Monkey business and swine problem

Today we are off to the north-east part of the island for a 3-day relaxation from the busstle of Kuta and Saminyak. The drive is long because of a heavy traffic on the only road. We make a stop in Ubud. We visit Monkey Forest and have lunch in alocal restaurant. The forest an...

Christmas 2011

We hope that you will look into our blog still before Christams because we have a great need of wishing all the best for Christmas to our Families, all our trustworthy Friends, and respected Acquaintences. Being remote from you, these days we have you in our thoughts and thanks to this ama...

Laki Uma Villa + surprise nr 5

Our villa, a four-room hotel is located in the south-west part of the island. Before I'll tell you about our accommodation, some information from the Wikipedia: "Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lomb...

Bali at first sigh

This is not love at first sight, but for sure we will get to like the island with time. This dream island of many tourists turns out to be an easy dream to come true judging after the number of tourists. Adding to this cars circulating on the island, we got an impression of it being a big ...

On the way to Bali

In the pouring rain we have arrived at the Chiangi Singapore Airport four hours prior to our scheduled flight to Bali. At noon we had to check out from the hotel, and what  could we possibly be doing in the rain? The airport is very comfortable, with free wi-fi, easy arm-chairs...

Hotels of past Singapore

First, a piece of information about the hotel we were staying at - The Sultan Hotel "It is one  of the old hotels which is a faithfully preserved and recreated from traditional shophouses. The Sultan retains many beautiful architectural features that hark back to a time when the street ...

21st century Singapore

Taking advantage of an amazing break in the rainfall we quickly headed towards those three towers which fascinated with  their unusual architecture right from moment of getting into the city. They are located by the bay - one of many recreational places of Singaporeans. The pictures...

Trade and shopping districts now and then

In the morning we toured "our" Arab and Indian neighbourhood. A rainfall stopped us under  the hotel's arcs for about an hour. On Sunday the tarding is slow - not many shoppers. Charm of the old, narrow allies was undeniable. In the afternoon a strong rainpour allowed us for a longe...