I’ve thought several times during this week about how fortunate I was to be here..right now. I’m trying my best to move a little slower during this trip so I have time to take it all in. I had originally planned to stay in Indonesia for the duration of my 30 day visa but I’m also learning to be less stubborn and listen to my gut and the gut was red-to-go. I had gotten way too comfortable in the new hotel room. So much so that I extended my stay about three times and hadn’t left my room for two days. Bali was definitely a daily budget buster due in large part to the hotel and the excessive room service (Stop Judging Me!). Otherwise, it is a pretty inexpensive holiday…once you get past the cost of the flight from the US.
Ok let’s get down to the review. Sure, I had some of the same annoyances that I’ve experienced in a few other places. You all know what that is by now so I don’t have to list it here. (For those of you that are extremely slow challenged I will give you a few hints….Hakuna Matata, South African orphan, deer in headlight stares, and bad service). Once you got away from the madness of Kuta, Seminyak and some of the more touristy towns this is truly a beautiful place with a lot of rich culture. The colorful surroundings, handycraft shoppes, and clean air in the town of Ubud and surrounding towns were enough to make me consider a return trip to Bali. The only downsides for me were the arrival and departure “taxes” and having 21% tax and service added to EVERYTHING. Even if you just bought a soda. It was ridiculous. If you plan to visit Bali do consider adding those extra costs to your budget as well.
Overall, it was a lovely trip and a great way to spend my 23rd 33rd birthday. Now that I have finally peeled my ass off of those plush sheets at the hotel I can now get back to reality and continue my life as a road warrior flip flopping on bathroom floors covered in pee and balancing my bags on my back and chest as I squat over a toilet whole in the ground and praying that I don’t fall in someone’s Hepatitis infected urine. I’ve decided that I wanted to experience long term train travel so I’m flying in to Suckafull (the opposite of suckafree) Singapore and taking a train all the way up to northern Thailand. Absolutely friggin ridiculous I know but I don’t have anywhere to be so why would I rush?
Next few stops: Northern Thailand (Chang Mai), Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos with one or two random stops in between. Stay tuned for more *ridiculousness* highlights of my adventures. 
Smooches