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    Scooter & surf on rest day No. 3

    21 febbraio 2018, Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    The second day off the yoga training was also very nice and a bit adventurous - we rented a scooter to get around the island 🌴 and Bertram drove it like he hadn’t done anything else in his life ;-)

    It was nice to explore the different corners of the island and the neighboring island Nusa Cenigan where we used the yellow suspension bridge to cross. We had a relaxed fresh mango-orange-lemon juice at a cliff bar before heading back to our area for an afternoon surf :-) bigger waves 🌊 which gave us the one or other crash but all friendly and fun.

    We felt pretty exhausted though after the session - luckily, we had already scheduled a massage for the evening :-)))) it was fantastic! Bert had a back massge and head massage while I treated myself to a Balinese deep tissue massage 💆 💆‍♂️ wonderful!

    The evening ended with another treat: Bertram found a really nice restaurant where we got a table at a top spot overlooking the entire bay.

    But now, it will be yoga, yoga, yoga again... the assessment is coming closer.    Leggi altro

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    Surfing with Fabio and some of Anna's yoga friends
    Style: crouching tiger hidden dragon :-)Getting up close and personal with the reef (ouch)1Jellyfish out of the water :-)

    Rest days in paradise

    1 marzo 2018, Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    Hello again! :-) Not so many updates lately, as our daily routine is basically “get up at dark, yoga, more yoga, breathing exercises, meditation, get home in the dark” (Anna) and “get up to meet Anna for breakfast, surf, rest, sleep, meet Anna for dinner” (Bertram). :-)

    But there are also rest days! The last one we spent slack lining, surfing, stand-up-paddling and enjoying some time out and about on the beach!    Leggi altro

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    Getting ready for graduation + dinner

    4 marzo 2018, Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    This day went by more quickly than anticipated - from 05:00 to 16:00 is was yoga asana practice - every student had to teach the entire group a small sequence of 10 minutes 😓 💦

    Luckily my group’s turn was at 06:00 - so it was over and done with soon and we could enjoy everyone else’s practice :-) Great to see everyone’s different style!

    The tide differences were again massive today - it’s crazy to see how quickly the sea moves in: when I watch the ocean in the morning, all ships lay on the reef - and then over the next couple of hours the high tide is swallowing everything until the afternoon/evening is low again :-) great for walks on the beach though!

    The evening was a special one as we were invited to Bertram’s surf buddy Peter who has been living on Nusa Lembongan for 8 years - really interesting to hear his perspectives on island life, the waste war in Nusa Lembongan, and living “in paradise” - where it’s obviously nice with the beaches and the ocean, as well as the simplicity of life but also keeping in mind that one is missing out on a lot of other things like cultural performances, museums, connectivity to the rest of the world... Peter enjoys one of the nicer sunsets from his place in the island mountains overlooking the bay, though :-)))))

    PS: best advertising for eating more as seen on Cenigan :-)    Leggi altro

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    Graduation day - what a beautiful one!

    5 marzo 2018, Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Today was the big day :-) Woop woop!

    We had all spent so much time in assessments and practices that the last two days just flew by. After final assessments of breath work (pranayama) and meditation practice today, we gathered again at 2 pm for the ceremony. It was a wonderful ritual and our teachers as well as everybody in the room put so much love and emotions into it that it was just amazing.

    Our teacher Thia played the harmonium and we sang mantras before the handing out of certificates started. So many lovely vibrations! Bertram was able and allowed to join as well and I am grateful that he came along to share this moment.

     We stayed on afterwards right away, drinking coffee and sangria, talking with everybody, starting to say goodbye after almost a month spent together. Hopefully, we will be able to meet many of this great crowd again during our and their travels :-)

    Thanks to everyone who was part of this very special training ❤️    Leggi altro

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    Time to say goodbye...and see you again

    6 marzo 2018, Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

    Finally, the day had come when we had to say goodbye to Nusa Lembongan, the Santosha Yoga School, the Monkey Surf surf school - and everyone connected to these places and our great time here.

    But we are obviously happy as our travels still entail three highlights and a lot of people asked us about our plans and, thus, we said over and over again what we were up to. Therefore, excitement for Kuala Lumpur, Laos, and Iran is on an all-time high :-)

    I spent the morning with a last yoga practice and observed the beach dogs playing in the ocean. We then packed our backpacks again - first time in nearly 4 weeks :-) Our ferry left at 12:30 and we met a couple of familiar faces again. Nursula (now fellow yoga teacher 🧘🏼‍♀️ :-)) and her husband Ray even gifted us two hats against the heat - we looked more like Texans than Bali tourists ;-)

    We spent 6 hours at the airport as the early ferry was the only one and we did not feel like hanging around any other random place before going to the airport to fly to Kuala Lumpur. The airport offered entertainment on a couple of levels: Bertram played in the children’s corner, we read about the dangers of drinking too little while using the bathroom (the airport nicely provides inform graphics), got to stock up our water supplies, ate at an Autogrill restaurant (almost like home in Europe ;-)), ...

    Kuala Lumpur, here we’ll come!    Leggi altro

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    KL - Batu caves, mosque, night market

    7 marzo 2018, Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Despite our late arrival in KL (around 1 am arrival at the hotel), we had a big day!

    We met another German couple at the hotel and took an Uber to visit the impressive Hindu temple in the Batu Caves. We had to walk >250 steps in the hot, humid air. But the climb was absolutely worth it as the caves hosted a couple of Hindu shrines with some construction/renovation still ongoing. The sheer height of the ceilings is also simply impressive - 100m in the tallest part of the rock domes.

