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Oh eat the salad, what the hell, who gives a shit?

Could these be famous last words as I contemplate whether or not it's safe to eat the salad over here?

Anyway - I made it to Bali !!!

Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, slip him a fiver

Ricklivesey
2006-08-31 11:13:26

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Oh eat the salad, what the hell, who gives a shit?

Could these be famous last words as I contemplate whether or not it's safe to eat the salad over here?

Anyway - I made it to Bali !!!

Stopped in for a couple of large "Bintangs" (beer) for 10,000 rupiah each - an unbeliavable bargin at maybe 80 or 90p, and a Nasi Gurang at 'Made's Warung', which turned out to be chicken satay sticks with special fried rice and a scrambled egg on top. Sorry, I know it doesn't sound very Balianese to start with, but the local dishes are mostly veggie. I promise to be more adventurous when I havn't such an appetite.

As soon as I got through the airport I made my way down here to the madness of Kuta. This alone was a feat of amazing skill, since the roads here are crazy; take all the Parisian drivers and put them in Amsterdam at rush hour, throw in a few thousand lawless motorbikes and you'll have a vague idea what I mean. Checked in to my swanky hotel and am now sitting chatting to two Japanese girls who
have a tube of this amazing green stuff that they're adding to their meals. It's like rocket-hot lemon grass mixed with a slight hint of wasabi. Yum. I can't tell exactly...lost in translation.

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We were soon joined at the table by 3 local looking lads who seemed friendly enough and it wasn't long before we were all chatting away, well, in broken English anyway.

Despite having 3 hours sleep, being on 2 flights and travelling thousands of miles it was Saturday night and I quite fancied a few more of the rather tasty Bintangs, so suggested it to the guys.

Within minutes I was riding pillion on one of the guy's suicide-bikes through dark alleys, dodging cars and thinking it wasn't long before I was robbed to death and dumped in the middle of nowhere.

Turns out I was worrying for no reason and I ended up spending ...