Bali

We were flying back to London for a wedding on the 28th Sept... Terry's Sister Diane was getting married! As it had been Winter in Australia we were both Lily white and felt we needed some sun before returning to the UK and seeing everyone!!

Bali seemed the logical choice for a week on the beach as its cheap and on the way home. Unlike most of our travels so far we weren't interested in seeing the Island or doing any adventures / tours. We simply were looking for a week to chill out and soak up some rays!

We stayed in Sanur - the other side of the island to the party town of kuta - but only 20mins by motor taxi.

Sanur was probably a little too quiet, with only a few budget places good enough to eat in and the rest a little more up market. Like the rest of Bali, the streets were dirty, filled with motorcycles and people trying to sell you useless stuff.

The beaches in Bali were not as special as we expected.... most were dark sand, Sanur in particular was very stoney with seaweed and plants spoiling your swimming. Having said that the waves at Kuta were good and we had another go at surfing and we still managed to relax and have some good days nights on the beach.

Sanur Beach....

Some lovely upmarket hotels along the beach (obviously we were NOT staying in these - our hostel was across a motor way which we had to run across endangering our lives at least twice a day)!!

Familar site - motorcyles and the beach..

For Becs birthday we thought we would splash out a little and went to a more up market beach front bar in Seminyak called Ku De Ta...

After a couple of cocktails we walked along the beach towards Legian. We came across this really cool bar, La Plancha..... where we lazed on a bean bag and drank till the sun set...

Linga Longa Bar - we spent a few nights here listening to the live music and trying the suckling pig..

So nothing very crazy but a lovely relaxed little holiday before getting on a flight to Bangkok. 2 nights in Bangkok to break up the journey and they we flew back to the UK for 2 weeks. The wedding was well worth the journey and it was so great to see our friends and family.
Looking forward to our next adventure in Asia......