After having read all my posts on my trip from Singapore to Bali by Land and Sea, you might think that I've spent a lot on this trip considering that I've travelled in First Class on the ship from Batam to Jakarta, in Eksekutif Class on all long-distance trains and slept in hotels instead of … Continue reading Singapore to Bali by Land and Sea: A 7-day mini-adventure for under S$500!
After I got dropped off by my driver, I headed to get a trolley. In almost no time, one of the airport porter's came to me smiling with one. Thinking that it was great service, I thanked him and almost took it when he said "$2 to bring inside". So I told him no thanks, … Continue reading Day 7: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL836 from Denpasar-Bali to Singapore by Boeing 777-300ER (Orange Pride Livery)
Bukit Doa On the way back to the highway to get closer to the airport, my driver made a stop at Bukit Doa, which he says is a popular place with group tours because almost every place of worship is available there, making life easy for the tour operators. We stopped here also because he … Continue reading Day 7: Sightseeing at Bukit Doa & Kuta Beach
I don't usually desperately want to go to beaches, but when I do, it probably means something important to me. Pantai Melasti or Melasti Beach is a lesser known beach in Bali, since it doesn't have any great sunrise or sunset views as it faces south, but it has one main feature which makes it … Continue reading Day 7: Sightseeing at Melasti Beach – The Southernmost Point of Bali
My hotel was right smack in Denpasar city, so it was very easy to get around by foot to the attractions close by. However, this was actually an afterthought as I originally reserved the first day in Denpasar to explore the Trans Sarbagita busway routes, all 2 of them, and to hopefully publish a proper … Continue reading Day 6: Sightseeing at Kota Denpasar
After checking-in to my hotel and a simple upsized Mi Goreng lunch in an unnamed warung because I haven't had breakfast, I headed back to the Perum DAMRI Denpasar to try to get my final train ticket back, since I forgot to ask the driver for it when I got off the bus earlier that day. The … Continue reading Day 6: Perum DAMRI Denpasar
NOTE: This journey is part of the KA Mutiara Timur Malam overnight train service from Surabaya Gubeng to Denpasar. The ferry and bus transfer from Banyuwangi Baru is included in the ticket fare, treated as a through train service, though you could piece the journey together yourself if you really wanted to. KA Mutiara Timur … Continue reading Day 6: KA Mutiara Timur Malam DAMRI Bus from Gilimanuk to Denpasar
NOTE: This journey is part of the KA Mutiara Timur Malam overnight train service from Surabaya Gubeng to Denpasar. The ferry and bus transfer from Banyuwangi Baru is included in the ticket fare, treated as a through train service, though you could piece the journey together yourself if you really wanted to. KA Mutiara Timur … Continue reading Day 6: KA Mutiara Timur Malam ASDP Ferry from Ketapang (Banyuwangi Baru) to Gilimanuk
It felt like just two days ago when I started the train journey from Jakarta, which indeed it was, and now it's time for the last train journey to the eastern end of the railway in Java. The KA Mutiara Timur Malam plies the route from Surabaya Gubeng to Banyuwangi Baru and onwards to Denpasar, … Continue reading Day 5-6: KA Mutiara Timur Malam from Surabaya Gubeng to Banyuwangi Baru (and onwards to Denpasar)