged driver to take us to the Borobudur Temple compounds … More Borobudur beauty
It’s important to realise that kids are kids and to ensure that plenty of downtime is built into our itinerary. Like most kids, ours love the water and being around other kids. Whilst staying in a big resort has its downside, it also ensures that there are usually lots of other kids and great swimming … More Down time is good times
Travelling on from our morning visit to the Jimbaran fish market we made our way to one of Bali’s most visited temples, Uluwatu temple (‘Ulu’ meaning the ‘top’ or the ‘tip’ and ‘watu’ meaning ‘stone’ or ‘rock’ in Balinese. Having first grabbed a sarong we made the short 5 minute walk down the hill before viewing the … More Uluwatu magic
Nestled amongst the wonderful backdrop of Jimbaran Bay is the very well known Jimbaran Bay fish market (pasar ikan). Only some 30 odd minutes from Nusa Dua, we made the mistake of leaving it a bit later than ideal and arriving towards the end of when most of trading had been done at around 9am. … More A fishy tale
I can’t profess to being an expert on the history of Bali, but I have a sneaking suspicion that in the dim dark past there must’ve been piracy galore. How else does it explain the frequent sightings of pirate paraphernalia that seem to abound down on the beaches. Believe it or not, that isn’t a photoshopped … More Bali pirates
Who would think that Bali had such cool roundabouts? It seems every time we approach a new roundabout there’s some outrageously awesome statue in the middle of it that leaps straight out of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Directly outside the gates of the Novotel Bali Nusa Dua we are greeted with the Bhima statue by the … More We all go chasing roundabouts
A time difference between NZ and Bali of 5 hours ensures a reasonable dose of jet lag for the first couple of days. It’s easy enough to google the best ways to avoid jet lag, but with kids in tow adhering to them is another thing. Avoid alcohol on a nine hour flight? That aint gonna … More Conquering jet lag one footstep at a time
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