Sooner or later it had to happen. Probably picked up some bacteria colony with last night's dinner. The stomach cramps started at 2AM, traveler's diarrhea. Around here also nicknamed "Bali Belly".Luckily i had the right pills with me. But the cramps still return from time to time. Got picked up by my driver in the morning and we headed straight to Ubud. First to the Monkey Forest Sanctuary, with free-range monkey rowdy's. Later i strolled through the ...

Took care of the police report for the stolen camera. Bali's tourist police is surprisingly helpful. They would pretty much type up anything you want. Organized a driver for tomorrows tour to Bali's northern region and went to the beach. Besorgte mir einen Polizeireport wegen der gestohlenen Kamera. Bali's Touristenpolizei war ueberraschend nett und hilfsbereit. Die wuerden ziemlich alles tippen was man will. Organisierte einen Fahrer fuer die Tour in...

In the morning i went with the others to the airport in the hope to get a cheap flight back to Bali and got lucky :) Paid even less than for the flight to Flores. Back in Bali in the late afternoon. And relaxed at the pool. Am Morgen ging ich mit den anderen zum Flughafen in der Hoffnung heute noch nach Bali zurrueckzufliegen. Und hatte Glueck :) Zahlte sogar weniger als fuer den Flug hierher. Am spaeten Nachmittag war ich zurrueck in meinem Hotel und ruhte mich ...

Traveling on an Arab-style boat and landing on an island with dragons lets you feel a bit like Sinbad... ;) Or discovering Jurassic Park. We are at the heart of the National Park, Komodo Island!Early in the morning we were witness to another spectacle of 'Flying Foxes' returning from their night hunt. After breakfast we anchored at the Komodo Village from where all trails start. While on the island we were lucky again and saw about 6 Komodo Dragons on our...

Wake up at the first beam of sunlight. Today we went dragon hunting. Komodo Dragons! Reminiscences of dinosaurs. One bite and the bacteria in their saliva give you 24 hours before they eat you alive. Something that happened to our guide on Rinca Island (our first destination and kind of 'The Lost World') about 3 months ago while taking another tour group on a hike. That's how he made it on the list next to the visitor center where the Komodo dragon at...