...its much better!
Finally we have found an internet café with a reasonable connection, keyboard and a mouse that works most of the time! Arrgghh! I can now catch up with the footy results :-)
I had a bit of a mishap a couple of days ago… I was getting money out of a nice row of air conditioned cash points… the machine I tried didn’t work so I turned to go to the next one and bang – I hit my head on a glass wall between the machines. I felt my knees go weak as I nearly collapsed on the floor. Fran said that my eye balls rolled to the back of my head! No major damage done (pride apart!). I did feel dizzy for about 3 hours afterwards though. Boy do the Balinese know how to clean windows!
After recovering from my head injury we went off on a serious shopping trip. I have discovered my shopping limit is about 4 hours – we shopped for 5! Fran could have kept going I think! Bought a Tag Heure watch for 3 quid :-) Hopefully it will last longer than Fran’s Gucci which stopped before we made it back to the hotel.
On Wednesday we went to Waterbom Park (http://www.waterbom.com/), which was great fun. We did all the slides except the Death Smash which looked like it would give you whip lash from the vertical drop. We did do the Boomerang on a double tube. I could feel Fran’s heart pounding before we even started the climb to the top. After a bit of persuasion we kicked off and went round a couple of gentle bends – no problem we thought – until we got round the corner onto a sheer drop! We shot down with incredible speed and were flung up a steep u-bend which we came back down backwards. Fran was panting and laughing hysterically for about 5 minutes afterwards. For a moment I thought I was going to have to get her committed!
We moved hotel to the Inna Kuta Beach Hotel (http://www.innakutabeach.com/) which is fantastic. It’s quite quiet in Bali at the mo because the rainy season is due to start shortly and the bombs haven’t helped. It hasn’t rained since we got here though and the temperature is just about right. We are staying in a lovely beach bungalow which we got for under half its normal price (4 nights booked).
On Monday we will probably head in land and stay in Ubud. We are going to look at hiring a jeep as that will give us the freedom to explore. Kuta is a bit manic on the roads but we are sure that it’s less busy when we get out of the town. They drive on the left which should make it easier.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Waterbom Park
I had a small but embarassing mishap whilst getting some money out of a cash point. I entered the nice air conditioned room with several different cash machines. The first machine rejected my card so I turned to walk to the next machine and bang - I walked straight into a glass wall separating the machines! I immediately went weak at the knees and nearly collapsed on the floor. Fran said that she saw my eyes roll to the back of my head. Ouch! Fortunately no serious damage was done (pride apart), although I did feel dizzy for about 3 hours afterwards. The glass in the wall was so clean I simply didn't see it as I turned. Later in the day we did 5 hours straight, of shopping. I've discovered my limit is about 4 hours (I've never tested it before!), I think Fran could have kept going!
Yesterday we went to Waterbom Park (http://www.waterbom.com/) for some water / death slides! Fran and I went on the Boomerang slide together in a double tube. I could feel her heart pounding as we climbed to the top (after some persusion). At the start we pushed off and shot round some bends, no problem we thought... until we hit a sheer drop - it was like being weightless as we fell. We then shot up a steep u-bend and headed backwards back down. When we got off the slide Fran was laughing and panting hysterically, she couldn't even get her words out! She assures me that she enjoyed it but wasn't keen to go back on again...
Today we checked into a new hotel just by the beach. Its out of season at the moment so we can afford to get a really nice hotel called the "Inna Kuta Beach" (http://www.innakutabeach.com). We are staying in a fantasic Beach Bungalow :-) The pool is massive too.
J and F xx
Yesterday we went to Waterbom Park (http://www.waterbom.com/) for some water / death slides! Fran and I went on the Boomerang slide together in a double tube. I could feel her heart pounding as we climbed to the top (after some persusion). At the start we pushed off and shot round some bends, no problem we thought... until we hit a sheer drop - it was like being weightless as we fell. We then shot up a steep u-bend and headed backwards back down. When we got off the slide Fran was laughing and panting hysterically, she couldn't even get her words out! She assures me that she enjoyed it but wasn't keen to go back on again...
