The zeros are doing our heads in!

Posted on June 28, 2024 by marilyn

BALI – Week 4 @ Ubud – 22 – 30 June 2024
Well, it’s been four weeks now and we still can’t get our heads around the bloody zeros with the Indonesian Rupiah!  It started when Christine and I did some currency exchange at Sydney Airport, A$250 for RP2,736,626, most of them in RP100,000 notes.  From there on it was all downhill. Continue reading →

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Ubud – the Curtain Tie Back Wars

Posted on June 21, 2024 by marilyn

BALI – WEEK 3 @ UBUD – 15-21 June 2024
The two weeks in Ubud didn’t start off well for Christine.  On the first night, and for the next four nights, Christine undid the curtain tie backs on 3 of the 4 walls of windows so that she didn’t have the sun shining in during the afternoon and the lights during the night.  And then, when the staff cleaned the room, they put the tie backs back on the curtains again … so she had to take them off again that night. Continue reading →

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1.5 Hours Floating in the dark – that’s going to be a stretch

Posted on June 14, 2024 by marilyn

BALI – WEEKS 1 & 2 @ CANGGU BEACH 1-14 June 2024
Probably the most “out there” thing we did during our first two weeks was experiencing a float tank at Float Solace. I knew that 90 minutes of floating was going to be a stretch, what was I going to think about for 90 minutes?  Christine’s main concern was what to wear … “I know we’re floating by ourselves but I’m not floating in the nude!” Continue reading →

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Vast, Vibrant and Vivid

Posted on June 6, 2024 by marilyn

SYDNEY, NSW – 31 May 2024
I’ve been meaning to set aside the time to go to the Vivid light festival in Sydney, but by the time I think “oh yes, Vivid’s on” the days turned into weeks and next thing I knew it was over. So, it was a surprise when Christine suggested we go down and see Vivid the night before leaving for our Bali Adventure.  Who would have thought that Christine would also walk me off my feet!

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More Caving at Timor

Posted on May 19, 2024 by marilyn

TIMOR, NSW – 18-19 May 2024 – I hadn’t planned to do Jim’s Timor trip, but with only two going, I decided to be supportive and tag along.  As always Timor did not disappoint, whilst the caves aren’t “fabulous”, the shearer’s quarters and the company were well worth the trip. Continue reading →

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