Bali Hai

Finally made it to Bali. I've already found myself adapting to the culture and uniqueness that is bali.

The flight: It was, as most good flights are, uneventful. We made it safely and China Airlines wasn't half bad. The 14 hour flight gave us plenty of food, AVOD and Asian people. Including Vinay. The best part of the trip was Vinay getting special "kosher" meals. Apparently they looked at both of us and decided Vinay looked more like a Jew.

We've been in Bali for a few days. If you've ever been to Bali, you understand how difficult it is to be in an internet cafe. Not only because of the incredibly high speeds of the Bali internet services, but also because it's Bali. And Bali is best served outside, at the beach, eating and drinking to your hearts content.

I'll do a better job of posting my experiences and detailing them later, but let me give you a brief overview of our vacation so far.

Food:
Great and cheap. If you like noodles, you will love it here. The noodles are tremendous and cheap. When I say cheap I mean $2 USD for a plate and beers are a buck. The local beer is a pilsener called Bintang and understandably, the morning are what we call the Bintang Hang. We were at a club where the local boys get you beer and service for 15000 IDR or about $1.50 USD. Apparently the IDR is closely matched to the USD, so this is one of the few places in the world where the dollar still works well for travel. I can't imagine how the Brits must feel.

Surf:
Bali surf is awesome. There is no limit of beach boys/touts willing to give you a surf board rental, or really anything you want (or don't want) including prostitutes, but more on this later.

Partying:
I never met a drunk Aussie I didn't like. Thankfully, there are millions of them here.

I will continue posting more later.