21 days to go!

It's wo weird how the mind works, with 21 days till we go to Bali, I have started having weird dreams about not going, with various senario's popping up. It is a bit disturbing, and hopefully not an omen that I won't be going.

So in the lead up to going to Bali, I am planning a few things to do over there, one trip I really want to make is to Lombok. I have done a bit of research and looks like a day trip is not long enough, so I think we will have 2 nights there. Found some great sites such as Lombok Lovers and Lombok Network, these sites have convinced me that we should fly and not go by boat, and at about $60 return, the flights are pretty reasonable. Next step is to work out where to stay, accommodation is a lot cheaper in Lombok than Bali, so for $50 we can get a very very nice hotel like The Intan, but the more research I do, it seems like the type of place I could spend a week in.

It is described as the Bali of 20 years ago, well, my first trip to Bali was 20 years ago, so I should be able to reminise somewhat, as well it will be good for the kids to see an island that is quite 3 worldish, not that Bali isn't like that, however it will allow them to experience a part of the world that is less fortunate than we are, which in my opinion is what all kids should see in their life.

Over the next few weeks I will probably bore people silly with my Bali planning, well , bad luck, cause half the fun of going away on such a trip is the anticipation and planning of it.