(disclaimer: accurate at time of writing)
Alright, I've been back for more than a week now. It's time I blogged about it!
1) Bring your own adapter converter plugs. For some reason, their hotels don’t have the all-in-one sockets. They use the two big round kinds...
2) If you want to see Manta Rays, go to Manta Point. If you want to see Mola-mola, go to Crystal Bay. We’ve had some luck there :)
Didn't manage to get a photo of the Mola, because it only appeared briefly twice. But the manta-rays were gorgeous! So majestic and celebrity-like... Everyone was just hanging around and waiting for its appearance... The photos don't do any justice to how graceful they are!
3) Stay at Nikko Bali Resort, and opt for the Nikko Club rooms. It might be expensive, but it’s damn worth the money J Excellent service! Free flow of snacks, beer, tea, coffee and juice all day; free flow of cocktail and wine from 5-7pm.
Check out their list of services for the Nikko Club members! :)
Look at the bottom right photo... They even arrange the sand on the ashtray to look like their logo!!
Pictures from the Nikko Club Lounge, and DAMN YUMMY MUSHROOMS!!
Our room, and watching the sunrise from our room.
Camel Safari
4) Change your SGD to USD in Singapore, then change your USD to Rupiah while you’re there. While we were at Kuta, the best exchange rate we got was 9495, although most were selling at 9295 and 9395.
5) We did our water sports with Mawar Kuning; my opinion? Rather shabby. However, these are things you’ve got to try, so BARGAIN. They actually have an ‘asian’ discount, which was 40% off the printed rates. Printed rates range from $15-$25 USD for 15 minutes depending on the activity. We managed to get 50% off the total amount, and we did jet ski, fly fish, banana boat and wakeboarding. The jet ski sucked!! We were not allowed to share a jet ski, but had a staff ride with each of us, and it didn’t even last for a full 15 minutes. Fly fish is quite a new and interesting experience (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eOWgR2dZsA), banana boat was rather boring (I had my eardrums blasted by the girl behind me), wakeboarding was TIRING but fun! I wanna go wakeboarding!
6) Before you hop on a taxi, make sure the driver agrees to pay by meter. There’s a sticker in some of the cabs that say there’s a minimum charge of 15,000RP if you call for a cab, so do note that it does NOT apply for street pick ups.
7) Save 150,000RP for taxes when you’re leaving the country.
8) Just BARGAIN! We’ve had several super cheap buys because when we said we were leaving, then they agreed to sell at the price that we offered… Haha.
Braided my hair for 70,000RP, and you might even be able to find something cheaper than that. She actually asked me for tips after that, so you might wanna bargain for cheaper, and say if it’s good, then you’ll give tips later.
9) Check your games or dvds when you’re buying them. 3 out of 5 of our buys don’t work!
10) Wherever you stay, avoid "Puri Kosala Cottages".
Check out the fucking weird way the door is locked, from both inside and outside! Damn old school... And I've no clue to why there are two toilet bowls in one toilet, and why the bath tub is smacked in the middle of the room...
Had supper at a rather posh beach restaurant, and we ordered seafood soup. It's a bit strange; it came in a block like you see in the first picture, and then the waiter poured the soup in. I don't know what's that block of stuff even after eating it.
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I finally managed to install Mystery Case Files: Huntsville onto my computer, and we completed it within a night! That was fun.
But while I was trying to download the crack onto my computer, it seems I might have downloaded some virus as well. Now I keep getting pop-ups and my sysem is getting laggy. I really hope it doesn't get any worse... Now I'm trying to download free spyware/adware removers, but seems like nothing is free.
Sigh.
Hibernating makes me happy...