Today we checked into a new hotel just by the beach. Its out of season at the moment so we can afford to get a really nice hotel called the "Inna Kuta Beach" (http://www.innakutabeach.com). We are staying in a fantasic Beach Bungalow :-) The pool is massive too.
J and F xx
Monday, September 25, 2006
A relaxed first day...!
We're now on our second day here in Bali and having a fab time. We took it easy yesterday and enjoyed some excellent spa massages - total bliss for me...not so sure James enjoyed it as much. Firstly he got a man massaging him (not what he was expecting) and secondly they got him to wear a tiny disposable pair of pants!
After that we went for a long walk along the beach - we weren't too
impressed as it was shingle and not particularly clean. However we found out this wasn't the main beach in Kuta so we plan to go exploring again today.
I have already been struck by Bali-belly. Had to rush off and leave James sat in a cafe - I then proceeded to pass out in the toilets and had two tiny female Balinese toilet assistants fanning me and rubbing Eucalyptus oil into my hands (felt like a right plonker I can tell you!). Didn't get back to James for 40 minutes, by which time he was really worrying about me!
Our hotel is lovely (http://www.greenbali.com/main_hotel.html) and had excellent live music on last night. I would just say one annoying thing about Bali we have found is all the locals nagging you to buy stuff. We are having to be quite rude and ignore then as they don't leave you alone otherwise. I think James needs a little practice - yesterday he was nagged into buying a newspaper that cost more than our lunch and drinks did...and it wasn't even an English newspaper!!!
Anyway - hope all is well in England.
F&J
After that we went for a long walk along the beach - we weren't too
impressed as it was shingle and not particularly clean. However we found out this wasn't the main beach in Kuta so we plan to go exploring again today.
I have already been struck by Bali-belly. Had to rush off and leave James sat in a cafe - I then proceeded to pass out in the toilets and had two tiny female Balinese toilet assistants fanning me and rubbing Eucalyptus oil into my hands (felt like a right plonker I can tell you!). Didn't get back to James for 40 minutes, by which time he was really worrying about me!
Our hotel is lovely (http://www.greenbali.com/main_hotel.html) and had excellent live music on last night. I would just say one annoying thing about Bali we have found is all the locals nagging you to buy stuff. We are having to be quite rude and ignore then as they don't leave you alone otherwise. I think James needs a little practice - yesterday he was nagged into buying a newspaper that cost more than our lunch and drinks did...and it wasn't even an English newspaper!!!
Anyway - hope all is well in England.
F&J
Sunday, September 24, 2006
We've arrived!
After a very long journey, we have arrived safe and well in Bali! The journey was very tedious but went like clockwork. No major delays and we were picked as arranged at the airport and taken to our hotel. Upon arriving we got some welcome drinks and were shown to our room.
Thank goodness Dad (Richard) gave us some Balinese currency at Heathrow as we got stung with airport taxes as soon as we arrived!
We've had a full nights sleep and just had breakfast, though we are both feeling a bit ropy as our bodies are telling us its still the middle of the night! Woke up this morning to the sound of torrential rainfall (at which point our hearts sank) only to find it was actually a magnificent waterfall just outside our balcony!
We have booked in to go for a spa treatment later - James is getting a traditional full body Balinese massage (with extras on offer I'm sure!) and I'm having a Reflexology foot massage - bliss after a long day yesterday - and it's costing us peanuts!
Hope all is well back home and we will be in touch soon...
F&J.x.
Thank goodness Dad (Richard) gave us some Balinese currency at Heathrow as we got stung with airport taxes as soon as we arrived!
We've had a full nights sleep and just had breakfast, though we are both feeling a bit ropy as our bodies are telling us its still the middle of the night! Woke up this morning to the sound of torrential rainfall (at which point our hearts sank) only to find it was actually a magnificent waterfall just outside our balcony!
We have booked in to go for a spa treatment later - James is getting a traditional full body Balinese massage (with extras on offer I'm sure!) and I'm having a Reflexology foot massage - bliss after a long day yesterday - and it's costing us peanuts!
Hope all is well back home and we will be in touch soon...
F&J.x.
