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    • Day 383

      Bali - Canggu IV

      November 7, 2019 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      SURF WG BALI
      Wellness Tag

      ▪️Nach 3 Tagen 2mal am Tag surfen, gönnte ich mir am 4 Tag nach Abschluß des "Beginner Course" eine Auszeit und skipte die 2. Surfsession
      ▪️Stattdessen verbrachte ich den Nachmittag mit Julia und Lisa
      ▪️Ließen uns bei einer Balinesischen Massage im "Bening Spa" verwöhnen und genossen den Sonnenuntergang im "Sun Paradise" beim Banana Cocktail

      💡Das C wird als "Sch" ausgesprochen. So spricht man Canggu als "Schangu" aus.
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    • Day 6

      Eurotrash Potoato 🥔 Head Club

      February 8, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C

      Desa Potato 🥔 Head Beach 🏖 Club: Wow! What an absolutely beautiful setting… But it is hard not to feel completely out of place unless you are wearing string bikinis or designer speedos! I felt like Eliza Doolittle walking into ‘Henry Higgins’ mansion! 😱
      I feel so outta place; probably due to, mostly, my own insecurities (…how I wish I had woke confidence!) but more so from the way it has all been set up: you are too frightened to sit anywhere in case you’re in the wrong “zone”. I was (politely) told about minimum spends for certain areas… such as the day beds or cabanas. (…clearly the most social media worthy positions 📸) This fee would have been covered when I bought my first cocktail 🍹 An aptly named ‘Bali Zombie 🧟‍♀️’ The bartender could probably sense my trepidation and hesitation on arriving in this Eurotrash Wankers’ paradise 😉so he suggested the strongest cocktail on the list… At that point it seemed like the best idea! This is one place where you need to leave your inhibitions at the front door… 🕺🏼🕺🏼🕺🏼

      Thankfully, after one ‘Bali 🧟‍♀️’ and a ‘Bali Colada’ (new take on an old favourite!) I was feeling more confident and my alcohol-induced imagination 💭 made me as sexy as the guy wearing tightly fitting blue speedos with that particular (…and peculiar) special Instagram pout! 😜

      I nabbed a retro couch combo seat arrangement and watched the beach (bottle) blond gyrating in the pool while her Uber cool 😎 BF recorded her next Tik Tok Extravaganza; a special treat for her 53 million followers!
      …Proudly influencing the masses since 2016! 🫣😵

      It is such a trip & experience to witness all of the specific and coordinated photography shoots happening in the pool, around the pool and throughout the whole venue itself! I wonder if many of these influencers will be discovered today and make their fortunes 🔮 or, and more likely, continue to score free vouchers from KFC for popcorn chicken and free entry into the dirty Dorset Hotel!? …Yes! I know! I’ll be nicer! 😜 God love ‘em!

      I was busting to hit the toilet… Apparently a hot spot at the club! 😜🫣…but I was aware that I could not move anywhere for fear of losing the most precious Real Estate position at potato 🥔 head! I summoned the birthday girl, Monica, and was able to freely move from the spot for a moment without losing it! Thanks 🙏 Mon! You saved the day again! It was so fantastic when Mon arrived and we could have a good chat! It is so much better to share this type of pretentious experience with someone else who is able to sit back with you and just laugh together! That is the sign of a good friendship! 🥰

      You will see that the dips and chips were a cut above the ordinary and not too badly priced! (…surprisingly). They were actually very delicious. I felt like I was eating healthily. Not that I give a shit on holidays, but why not pretend that you care about that aspect more than anything else; like the beautiful 😍 instagramming pretty people surrounding me! 😍😇😘

      By the way, there is an entire “waste lab” in the centre entry component of the potato 🥔 head establishment… Now! Let’s be honest here, wider Bali could not give a rats 🐀 arse about anything to do with the environment or recycling (…I did my bit by snorkelling 🤿 in it yesterday…rubbish, that is) but…in the middle of Eurotrash Woke Central it all seems to tick the right boxes for the cocktail 🍹 sipping hip & happening folk among us mere mortals 😜😇🕺🏼

      As I exited the second most pretentious place on earth 🌍 (…I only say second, because there HAS to be at least one that’s more pretentious…I just haven’t found it yet so I’m leaving that title free!) in my target singlet & big W shorts I passed the beautiful 🤩 people lining up to make their own debuts somewhere on the Instagram circuit soon! 🫣🤭

