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Visa runs and Friends from England

We drove to Kuta and met with friends who have agreed to be our sponsors - this will mean that we do not have to leave the country (fly) to extend our stay. A fact that I am very glad about!!!! The cost is 550000Rp each - about 30 pounds each. We have also had [...]

12Jul2008 | Hanna | 0 comments | Continued
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Sanur then Nusa Lembongan - Bali - Indonesia

We headed from Balian (west coast) to Sanur (east coast) on the 16th of June - our new friends Chris and Nadine and their three boys were off for a surf trip to an island called Nusa Lembongan. After hearing about it from them and reading up on the surf breaks Gavin and I [...]

27Jun2008 | Hanna | 1 comment | Continued
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Balian - saying goodbye to Taylor!!!

We had a difficult time last week!! Tehya’s dear friend Taylor went back to Australia and it was very very sad. Robyn, Mark and Taylor came to visit with us in Balian and we had a lovely time - Mr Oble indulged us with a night of Arak which resulted in hilarious conversation!! The [...]

19Jun2008 | Hanna | 0 comments | Continued
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Pupuan Waterfall (possibly called Blahmantung) - Bali

Friday the 6th of June - We have been at the surf break on the Balian river mouth, staying with Mr Oble the owner of Balian Segara for a week now. It has been a real pleasure to be here. We have had several trips out to places including Internet at Shankari’s yoga retreat and [...]

11Jun2008 | Hanna | 0 comments | Continued
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Balian - west coast Bali

{w:600;h:300} Balian west coast of Bali, below Medewi
We left the crazy coastal tourist mecca of Kuta on the 31st of May - thank heavens….. there were parts of Kuta we enjoyed!!!! The hotel Lusa with it’s friendly staff and the lovely people we met and made friends with there. Tehya’s new friends Taylor and Sonny…. [...]

4Jun2008 | onefix | 2 comments | Continued
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Bali - Another chapter!!!!

We have been here in Bali for 10 days now and it has been a very mixed time. I have found it really hard to find the enthusiasm to write on the blog since hearing about Terry’s passing. I did not know him in the same way that Gavin did or for as long but [...]

29May2008 | Hanna | 1 comment | Continued
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R.I.P Terry Green May 22nd 2008 - You and your knowledge will be missed

Terry Green from Lanscott, Par, St Austell, Cornwall. Terry has been an amazing source of information and friendship over the last 16 years, he helped rebuild my morris 1000 and has fixed more electrical things than I can remember. He was always happy to help with any kind of problem whether you turned up at [...]

23May2008 | onefix | 1 comment | Continued
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Arrived in Bali Indonesia on the 20th May from Kuala Lumpa (KL) Malaysia

We landed safely in Bali on the 20th of May around 19:30 from (KL) Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia. We flew with Air-Asia and it was as pleasant as flying can be. Tehya said on take off “This is good fun” then fell asleep for 2 1/2 hours and woke up 20 minutes before we landed to [...]

23May2008 | onefix | 0 comments | Continued
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New Panasonic Lumix - DMC TZ5 (TZ15 here in Asia)

Since TERRY came up with the camera fund idea on the 12th of May - we have had a total camera fund of £120.
Technical Details for the Panasonic Lumix DMCTZ5 (TZ15) Digital Camera:
* 9 MEGA Pixels
* 10x Optical Zoom
* 28mm Wide lens
* 3.0″ (460K) LCD Screen
* HD720P M.JPEG
* HD AV [...]

22May2008 | onefix | 0 comments | Continued
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Tickets to Bali and Broken cameras!!!!

We have had a relaxing week since arriving here in Penang - on the whole it has been fun and chilled. We visited the 60th floor of the Komtar to see the amazing views of Penang. We certainly weren’t disappointed with the views (cost 15RM each) but sad to see the dilapidated state of the [...]

12May2008 | onefix | 12 comments | Continued