    Afterwards we made our way to the central market and the Muslim center. We first visited the very interesting Museum of Islamic Art and liked especially the collection of old documents (religious - Quran - and non-religious such as maps, contracts, marriage certificates, astronomy, ...) We then visited the not-so-spectacular National Mosque - it’s very big but not very old or beautifully ornated. And I cold test my headscarf skills ;-)

    Afterwards we headed home for a rest at the pool, went to a very nice massage parlor and had a foot reflexology massage before eating dinner at the night market - when the rain came pouring down suddenly. Luckily we were under a large umbrella ☔️    Leggi altro

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    KL - Petronas Towers, malls and food

    8 marzo 2018, Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    The day started with a bit of yoga for Anna in the hotel. We then ventured out to a local cafe with a promising reputation. The coffee was great, but sadly no soy or coconut milk available, so it wasn’t all that great...

    To make up for it, we walked towards the Petronas Twin towers, which are within walking distance of our hotel. On the wat we grabbed a Starbucks coffee and also visited the KLCC Park - as the name suggests, it is a city park near the Petronas Towers. What makes it special is that it is one of the few green patches in Kuala Lumpur - which is much less green than Singapore was. 🌳

    The Petronas Towers were great! The visit takes about 45 minutes and we got to visit the sky bridge (170m above ground) that connects the two towers as well as the observation deck at the top (383m). We were lucky that there were no clouds today and so the views from the top were fantastic! 😎

    On the way back to the hotel we stopped by in another mall for some Chinese street food for a late lunch. Tired from the day, we then went home for a nap in the afternoon 😴

    Finally, in the evening we picked an Indian restaurant for dinner. The food was great, prepared right in front of us, but more spicy than we anticipated :-) But we were not deterred and continued our food experiments: after weeks of hearing about it, smelling it and seeing it being forbidden in public transport (due to its strong odor), we finally got ourselves some durian fruit!! It was nice, but didn’t really impress us too much. (And when you eat it, the smell really isn’t so nice :-)). But hey, at least now we know what all the fuss is about :-)    Leggi altro

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    Exploring Luang Prabang and finding temples
    Final breakfast in KL in a great bakery :-)Night market in Luang Prabang

    Hello Laos!

    9 marzo 2018, Laos ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    We said goodbye to hot and humid Kuala Lumpur and travelled to Luang Prabang in Laos today. Laos is very much a late addition to our journey: so many travellers had recommended Laos that we both felt we should add it to or journey.

    And we are glad we did! :-) The approach with the airplane was already exciting -> flying in between hills and small mountains. The climate this time of year is also much more to our liking: cool nights, warm (but not hot) days of about 25° C.

    After arriving and checking in at the hotel we took a walk exploring the neighbourhood, the night market (which was super calm and very nice to visit) and then had dinner in a teaching restaurant with delicious food :-)    Leggi altro

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    Waterfalls around Luang Prabang

    11 marzo 2018, Laos ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    We hired a little scooter today to explore the areas surrounding Luang Prabang today. We were a hit apprehensive about renting a scooter at first after everything we had read about scams online. But in the end we paid the equivalent of 10 USD (half of what we had expect) and got ourselves a scooter for the day 🛵

    Our first stop was at the Kuang Si waterfalls, along with a bear sanctuary. The bears were cute, but it is saddening to think about the torture they had to endure in their past -> wild bears are hunted and kept in cells where their biles are pierced so as to extract (“milk”) bile fluids from them which is then used in Chinese traditional medicine. It sounds insane and I wonder who would ever do that. But I guess there’s nothing people wouldn’t do if they think it makes them healthy.

    The waterfalls themselves were truly beautiful. They impressed not so much by their height as by their intricacy. The water falls along multiple steps left and right and almost looks as if an outdoor artist sculpted them. We hiked a little to the top of the waterfall and then headed back home (having a nice late lunch on the way overlooking the Mekong river).

    We spent the afternoon looking at a little photo art gallery in Luang Prabang, booking our cooking class for Monday and drinking coffee by the river. The Mekong is amazingly beautiful and it is nice to see how it seems very unregulated. We’re both already looking forward to our 2 day boat ride up the river :-)

    Dinner was had at a great restaurant (Bouang), where we sat outdoor and overlooked a (semi) pedestrian zone. We wandered over the night market on the way back, trying out new hats 🎩 :-)    Leggi altro

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    Palace, temples, monks, and Lao theater

    11 marzo 2018, Laos ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    What a day! We were really busy today :-) we started out with visiting a couple of important buildings in Luang Prabang: the first was the former Royal Palace which is a nice wooden building with teak flooring and all sorts of items from the former king’s ruling time.
    We then continued to visit a couple of the many temples around town. They are all very impressive from the outside with a lot of wood carvings, multiple roofs, and gold all over - the inside is mostly the altar with a lot of Buddhas :-)

    During our lunch break on a park bench overlooking the Mekong, we met two monk novices who study at a temple school. One of them (the older one - 17 years) asked us whether he could practice his English with us - so nice! Bertram talked for a bit and exchanged contact details. In the afternoon we then decided to actually pay him a visit at his temple. We arrived just in time for the evening prayer and meditated with the monks for ca. 45 minutes (real meditation was probably less as the sitting position still becomes uncomfortable after some time... ;-))

    The evening had another highlight coming. We went to the traditional Lao storytelling theater where an old man with a flute-like instrument and a young man with a drum performed storytelling for ~1 hour. Conveniently enough the young story teller performed his stories in English. We listened to a total of 6-8 stories which mostly represent Lao mythology to explain the existence of certain natural landscapes such as rivers, mountains, the hill in the city of Luang Prabang, etc. It was very entertaining and fun!

    Now, however, it’s time for bed as we have a 6-hour Laocooking class tomorrow :-)    Leggi altro

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