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I’ve never stayed at a "resort" before.  Staying at the AP Inn has been the closest thing to a resort I’ve stayed in, even though it’s far from a "real" resort.  Usually when I’m backpacking, I stay in a bungalow, guest house, or some form of low quality hotel.  This is the first time I’ve [...]

These are some pictures from today.

View from our room of the Simpang Inn It was raining SO much the night before.  It sounded like someone had left the faucet on all night.  We woke up to survey our hotel and the weather.  We were staying at the Simpang Inn, pretty close to where the bombings occurred.  We didn’t realize it [...]

The day started out early… 5:30 am, to be exact.  Philippe was out of town, but let us stay at his Hongdae apartment in Seoul before we flew out.  We caught the #602 airport limousine bus in front of the Seokyo Hotel for 8000 won ($8 USD).  At 6 am, the bus was packed.  As [...]

We fly out today at 9:00 am, and arrive in Singapore for a layover at 2:35 pm.  The flight from Singapore leaves at 7:00 pm and we’ll arrive in Denpasar at 9:30 pm.  On the way back, we leave Bali on February 18th and arrive in Singapore for a 3 1/2 day stopover.  We’ll finally [...]

Recently, I received an email from someone who reads my blog, offering advice about Bali, if I wanted it.  He lives in Indonesia and has spent a consider amount of of time in Bali.  Of course, I welcome any advice from anyone who’s been there.  What really surprised me was the weath of information he [...]