Our last stop in Bali was Kuta. We would only be there for two days and chose it because it’s near the airport and we wanted to ensure we made our flight to Surabaya on time. Our hotel in Kuta was a guest house which is kind of like a cross between a home stayContinue reading “Bali, Bye Bye Bye (Bye! Bye!)”

As I mentioned in my last post, we had to make a change to our original Balinese itinerary due to a visa issue. Instead of being able to renew our Visa online (as we had 30 more days planned), we had to go in-person, to the immigration office in Denpasar, the capital of Bali. AfterContinue reading “Going Back to Bali Part 3”

One of our first days back in Bali after visiting the surrounding islands, we decided to book a day of site seeing. Phil writes about our full day of outings here. One of our stops was to the Satria Luwak Coffee Plantation. It was not what I expected but was a fine visit nonetheless. AsContinue reading “Going back to Bali 2”

After leaving Gili Meno, we headed back to Bali, Ubud specifically. This time, instead of a hotel, we were staying at a home stay. There are many home stays in Bali and they are a walled family compound consisting of multiple living quarters, shrines, and communal areas for the family to cook, eat, socialize, andContinue reading “Going Going Back Back to Bali Part 1”

After our young captain from Gili Air dropped us off on the beach, right in front of our accommodations (quite convenient, and worth paying a little extra to not have to lug our bags back to the port). We received a warm welcome from the staff (and a not so small lizard taking a beachContinue reading “Indonesia: The Island of Gili Meno”