Indonesia - Kintamani (25.02.2014)

I booked my bus to go from Ubud to Kintamani (North of Bali).
But surprise the next morning, it was a motorbike with my driver.
In fact, nobody was going to Kintamani so there was no bus.
It was unconfortable with my big backpack but much better to see the landscape.
The backpacker vagaries :)

When I arrived in Kintamani, I looked for an accommodation.
Fortunately, the driver was nice and he drove me to differents places.
Finaly, I found one called "Kintamani Backpackers".
It was a little bit expensive but the 4 bed dorm was nice and comes with Indonesian buffet for breakfast.

The first evening, I met an Indonesian tour guide ("Ajat") who was in the same dorm.
We ate together in a local restaurant and he gave me few advise to travel in Bali.

The next day, I rented a motorbike.
It was hard to find a cheap one but I negociated with a local guy the 2 days rental and the return by car to Ubud.

So, for 2 days I visited the surroundings by motorbike.
I went around Batur lake, Mt. Batur Volcano and Mount Agung.
I also took the opportunity to go to the hot springs.

I used to go everyday to the same local restaurant where we went the first evening with Ajat.
The owners was so nice and the food so good and cheap. 

Indonesia - Ubud (22.02.2014)

Ubud is a town in the middle of the Indonesian island of Bali.

It's really a touristy place and well known for craft (painting, jewelry, ...), traditional dances, monkey forest and surrounding rice fields.

I didn't really enjoy this place because it's too touristy.
Whenever you go out in the street, you get harassed ("Sir Taxi ...", "Hello Massage", ...).

It's also difficult to find cheap restaurants.
To take my breakfast, I used to go to the local market from 6am to 8am because after it's tourist market and so about 4 times the usual price.

So, I didn't do a lot of things in Ubud, just a little trek in the rice fields.
I also tried the balinese massage for one hour and it's really nice.
I looked for the cheapest one in Ubud and I found one for 55000 IDR (about 3,5€).

Last thing, it's really difficult to travel in Bali using the local transportation.
Tourists use the taxi to travel but it's very expensive.
You can book transportation from travel agency to travel by minibus.
Try to book with "Perama Tour" which is one of the cheapest.
The alternative is to rent a scooter.  
Rental and petrol are cheap (about 50000 IDR for one day and 7000 IDR per liter).

Singapore - Punch Line (21.02.2014)

HERE IS THE SUMMARY OF MY SPENDING IN SINGAPORE

LANGUAGES

Singapore Government recognizes four official languages: English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil.
There is also Singaporean language but it's rare to hear it.

I LIKED

- Architectural diversity
- Food courts

I DIDN'T LIKE

- Tourist activities are too expensive

Singapore - Singapore City (19.02.2014)

Nothing to say except few words: too perfect, too clean, too expensive, too beautiful, ... :)

I stayed in Singapore for 3 days and 4 nights.

My accommodation was located on Lavander Street ("Green Kiwi Backpacker Hostel").
It was nice and the breakfast was so good but it was too cold in the room.

Activities are a little bit expensive but food and transportation are cheap.
For food, I went everytime to the food courts where you can eat every food style you want (Chinese, Thaï, Korean, Muslim, Indian, ...).
For transportation, I used to take MRT which is simple, fast and cheap.

To summarize, I just walked into the following districts: Little India, Harbour Front, Marina Bay, Chinatown, Boat Quay, Clarke Bay, Kampong Glam, Orchad Road.

I also went to the front of the Marina Bay Sands to see the "Wonder Full Light and Water Show".