Bali For Beginners

[Beanpole]

I've heard a lot of people say the bike run down from Agung is good. I imagine it would be. They take you up from Ubud and you basically coast all the way down through the rice paddies and temples. I'd say stay away from amusement parks. See the Gamelan Orchestra and catch a few shows up in the mountains.

One of my best trips there I was dead broke and caught public bemos to a lot of the old temples and architectural sites.

Lombok is interesting but it's definitely not the same vibe.

[ctd]

Dancing and performance...should cover that pretty easily with a few Balinese dance shows

Nature...would love to do a short trek...see a waterfall...it seems the best of these are very north, so we may not get there

She wants to see the Bird park...I love birds too...the info on that seems its pretty small, but very good

Hasnt seen an elephant before...thats a priority

The temple at Uluwatu is one of the things I have listed as an essential

With that list, spend most of your time in Ubud - well, not Ubud itself but the trips around Ubud and you can cover off all of these (dancing in town). You can do the trips from Kuta but you are adding an hour or 2 travel time.

[Skipper]

jesus christ god, yes, do the Ullu's temple by all means.
But if you're really serious, and i'm sure you saw that smartarse pom Fry go all ballistic on being asked 'what he would say to God if he met him at the front gate' thing on the web yesterday...
my suggestion is take me, get Mary, who i suspect has a fit looking bestie to bring along, and we hire a boat and go rescue refugees.
We score some waves, we can dance, we can do dress ups and perform with the new arrivals, eat fish, drink wine. win win.

[Almighty God]

jesus christ god, yes, do the Ullu's temple by all means.
But if you're really serious, and i'm sure you saw that smartarse pom Fry go all ballistic on being asked 'what he would say to God if he met him at the front gate' thing on the web yesterday...
my suggestion is take me, get Mary, who i suspect has a fit looking bestie to bring along, and we hire a boat and go rescue refugees.
We score some waves, we can dance, we can do dress ups and perform with the new arrivals, eat fish, drink wine. win win.

Yeah he was pretty tough on me wasnt he, pompous prick...I shouldnt get all defensive, but I mean it was my first try...we all make the odd mistake here and there dont we. I would just say, hey buddy...next time you create a whole fcuking universe...in six days...then we can chat...and off to fcking hell with you pal

sorry Skip...I digress...

you know you are one of my favourites...I am definitely in. But I am dressing up as a viking...I fcuking love them guys...their Gods are so fcuking cool

[steve shearer]

[quote="Almighty God"
Nature...would love to do a short trek...see a waterfall...it seems the best of these are very north, so we may not get there

[/quote]

Fcuk Bali go to Seal Rocks.

[philw]

Yeah shearer's right. You can do most of it here. The Ubud elephant park is just a zoo. But there's loads of cool things about Bali, my wife describes it as India lite, the best stuff is when you get a bit off the beaten track. A pushy is a great way to get around if yr not too intimidated by crazy traffic... And the surf is crowded as ffck and competitive... You may need to smite some cunse

[Omar Cummin]

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[philw]

Omar. For real?

[Omar Cummin]

:-<

[philw]

I mean, were you in the jail?

[Almighty God]

I was going to make some cheap comment about you ushering Andrew and Myuran back down for a reprieve... but that would be tasteless.
God, Bali's not for you. Trust me. I've just returned from a spell in the K house. Somehow managed to procure an insanely filthy amount of funds to shorten my extended holiday there. I did find the brothers Andy and Myu to be honest and humble. Who wouldn't be after 10 years with a sword over one's head.
No, Bali is no place for an almighty God. A fluid, mellifluous one even would have trouble negotiating the overarching weight of Islam bearing down upon it.
Seal Rocks sounds like a reasonable alternative.
There won't be incense and frangipani, but the waft of hydro bong water from the campsite is enough to reinstall a reassuring faith in all things Aussie. Aussie. You know the rest.

And yeah...its still too soon buddy

[Davros]

Isn't it all hydro nowadays?

[steve shearer]

Thats only the shite that sydney metrosexuals bring with them. All the local boys are on the prime bush.

[Beanpole]

[quote="Almighty God"
Nature...would love to do a short trek...see a waterfall...it seems the best of these are very north, so we may not get there

Fcuk Bali go to Seal Rocks.[/quote]

*Note to Steve: There were no waterfalls at Seal Rocks last time I went there. Road is all bitumen as well. That's pretty new.

[philw]

Metrosexuals?? That was a decade ago. You'll be telling us about these new 'hipsters' taking over your true blue backyard next...

[Davros]

speaking of hipsters I met a hipster bird who told me she was a raw vegetable chef, I thought she was making a joke I couldn't work out what she actually did.

[Wubic Pig]

speaking of hipsters I met a hipster bird who told me she was a raw vegetable chef, I thought she was making a joke I couldn't work out what she actually did.

I think she meant kitchen hand

[ctd]

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