Balinese Gateaway

Youdiha Yoseph of Jakarta Indonesia got a treat when his sister took him to Bali for a holiday, and his cousin flew from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to join them. Here's his story.





My sister's name is Lisa and she works at Indonesia AirAsia as a flight attendant. When She was free I got to holiday in Bali for three day's, two nights. I woke up at 3.30 AM to get to Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. The plane took off at 6.35 AM, and during the flight I met Lisa's friend's. The flight took one and a half hours and we arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali at 9.30 AM. There is one hour difference between Bali and Jakarta.

At Ngurah Rai we ranted a car because Bali didn't have public transportation ecept for taxis. Adter we got the car, the two of us went to a hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali. But when we arrived, the room was not ready and we had to waited for morw than 45 minutes. While waiting we went to the swimming pool to take pictures there.

When the room was ready. We put our bags in the room and changed our clothes to shirt, short pants, sun glasses, and Flip-Flops, and used sunblock. Sunblock is important in Bali because it's so hot !. Then we went to Kuta beach to sunbathe until our skin was dark. There were so many international tourist there. That night we fetched Amy from the Airport - he is our relatives from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The next day, after breakfast the three of us went to Dreamland beach with blue waters and white sand. After that we went to Tanah Lot. But we didn't have a map of Bali so we had to ask for directions. We met a motorbike driver and asked him how to get to Tanah Lotand he said "Follow me I want to go to Tanah Lot!" Bali people are so friendly. At Tanah Lot we tried to make a wish with air suci. Before making the wish me had to wash our faces with the water three times and drink the water three times. The water was tastless even though it was located near the sea. Believe it or not I felt lucky after that.

Next, we went to Kuta beach where Lisa and Amy learned how to surf. I didin't learn that because swimming there was enough for me. At night we tried nasi pedas, which taste so spicy and so hot! then we went to see the Bali bombing monument. We knew Bali had been bombed two times, and we hoped that it would not happen anymore. Save our Bali, and love our Bali.

The next day Lisa and I flew to Jakarta and Amy flew to Kuala Lumpur, and that was the end of our wonderful trip in Bali!

(My story was published in Travel 3Sixty Magazine

[In-flight AirAsia Magazine] Edition January 2009
at In-flight Kids page's of 80. You can find that
Magazine when you fly with AirAsia at January
2009 or Secret Recipe Outlet's, Malaysia.)