      Strike a Pose! 🕺🏼💅💁🏼‍♂️

      🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
      Mr. Potato Head… never fear! You’ll always be my Number One! 😜😘x
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    • Day 10

      Bali Belly 😫💩😵‍💫

      February 12, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Unfortunately my trip has come to an explosive end! Yes, the dreaded Bali belly has grabbed me with full force! It is hard to know exactly what the root cause was but I suspect a coconut 🥥 on the beach a couple of days ago may be the culprit but, let’s face it, it could be a number of things considering how unhygienic most places are and the constant battle to make sure that you don’t get any water digested or eat food that has not been washed with it.

      So, I am extremely tired, dehydrated and lethargic after two nights of little to no sleep due to getting up and down to go to the toilet 🚽 it is definitely not something I would wish on anyone! We have all suffered to varying degrees but everyone else is 100% okay now… it seems I have been blessed with the full force of it! Oh well, better to have experienced all aspects of travel 🧳 rather than never travelling at all ✈️👍🏻

      I am not looking forward to the rest of today and tonight… We have been told we need to get to the airport three hours before the flight and simply getting to the airport through horrendous traffic will take at least an hour also… The actual flight is at 4 pm so I am hoping that my stomach will settle before the six hour flight back to civilisation.

      Wish me luck 🍀
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    • Day 4

      Samen wennen

      July 1 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      De eerste dagen is het wennen aan de warmte, de jetlag, de nieuwe cultuur. We zoeken iedere dag iets leuks om te doen; een speeltuin, een verborgen ontbijtplek en een hippe club. Het zijn leuke uitjes maar het verkeer is verschrikkelijk.. 3km duurt soms letterlijk een uur in de taxi. Het zal misschien anders zijn in Ubud en Lovina. We leren tenminste dat een taxi geen zin heeft. Beter op de scooter!

      Martijn heeft zijn creditcard alweer terug uit taxi 1 en is zijn zonnebril inmiddels kwijtgeraakt in taxi 2 😂. We raken nog wel meer kwijt deze vakantie maar alles wordt ook weer terug gebracht. Geen enkele moeite voor ze en dat zegt veel over de Balinezen!

      Dahlia en Vasco slapen samen in een groot bed en op de babyfoon zien we momenten dat ze de armen om elkaar heen slaan. We zoeken deze vakantie naar verbinding en harmonie met elkaar en dat gaat hartstikke goed!
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    • Day 5

      Settling in Seminyak 🇮🇩

      February 7, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      Rocky, the Fast boat 🚤 captain decided to complete the paperwork just after we were all boarded and were ready to go! That’s the Bali way of life: very relaxed & laid back Generally this is fantastic but sometimes it can be slightly frustrating. Slowly accepting that and still struggling with the currency 💴
      Now, I have used thousands of different transportation methods in my travels all around the world and today’s sea 🌊 crossing would have to be the most hell raising, white knuckle ride I have ever experienced! 😳😱😈👎🏻🙅🏻‍♂️ Check out the video attached if you dare! ‼️⚓️🤢
      I would have kissed the ground when I arrived at Sanur harbour if it wasn’t for the mangy cats 🐈 wandering across it!

      I had myself wondering if there was a helicopter or small plane to take us back to the mainland but thought that might not be the safest option… …especially if they tie the engine together with the blue rope they seem to tie around most things to keep them together with over here! 😝🙄

      Arrived safe n sound at Tony’s Villa Hotel in downtown Seminyak. We have ‘pool access’ rooms. Unfortunately no ladders 🪜 to assist us to get in and out of them though!? Might ask them if they have any blue rope… 🫣😝
      Accessibility consideration just doesn’t exist over here! You won’t find any wheelchairs 🦼 in Bali!

      Seminyak already has a higher quality feel about it. Less haggling and more class! (…less blue rope! 🥸) Mon & I had a drink 🥃 in a sexy little cafe/bar across from Tony’s; had a cobbled streets of Mykonos feel about it.

      It’ll be nice to set up and totally unpack here in Seminyak for a few days. We have been on the move a lot since Friday after arriving.

