New Zealand’s Waiheke Island

New Zealand’s Waiheke IslandFlights to New ZealandOur driver picks us up at 8am from our cottage hotel in Sanur and we are off to the airport.Bali’s airport is well organized and attractive. There is a big temple in it surrounded by a jungle park with pathways.I go into the bathroom and notice that someone has left a flower offering. They must be really grateful for something.Our first flight is …

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Nusa Penida, Bali

Nusa PenidaSnorkelling We have the option of breakfast in the restaurant or on the porch of our cottage… we opt for the porch. Breakfast arrives at 7am as requested and then at 7:30am we are picked up by a shuttle that takes us to the ferry port for our day tour to the island of Nusa Penida. It’s organized chaos at the port and we are herded to the correct …

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Senur Beach, Bali

Senur Beach, BaliBalinese Offerings and Temples.I am very sad to leave Ubud. I love it here.The Balinese are mostly Hindu whereas the rest of Indonesia is mostly Muslim. I love how flower offerings are everywhere. The streets are literally strewn with flower offerings. As I mentioned in an earlier post, each family makes 30-50 little flower basket offerings a day.Businesses also put out flower offerings. These little baskets are …

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Stuck in the Mud

Stuck in the Mud  Tegallalang Rice Terraces The morning starts with a 7:30am yoga class by the pool. After breakfast our driver takes us to Tegallalang Rice Terraces. These Rice Terraces used to be just rice fields but now they have become one of the biggest tourist attractions in Bali. They are stunningly beautiful on their own and they have added all these photo op areas around the fields. John refused …

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