On arrival at the airport I purchased our visa's and exited the airport and started to look for a person who works as a middle man for accommodation. I was spotted quickly and he started with high end hotels. I explained I was traveling on a tight budget and was looking for somewhere cheap, clean, quiet and safe for me and my daughter. So he offered a room with bathroom and breakfast at 200, 000 rupiahs (25$AUS) per night.
We ate a gorgeous dinner at a small restaurant in our alley and made friends with the cooks and waiters who spoilt Dolly with 2 bananas and 1 mandarin to take home. The cost of the dinner came to $5 for both of us, including drinks. We left a novel behind that I had finished reading on the table.
We are now about to head to Singarja where we would like to stay with a poor traditional family and share floor space in their home in exchange for a learning experience for myself and Dolly. They do not use a computer so it's a task trying to contact them.
Here's a link for a Bali Map. My budget is $40 maximum a day and this is living the rich life.
Right now Dolly and I are about to head off. We are currently sitting in the internet cafe with 1 bag each About $10 kilo's in total, all stuff we can leave here when we head to France next week.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask... By the way, I tried to buy a second hand Lonely Planet but ended up having to purchase it new :-(
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Lovely to hear about your trip. I'm glad it's going well. I had a real problem when we had a wedding in the U.S. and had to decide if I could justify flying. As a vegan I know that my carbon footprint is relatively low (some say only 6% of a non-vegan)but it still was a hard choice. Many people join 'off-setting' schemes. I think as a frugal person you're living as lightly as you can. And when family are involved well, that's why we're here, maybe?
ReplyDeleteStay safe and enjoy your holiday
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