The Journey.

back from “the journey”!

So, after I resigned from my job a month ago.. I was planning to have a journey. A “finding my self” journey. Well, it’s turns out to be “finding ourselves” journey because 3 of my friends came along.

The journey started in October 23rd, Bali was our destination! We flew from Bandung and took 1,5 hours on the plane. First thing, we had to find a motel. We already discussed that the price of the motel should be less than 100k/room. After 1 hour, we found a nice motel in Jalan Poppies II which cost 45k/person! The motel called “Sari Indah”. A very lovely place, we made friends with another motel guest such as Kelly and Bertrand from France, Cecillia and Diah from Bandung, not to mention the owner, a very nice guy, Dewa!

We had a very good time in Legian! Sun bathing on Kuta Beach, eating local food, shopping, strolling, and of course Clubbing. Haha! I’m not really a “club person” but when it comes to Bali, people said you have to try it! So I tried! 3 biggest clubs in Bali which are DoubleSix, Mbargo, and Cloud27! Every club showed different crowd, haha. Double Six is Okay, but Mbargo? way too much for me! and the best is Cloud27 beach party. I was very excited, the people was cool, the DJ, and the venue is amazing! Ok, enough with all clubbing things.

In the 5th day, we went to Gili Trawangan! Gili Trawangan is a small island with a stunning beach near Nusa Tenggara Barat. It tooks 12 hours to get there from Kuta! (I know!) haha, so, the shuttle bus picked us up at 6AM and then we drove to padang bay harbor. We took Ferry Boat to Lombok, and the last we had to take a public boat from Lombok to Gili Trawangan. A very long journey in one day! Anyway, we made some friends from this trip. Patrick and Uncle Klauss from Germany,  Pattina from Switzerland, and Maarten from Deutch! Together we explored the island! haha. we were snorkeling with a turtle (how cool is that!), enjoying a very beautifull sunset, and eating some local food (I love plecing kangkung)!

We only spent 2 nights in Gili, and then we moved back to Bali. This time we wanted to find some peace of mind in Ubud! Ubud is very different from Kuta, Legian. Lots of art gallery and traditional dances. Not to mention the weather is good, not as hot as in Kuta. In Ubud, we went to Ubud market, Monkey Forest, and Tegalalang! FYI, Julia Roberts is in Ubud that time, making movie called “Eat, Love and Pray”, but too bad, I couldnt meet her. haha..  and there’s a little tragedy in Ubud. On my second day in Ubud, my eyes swallen! very very bad. and I have to go to the hospital! luckily, doctor said it’s just infection and I’ll fine. Fiuh, theres always yin and yang. haha.

I know it’s too damn long story, but I keep it short here, haha. This is my longest holiday ever! 2 weeks! I got a lot of new experience, meet interesting people from around the world, and knows how to deal with local people, how to bargain, how to find a nice and cheap motel, and off course the local food! Now, I have to work and save some money for my next journey! yiha.