Friday, September 22, 2006
This time tomorrow...
we'll be well on our way to Bali :-)
(for the techies amongst you - in Flickr you can pick a photo and automatically blog it to blogger.com! cool...)
We'll hopefully be uploading our holiday snaps to a web site called, "Flickr."
Signing up is free, and takes less than a minute. Just click here if you want to sign up and view them:
http://www.flickr.com/welcome/2219804/300444/
For those of you who are less IT literate, you just need to click on 'Sign in' and it will take you through the necessary steps...
Friday, September 15, 2006
We have booked our first hotel (about time!).
We are staying at the, "Radisson Lexington Hotel New York."
http://www.lexingtonhotelnyc.com/index.shtml
"The Radisson Lexington Hotel New York is a superior first-class hotel, located in Manhattan's fashionable Midtown East at the heart of New York City"
I'm a tad concerned about the weather... We don't want to carry winter clothes all round the world. The average temp in Feb is about 3 degrees...!
We arrive at about 11:30pm, so I expect we'll be doing some hasty shopping the next morning! In fact I'm anticipating quite a bit of shopping for the 4 days that we are there. Fran is very keen to hit the shops!... :-)
We are staying at the, "Radisson Lexington Hotel New York."
http://www.lexingtonhotelnyc.com/index.shtml
"The Radisson Lexington Hotel New York is a superior first-class hotel, located in Manhattan's fashionable Midtown East at the heart of New York City"
I'm a tad concerned about the weather... We don't want to carry winter clothes all round the world. The average temp in Feb is about 3 degrees...!
We arrive at about 11:30pm, so I expect we'll be doing some hasty shopping the next morning! In fact I'm anticipating quite a bit of shopping for the 4 days that we are there. Fran is very keen to hit the shops!... :-)
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Flight Details
Saturday 23 September 2006
Depart LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL FOUR
Arrive SINGAPORE TERMINAL ONE
Sunday 24 September 2006
Depart SINGAPORE TERMINAL ONE
Arrive DENPASAR BALI NGURAH RAI
Thursday 05 October 2006
Depart DENPASAR BALI DENPASAR
Arrive PERTH INTERNATIONAL
Friday 13 October 2006
Depart PERTH DOMESTIC
Arrive ALICE SPRINGS ALICE SPRINGS
Tuesday 17 October 2006
Depart ALICE SPRINGS DOMESTIC
Arrive CAIRNS DOMESITC
Wednesday 03 January 2007
Depart SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL
Arrive AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL
Thursday 25 January 2007
Depart AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL
Arrive NADI NADI
Thursday 01 February 2007
Depart NADI INTERNATIONAL
Arrive LOS ANGELES TOM BRADLEY
Thursday 01 February 2007
Depart LOS ANGELES
Arrive NEW YORK (JFK)
Monday 05 February 2007
Depart NEW YORK (JFK) TERMINAL 7
Arrive LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL 4
Depart LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL FOUR
Arrive SINGAPORE TERMINAL ONE
Sunday 24 September 2006
Depart SINGAPORE TERMINAL ONE
Arrive DENPASAR BALI NGURAH RAI
Thursday 05 October 2006
Depart DENPASAR BALI DENPASAR
Arrive PERTH INTERNATIONAL
Friday 13 October 2006
Depart PERTH DOMESTIC
Arrive ALICE SPRINGS ALICE SPRINGS
Tuesday 17 October 2006
Depart ALICE SPRINGS DOMESTIC
Arrive CAIRNS DOMESITC
Wednesday 03 January 2007
Depart SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL
Arrive AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL
Thursday 25 January 2007
Depart AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL
Arrive NADI NADI
Thursday 01 February 2007
Depart NADI INTERNATIONAL
Arrive LOS ANGELES TOM BRADLEY
Thursday 01 February 2007
Depart LOS ANGELES
Arrive NEW YORK (JFK)
Monday 05 February 2007
Depart NEW YORK (JFK) TERMINAL 7
Arrive LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL 4
Our 1st Blog!
2 weeks to go before the trip of a life time! Are we ready... no! Still loads to sort out before we go!
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