Bali was great too. I stayed in Kuta there. That is the tourist area where they had the two bombings, one 3 years ago and the other 5 years ago. When I arrived there, after being on another hideously long bus ride with a local throwing up next to me (notice a pattern), it was quite the scene.
Bali seems to be the Cancun for Australia. It seemed like the place was teaming with High School age kids getting extremely drunk. When I pulled in I saw 5, drunk, half-naked Aussies dancing through the streets leading an invisible parade to who the hell knows where. There were several large clubs lining the streets blaring music. One had an armed guard with an automatic weapon standing out front and in the distance you could see the large Bombing memorial with all the victims' names on it.
But despite all that I still really enjoyed it and I think Bali would be a place definitely worth returning to. I felt safe, things were cheap, and there was a lot to do. It would be a good place just to chill out and fall into the background.
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I board a plane for Sydney at 12:25 am on December 19. I arrive at 9 am. Getting excited! I plan on being in Sydney for at least 15 days and Australia for close to 6 months. It will be nice to finally unpack my backpack. The longest Ive been in any one place up until now has been Ko Pha-Ngan, Thailand and that was for 9 days, 4 months ago.
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These are old photos I got someone to send me from their camera in Borneo. They were taken during some adventure caving I did in the Mulu Caves. I thought they turned out pretty well considering.
