We finally had our first non-Singapore excursion this past weekend. Boy, was it a breath of fresh air (literally). Via a 1.5 hour ferry ride + 45 min. auto transport, we arrived at Trikora Beach, Palau Bintan, Indonesia. Great "budget" accommodations on rural section of the island. For our private villa bungalow over the water (deck, clean, nicely rustic) - a total of US $25 per night. About 7 bungalows total; a food menu composed of fish or meat prepared in the moment, with fresh ingredients; an endless supply of Bintang Beer (see 'photo of the week'); and only natural beauty as far as the eye could see ... a place that was totally our speed.
Of course it did rain a majority of the weekend. It is the tail end of Monsoon season. But that was a familiar element in itself -- like Orcas Island, only 30 degrees warmer..and tropical!
Singapore is a bizarre microcosm. It's not reflective of the rest of the world. And it's easy to forget that, even after only a month. Getting away was very grounding and more relaxing than I would've guessed. It is necessary to do. We'll definitely be doing it more ... time/job permitting.
P.S. of course, our trip did coincide with the escape (from Singapore) of a high-profile Indonesian terrorist... not to be found yet, possibly hiding out in Indonesia. We like to keep it real.
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Glad to hear you are sampling ALL the beers from around the globe. Make sure you are rating them and compiling your information. And PLEASE make sure you see them pop the cap off...I'd hate to think what could be in that bottle otherwise! I think this is an EXCELLENT opportunity for a coffee table book...beers from around the world.
Stay dry. Love you both!
Auntie Babs
Your "resort" reminds me of a beach hut I rented in the Philippines many years ago. Very rustic, we bought fish from the fishermen as they came into shore, cooked it and ate on bananna leaves. We had no electricity, just a hut with a thatched roof, right on the ocean. Glad to hear there are still places like that!
Hey!
Your travels sound pretty awesome! Since Sarah wanted to post you (which she'll probably never do) and I secretly want to try to teach abroad (which we'll probably never do), we set up a blog. It is: thetakayoshis.blogspot.com
send me your email address david so I can send you this really random rare Elliott Smith track.
-Mike
I took off for a breath of fresh air at Whistler this weekend. The mountains missed you guys but sounds like you weren't suffering too much without it!!
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