Thursday 25th August
My dad drove me to the airport, which was very nice of him. I think my parents were a little bit sceard of me going al by my self to Bali. Well, I'm 33 and had never been outside Europe before, so it was time for me to explore something different. The flight left in time from Sweden and I arrived in Bangkok 10 hours later.
Friday 26th August
Transfer from Bangkok to Denpasar. Arrived at Denpasar airport 2 Pm and was picked up by two very nice guys. They gave me a quick guide of Kuta as we went to the hotel.
I stayed at Rama Garden in Jalan Yudistira (ex-Jalan Padma). The hotel is nice, clean and the staffs are great. It has a pool, a Jacuzzi and restaurant with a bar. The rooms are nice and cleaned to perfection every day.
I put my things in my room and went to the beach. Or at least tried to go directly to the beach. Two girls jumped me on the street and I hade my first and only fraud. They painted my nails (hands and feet) and it cost me 75.000Rp. I felt very alone and a bit scared as they took me to a back street were they did the nail painting, so I just paid to get out of there. My tip to you people that are going to Bali for the first time; don't let anyone grab your arm and don't let anyone put anything on you. My friend Linda, who I'm going to tell you about later on, told me about small girls at Poppies (Don't know if its on Poppies 1 or 2) that put bracelets on you, they are very quick and you have to pay.
Down at the beach I took a swim and just sat in the sand, thinking, 'This must be heaven!' I sat there till sunset and then went straight back to the hotel. I had a meal at the restaurant and then went to bed exhausted after the flights and the cultural shock.
End of part 1