INDONESIA!!!Yes I am shouting that. I was so stupidly excited to visit this place. I realise that this is quite a normal location for travel bloggers but for me it’s really exciting and completely new.
I am going to confess something to you all now and please don’t judge me but I LOVE THE BOOK EAT, PRAY, LOVE! I read it at a hard time and it inspired me to:
- Run around the world
- Leave behind me a very toxic part of my life
The second I read about the beautiful Ubud I knew I had to go. I am a massive cliché but I’m not ashamed. Any reason that makes you travel has to be a good one.
Lee on the other hand was a little wary of Indonesia. He is a
Historian and had only heard about the conflicts and darker side of
Indonesia, he hadn’t seen the beautiful photos and heard the wonderful
stories from friends that I had. There are many dangerous areas in
Indonesia but it is a big place. If you are worried it is important to
check on your embassies website to see what they advise. Even after my
constant sales pitch he still was quite reluctant.So I did the thing any sane person does when being confronted with someone who doesn’t want to visit a country; you make them go for 3 weeks.
We started in Yogyakarta for the temples, then to Ubud for food and
yoga, Nusa Cenigan for a quiet isolated island without roads, Gili Air
for deserted island paradise, Gili Meno for an even more deserted
paradise and lastly Lombok for expensive looking hotels at stupidly
cheap prices.
Our last stop on this trip is going to be nothing but relaxing and food. A holiday from the holiday. That’s a thing right?
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