After two months settling in Kuala Lumpur and one month studying at the UITM, we decided to do our first trip out of Malaysia. We decided to visit Bali in Indonesia – the island of gods. During our one week semester break, we started our incredible adventure to the island. We were very excited to see the island with its beautiful landscapes and beaches and thankfully we were not disappointed.
Our holiday was definitely more of an adventure trip rather than a relaxing beach holiday because of the transportation issue which was one of the only form of transport, known as the moped. Almost everyone on the island owns one of these mopeds and all the roads were crowded by people who transports and use the moped for everything you could ever imagine. After realizing this, we rented some mopeds and this was our means of transportation for the rest of the week.
We used our mobility and freedom on our mopeds to explore the whole island. Our accommodation was not located on the beach and so every day we selected a new destination for the day. We crossed the whole island with our bikes and we saw Bali from all its beauties and sceneries. We saw the cities, farms, rice field, beaches, mountains, villages and met a lot of friendly people around the island.
On the one hand we were really impressed by the beautiful countryside and landscapes and on the other, we met and talked to people who live and work in these places mostly under bad conditions.
We spent hours on the wonderful beaches, and relaxed for hours under the sun. We also enjoyed the ocean and had a lot of fun on the beach. Mostly in the evenings, we went back to our hostel with our mopeds and relaxed in our rustic-style pool with some food and drinks.
We also explored a really nice town of Ubud in the centre of the island. We walked through the monkey forest which was full of wild monkeys running freely around. We had a lot of fun in the beautiful forest because the monkeys were everywhere and they tried to get food and other stuff from us. We were confronted with some monkey “attacks” but all of us survived and nothing happened.
Additionally, we had another really special experience with water, but it was not the ocean. We would say, it was not only an experience – it was a really really wet experience. We were confronted on our mopeds with a really heavy monsoon for hours. Driving a moped through water in the dark was a challenge for everyone. Thank God nothing happened to anyone of us. Raining in Germany is nothing compared to a monsoon in Asia.
On the next day, we visited a cock fight competition in the backyard of a monastery. This was an event visited only by men and they compete with their trained cocks.
After a beautiful day on our mopeds we relaxed in the pool before we had our dinner. Here are all the Bali Adventure Crew Members after an eventful day.
Unfortunately every trip has to come to an end. One week after our arrival in Bali we had to leave Indonesia and got back to Kuala Lumpur to our daily life. We really enjoyed our week in Bali and we had great experiences on the Island of Gods.
BYE BYE BALI!!!
