My partner just got smacked in the head, damaged the eardrum and now can't go swimming, and we have a Bali trip just around the corner!
Any good things to do that aren't based around water? The only previous plans was a bunch of surfing with a stop at waterbom park, so it's a bit of a spanner in the plan!
Thanks
Not really into just lying around sun baking. Gets boring for me after about 5 minutes.
Massages might not be a bad shout, will deffo be getting a couple. Haha I'm a bit afraid of monkeys after a troop bumrushed me to get my banana… I'll see if we can let bygones be bygones though.
Boozing at Kuta?
Bit old for that I'm afraid. A night or two and a drunken tat will most likely be my limit. Also I got conjunctivitis at one of those dirty dirty foam parties they have when I was 18 haha
I'm a water person myself, and have had similar problems in the past.
I had a water-free holiday on the island of Java (accessible with a 1 hr ferry ride from the west of Bali) where I climbed a few volcanoes and view points. But some of those places were high elevation so probably not the best for a problematic eardrum. And I would probably stay in Bali during Ramadan anyway since you may experience sold out train/plane tickets (towards the end of Ramadan) and have trouble sleeping (I was next door to a mosque that didn't stop broadcasts until midnight).
Did not plan that well! I had no idea it was Ramadan!
Have a look at the activities offered through Klook
Some Tips for Bali.
(1)get an bali/indonesian sim card (I bought one from Klook - 6gb for $9.95- pick up at airport - klook guys -in orange t-shirts- are standing around just outside arrivals and will set up your phone with the sim -just show a print out/screen dump of the order confirmation)
(2)download go-jek app. this is the Uber app for Indonesia (there is no Uber in Indonesia/Bali). you only use cash. plenty of drivers (longest wait was ~20 minutes in a remote area). and extremely cheap. the most expensive fare was an one hour drive during surge pricing and it cost $17. (the trip there had cost ~$11)
Great idea, thanks!
We did a bike tour. (But it was about 8 years ago so I can't remember the name of the tour.)
https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attractions-g294226-Activitie…
Thank-you!
Ensure with his doctor that the flight won't cause any complications to the ear drum
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That take-off and landing could be excruciating!
Audiologists can custom make ear plugs that are specifically designed to allow people with perforated ear drums to swim. They are commonly used for children with grommets, but can also be used by adults. Of course you would need to check with the doctor that they would be ok for your partner's specific circumstances. Something like this:
https://totalcarehearing.com.au/services/custom-ear-plugs/?g…
Safari Park, bali zoo, bird park, butterfly park?
Always a bit wary of zoo's in developing countries. They make me sad if they aren't good for the animals. Will do some research, thanks!
Have you got travel insurance? If you are keen to go surfing maybe use your travel insurance and rebook it for later in the year?
My partner just got smacked in the head ||
you mean your ex partner
There's some cool bike tours down the volcano.
Safari Park is pretty good.
Treetops Adventure Course if you are feeling energetic. Its in the Botanical Gardens so you can check that out.
Always temples and monkey forests.
Shopping. If you feel like an authentic shopping experience try going in to Denpasar and visit Pasar Seni and the shops around it.
Thanks! Will look into the Treetop adventure course and gardens! Sounds like my alley.
Not really into shopping though, I find something that looks good, buy 5 of it in different colours and I'm done for a few years :)
I rarely even see the water in Bali! Try visiting a cooking school, take a day trip to Lombok, hit up the Ubud rice paddies and art studios, volunteeer at a local school or library like Pondak Pekak, and basically just walk around getting to know the people and places. Be a traveler, not a tourist!
I saw a travel show with a cruise in Laos having a day activity of teaching local children to wash their hands. I'm pretty sure the kids learn how every time there's a cruise. The number of kids acting as orphans for voluntourism is staggering.
Yes that kind of mass market experience is just exploitation. I am a teacher so when I visit I usually arrange to give a few lessons or turn up with paint or gardening items to do a school beautification project. There’s a memoir by an Aussie woman ‘How NOT to Start an Orphanage’ who was horrified to discover parents were sending their children to her establishment in Cambodia hoping they would have a better life. Great read and makes you consider how best to help families in developing countries without being a condescending ‘saviour’.
always pay respects at the sari club site and memorial. RIP.
can also visit people at Kerobokan if you plan it properly, a real eye opener apparently.
Sun baking? Massages? Scenery? Ubud and the monkeys?