Friday 3 April 2015

After 6 days of, erm, 'problems' I've lost 5kg or more. For the record 73.4kg now. Can go wild on sauerkraut, schnitzel & beer on Monday! wink

Sunday 29 March 2015

I've been certified unfit to fly! So we'll be in Sydney a few more days. Would be fun if I could move more than 3 feet from a toilet! sad cry

Saturday 28 March 2015

A month of eating anything I like everywhere in Thailand & Indonesia without much issue. 12 hours back in Sydney & now sick as a dog! sad cry

Friday 27 March 2015

Hello Sydney! Should be a pic of sunset beer by bridge & Opera House but preping for Europe in dark bar instead wink

Thursday 26 March 2015

Steps back for Internet: when on slow link @YouTube, @facebook & other video sites seem to have forgotten the art of buffering. #PoorShow

Thursday 26 March 2015

We have an evening flight so must to hang around the beach & hotel all day. Tough, but if it has to be done... wink

Thursday 26 March 2015

Today's breakie was quiet restrained, despite that 8km run on the beach beforehand. What is the world coming to! wink

Thursday 26 March 2015

Images from this morning's jog along Jimbaran Beach. Very much a place of work with lots of fishermen grafting hard.

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Jimbaran Beach once the sun has set... & what happens when your tripod (aka wife) moves mid shot wink Goodnight Bali!

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Last eve in Bali? What else but Jimberan Beach sunset? Tried a new spot but prefer Menega Cafe. Back there next time!

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Bali Bakery 'v' Holland Bakery. Which is the best Cheesy John in Bali? We vote... drum roll... Holland Bakery! grin tongue

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Well... that's the afternoon sorted then! wink How's this for an infinite edge pool? Straight into a rainforest canopy!

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Down by the river at Maya Ubud. So beautiful here - we love it smile

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Found this fella during our post breakie walk. No macro lens so had to make do sad Luckily tho, he was pretty slow! smile

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Ah, the resort breakfast buffet. Course one of, erm, maybe I shouldn't say! wink Although I was in the gym earlier! tongue

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Cocktails & dinner at Maya Ubud. Yum! Maybe we're biased, but truly worth it's five star rating. Excellent all round!

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Fooling around with selfies. Please forgive us, but this is the very spot where we were married. Happy memories smile

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Looking at Pratiwi was a bit hot arriving at Maya Ubud! Thankful for an upgrade w/private plunge pool. Ah... cooling!

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Look at all that fresh fish & meat. Easy to see why one has to be up early to see it! Lovely colours. So interesting.

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Early on at the 'outside' bit of Ubud market. Lots of flowers & the little religious offerings one sees everywhere.

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Up early to visit Ubud market before tourist trash comes out. Priorities for Pratiwi though: breakie like a local!

Monday 23 March 2015

Time for dessert: pisang goreng cooked on the street. Yum! Look at the size of that wok, think this is popular stuff!

Monday 23 March 2015

Random sights from our evening walk in Ubud. Didn't even see that dragonfly there, I just liked the light. Honest! wink

Monday 23 March 2015

Plenty of rice paddies around Ubud, & many with ducks in them on an eve. So funny to watch & so cute & sooo yummy! tongue

Sunday 22 March 2015

Clouds lifted a bit after a little snack. Still a bit dull, but wow! Tegalalang terraces in the mist. Added interest!

Sunday 22 March 2015

Arrived at Tegalalang to see rice terraces. Sadly clouds had other ideas, so nothing for it but to eat more pork! wink

Sunday 22 March 2015

Went to Bedugul Botanical Garden & it rained lots! Probably too many pictures here featuring an umbrella wink Nice tho.

Sunday 22 March 2015

Pura Ulun Danu Bratan. Beautiful spot by the water. If only it were sunny! Love the repetition of those mosaic steps.

Sunday 22 March 2015

Just back from breakie looked out the window to see amazing light on the lake. Wow! It's so beautiful here. So lucky!

Sunday 22 March 2015

Back down by the lake this morning. I dragged Pratiwi along this time. But then again, sun is up so not that early wink

Saturday 21 March 2015

Could get used to this Nyepi thing wink We're at Puri Candikuning Resort & practically have whole place to ourselves!

Saturday 21 March 2015

Nyepi day in Bali. Silent at dawn. We cannot leave hotel today so booked one with large grounds. So beautiful here.

Friday 20 March 2015

We saw some really big 'ogoh ogoh' driving around today. These in Bedugul equally impressive! Pre-Nyepi day parade!

Friday 20 March 2015

Either Pratiwi has shrunk or accommodation today is slightly oversized! wink And wait 'til you see the view! Love it!

Friday 20 March 2015

On the road to Bedugul... view from what was almost a mountain pass we crested. Would have been nice on a bike! smile

Friday 20 March 2015

Lunch stop at 'Depot Betty' as we head North. Really great food & nicely priced as is away from tourist spots smile tongue

Friday 20 March 2015

Woke up too early so went for a short walk outside the villa. We're surrounded by rice paddies soooo...

Thursday 19 March 2015

There comes a time one simply can't eat more fried banana. Luckily, cafes, tea & cake are here for such moments wink tongue

Thursday 19 March 2015

After a hard day relaxing & being pampered it's nice to... erm... relax some more wink Dinner at Bebek Bengil. Yum! tongue

Thursday 19 March 2015

Enjoying the morning view from our balcony. This is Onje Villa, Ubud. Quiet & relaxing & really rather good value smile

Wednesday 18 March 2015

Dinner at Murni's Warung. Sorry, it's been a long day. Well, for some, who were up running at sunrise if you recall!

Wednesday 18 March 2015

Typical Ubud sights: guardian statues & flowers. So typical I didn't even get out of the car to take first pic wink

Wednesday 18 March 2015

Whilst in Ubud we must have an obligatory lunch stop at Ibu Oka. Hmmmm... babi guling! smile tongue

Wednesday 18 March 2015

Back by the beach, this time Benoa. You know what that means? More jogging at dawn, with breaks for pictures smile

Tuesday 17 March 2015

After sunset... time for the food. Yum! tongue And the obligatory 'seafood cooking over smoking coconut husks' shot wink

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Another unbelievable sunset on Jimbaran Beach. Say no more...

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Pre-dinner drinks at Menega Cafe. Waiting for the sunset 'show' to begin...

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Wow! DPS reno is great! Last time we were here was so hot & uncomfortable someone passed out waiting for immigration!

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Oooh... free upgrade to 'premium' seats on our AirAsia flight. Can you tell? wink Amazingly there is a tiny difference!

Monday 16 March 2015

Fried duck lunch, with some interesting fruit from our trip to the market. Then more fried banana for desert. Yum! tongue