Bali - Oct 2009!

Here it is, my trip to Bali, Indonesia! A very foreign land; a bit of mysticism and beauty mixed with delicious food and street hawkers trying to sell you anything from paintings and jewelery to foot massages (which gets pretty annoying after a while.) Chaotic traffic and streets against a backdrop of lush green, rice paddies, and water. The aroma of incense diluted with the odor of burning trash remind you that you're far, far away from home... and that's a good thing!

Tanah Lot:

Rice terraces:

Beautiful Sanur Beach:

Night time is party time in Legian Beach:

Morning prayer offerings:

Volcano in the distance:

Boat on Sanur:

These are everywhere!

Bali Airport:

Renting bikes:

Air Asia Indonesia:

Sanur at sunset:

Uluwatu temple:

Checking out Tanah Lot:

Another of Tanah Lot:

What the partiers miss, early morning in Kuta/Legian:

Living in the shadow of a volcano:

Sun coming up in Legian:

Another rice field:

One more rice field, I like this one!

Burning incense.... INSIDE the international airport!

Leaving Bali, starting the LONG trek home:

It's a very diverse land, you have the party areas, the slow areas, the city, and so on. The island is huge and it would take quite a while to explore everything. No wonder so many expats are drawn to Bali, the typical vacation is simply not enough time to see it all - and there is so much to see! Of course there is the downside, the trash, the sidewalks in disrepair as cars fly past you, the motorbike noise, the annoying street hawkers grabbing you and trying to sell you things you don't want, and so on. But the Bintang and Bali Hai makes it all go down so easy and at the end of the day, it's all part of the experience.