Lembongan, Indonesia

Lembongan

Located just southeast of Bali Island, this island has a much more relaxed vibe with almost no nightlife. The nightlife is much more intimate consisting of you and whoever you happen to meet on the island. The diving and surfing are what pulls the tourists in. 

Massive waves crash against rocky shores

(Rickety bridge connecting the other island)

I ordered a burger and fries at a fancy looking place for 5USD, which is the high end in Indonesia and this is what they gave me. 

(Smallest burger patty ever)

I returned the burger and went local!

Diving with Manta Rays

I did some of the cheapest diving with 7 dives costing about 150USD. The treasure of Lemobongan is the Mola Mola which we did not get to see as it's not very common.

(dive shop dog)

(hanging with friends we met diving)

Kuta, Bali

Kuta

Partying

Kuta is the party capital of Indonesia. While almost everyone will agree that Kuta is very trashy and many people get out of their mind drunk and hook up with strangers, there are still some positives. Partying in Kuta is a blast, Alley Cats is a great place to grab an amazing dinner and the party will form around you. With each drink the crowd in Alley Cats grows another 20 people until you can hardly move and the crowd overflows into the alleyway. After making new friends here around midnight everyone pours out onto the main street full of night clubs. Eikon seems to be the best for dancing the night away. 

Skygarden 

This place is also a cool place to get dinner before a night out. from 5-6pm they have free beer and then from 6-9pm there is an all you can eat buffet for only 50,000 Rupia (5USD) The buffet is really good and then they usually give you a free drink at 9pm. After this I usually head to Alley Cats since this place turns into a 6 story mega-club with a vibe that I'm not crazy about. 

Alley Cats

Joss!

I was told that this energy drink in the form of powder is the equivilant of taking about 6 red bulls. Dump it in your shot to have a crazy night!

(Indo Beer)

(Living it up at a friends fancy resort pool area!)

One thing you can do when your not recovering from a hang over is go surfing! Surfing in Bali is pretty good for beginners and cheap too. This was my main pass-time when I wasn't partying.

Ubud, Indonesia

Ubud

While I didn't take any pictures while I was here I will go through the highlights of this place. This place is very touristy but gives a very Indonesian, old days temple kind of vibe with the architecture and surroundings. There is a huge yoga scene at the Yoga Barn. There is a relaxed bar scene here with some amazing western food. Definitely check out the monkey forest if you want the monkeys to jump all over you. If you have been in southeast asia for a while you might be tired of this but for those of you who have never seen a monkey, give it a go. I would say this place is a really nice place to go with your significant other for romantic eating, drinking, walking, and yoga. 

Lombok, Indonesia

Climbing Mount Rinjani!

This was one of the most challenging treks and by far the most beautiful and amazing trekking experience I have ever had! The first day you start trekking from 600 meters for 6 or 7 hours until you reach the first camp at 2,600 meters located on the volcano rim. The next day you trek down to the lake in the center which is about 1,600 meters and find yourself at some amazing hot springs. Then you continue up to the next camp site also at 2,600 meters. Finally on the third day you climb to the peak (3,726 meters) leaving camp at about 2 am to try to make it for sunrise. Then continue your way all the way down the the  bottom that same day.

(Playing with the shutter speed)

(nice bath in the hot springs!)

(Hiking to the top at 2am)

(Just in time for the sunrise!)

(It was so cold at the top I didn't take that many pictures preferring to keep my hands in my pockets)

(Probably the most fun was running down from the top slipping and sliding down the loose gravel like sediments as if we were skiing down a slope!)