      Mon had a flowery 🌺 birthday 🎈 surprise on her bed 🛏 on arrival 🥳🥳
      She was happy and tried to work out how to sleep around it! 🤭

      Fingers crossed 🤞 that the rain ☔️ is minimal and we have sun ☀️ when we need it most! Oh! And we don’t see any more blue rope holding anything together 🤭🪢🪢🪢
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    • Day 3

      Endlich auf Bali angekommen🥰

      January 31 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

      Nach 39 Stunden Anreise und einem vermisstem Koffer- endlich gut angekommen!! Hoffen unser Gepäck wird in den nächsten Tagen noch gefunden😂
      Machen noch einen Zwischenstopp in Seminyak und dann am Wochenende geht's ab in unsere fixe Unterkunft und zur Versammlung 😃Read more

    • Day 19

      Seminyak

      September 28 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Es ging auf zu unserem letzten Stopp unserer Indonesien Rundreise wieder zurück nach Bali. Ursprünglich war geplant, dass wir die letzten Tage in Uluwatu verbringen. Da der Vermieter der Airbnb Unterkunft aber irgndwie etwas dubios war haben wir uns umentschieden und uns kurzfristig ein Hotel in Seminyak gebucht. Die Anreise verlief wieder ohne Probleme.

      Am Abend gab es für uns noch in einer Warung etwas zu essen und im Anschluss mussten wir auf Wunsch von Marlene noch eine Shoppingtour einlegen. Dabei kaufte sich Marlene einige Souveniers und als gemeinsames Andenken legten wir uns ein Bali T-Shirt von Billabong zu.

      Außerdem konnten wir noch einen traditionellen balinesischen Tanz mit Musikbegleitung bestaunen.

      Nun werden noch die letzten Tage genossen, bevor es wieder ab nach Hause geht.

      Bis bald,
      Johannes
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    • Day 21

      Indonesien 2024 - Das war's

      September 30 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      Der letzte Tag wurde noch einmal am Strand verbracht und mit den Wellen im Meer zelebriert.

      Gut gebräunt, erholt und mit tollen Erinnerungen an diese Reise geht es morgen hoffentlich pünktlich um 19:10 wieder zurück in die Heimat.

      Liebe Grüße,
      Johannes
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    • Day 15

      Kuta

      July 25, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

      Die letzten fünf Tage sind richtig schnell vergangen! Wir haben in einer Villa in Kuta mit vier unserer Freunde gewohnt, die sofort von der Idee begeistert waren, surfen zu lernen und von Anfang an auch voll gut waren! Also waren wir fast jeden Tag im Meer surfen. Den Rest der Zeit haben wir chillig im Garten unserer Villa verbracht, am Pool oder in einem der vielen Restaurants in der Gegend. Am Samstagabend sind wir zu einer Party in einem Club am Meer gegangen und an einem anderen Abend waren wir Minigolf spielen... und ja, natürlich hat Kevin gewonnen!
      Jetzt fahren wir nach Ubud, ins Landesinnere, wo wir alle zusammen 3 Tage in einem Baumhaus verbringen werden 😍

      Questi ultimi cinque giorni sono passati stra veloci! Siamo stati in una villa a Kuta insieme a quattro nostri amici, che erano subito entusiasti all’idea di imparare a fare surf e sono stati bravissimi fin da subito! Così siamo andati in mare a surfare quasi ogni giorno. Il resto del tempo l’abbiamo passato tranquilli nel giardino della nostra villa, in piscina, o in uno dei tanti ristorantini della zona. Sabato sera siamo stati ad una festa in un club vicino al mare e un’altra sera siamo andati a giocare a minigolf… e sí, ovviamente ha vinto Kevin!
      Ora ci trasferiamo a Ubud, nell’entroterra, dove passeremo tutti insieme 3 giorni su una casa sull’albero 😍
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    • Day 85

      vo Phuket uf Bali🚖🛥️🛩️

      May 13 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      die ledschte zwei Täg si houptsächlich nume ungerwägs gsi... mitm Speedboot simer vo Phi Phi Island nach Phuket... när isches wiiter vo Phuket uf Bali da simer fasch 12h ungerwägs gsi u gester ersch ahcho...🏩
      hüt heimr chli d Seele la bambele, fein gässe & Sunneuntergang gnosse..🍹🌅
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