It took me 10 years but I finally made it back to Australia.
August 1993 was the time I flew out of Perth to Bali and I felt some excitement coming back.
Sean and I flew Australian Airlines from Denpasar to Sydney followed by a Qantas flight to Brisbane. I can say that both were very good with attentive service and decent food.
Flying into Brisbane it didn’t look like a ‘big country town’ anymore and driving in Chris’s dad’s car to Taringa, a western suburb I noticed a lot of new development. My impressions so far are that Brisbane is a fast developing, clean modern city with great weather ( there’s not a cloud in the sky).
Chris’s dad Bob treated us to one of his famous bbq’s which was accompanied by a decent amount of beer and wine. This morning Sean, Chris and I are wading through email in the basement and looking forward to meeting more of the relo’s who will arrive over the next couple of days.
We will be posting our activites on Australia blog and I will be back in Bali around Jan 2nd probably.
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“Big Country Town” is long gone.They have a good Imigration-system for foreigners ,now we need one for between the states.It stoppes all the
Southerners from coming here which bring the crime and all that stuff. At least the weather is better today,35 was a little warm but be prepaired,there might be some 40’s coming.
Have a nice Chrissy
Dave
Hey Nick, Sean and Chris……. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, have a great time in OZ. Thanks for the cigar on that Sat Night at Mick’s.
G’day Nick,
To you, Chris & Sean, Tracey, Gede and all the readers and bloggers I would like to express….
SELEMAT HARI NATAL DAN TAHUN BARU
May your God give you peace and happiness over the festive season, and, in the New Year all that you strive for.
G’day Nick,
To you, Chris & Sean, Tracey, Gede and all the readers and bloggers I would like to express….
SELEMAT HARI NATAL DAN TAHUN BARU
May your God give you peace and happiness over the festive season, and, in the New Year all that you strive for.
phone me Christmas morning at the Carlyons’place: 33780630
Ebong: No worries mate….more where that came from on my way back via Bali! Yahoo and great to see you.
B and C: Same to you!
Jay: You are a god.
Hi all the Baliblog readers, Nick, Sean, Chris,
Merry Christmas, wishing you all the joys and have a great times with families and all the loved ones.
Tracey, how is Bli Gede’s enjoying his first chrissy in OZ?
Nick, Sean and Chris,
Have fun!!!!!
Cheers All,
Hey Nick Australia is a fantastic place to live. Especially Perth WA. Great beaches, clean city, nice people? Well all the ones I know anyways… We visit Bali every year and we love it too! We’ll be back in July for a friend’s wedding. Merry Christmas!!
Oops forgot…Barry you are so sweet!………………..
Happy holidays to you guys! and I wish you a wonderfull year 2004…..
Hey Nick, miss bumping into you on the bike path
Peace and happiness to all!
Veronique
Hi Di,
Well thankee for that!. Yeah, Perth is a beautiful place to live and just recently I have been touring around checking a few places out for stories. I never realised that there is so much to do here!. Surprised the hell out of me considering I have lived here most of my life…on and off!
Hi Tracey,
How are youse?. Recovering from the Xmas cheer eh!.
Jason,
How was Xmas in Hawaii?
Man am I lucky to know so many great people from all over the world. I hope alll of you make it to Bali in 2004 and we’ll get together.
G’Day Nick,
Yeah, global friends are cherished friends.
Idea: How about we organise a time during 2004 which is compatable to all Baliblog readers and posters, and then we have a week long party in Bali!. Of course it would be an ‘open’ party and include those on the BnA forum. Awwh stuff it, let’s just organise a big party!….
Barrie,
Bali 2004 sounds great! Weather sounds warm, but be ready for rain. Does that sum up the climate?
Cheers!
Hiyaa!
I was at Bali for a short 4 days few days after you left.
Your site is awesome. Makes me feels like I’m still there. Think I left my heart in Bali..:(
Great idea Barrie!! I will be there Feb & March. Did anybody on the blog get a $99 airfare from Flight Centre?
Happy New Year everybody
Kita pesta yuk!
Amazing how many comments a few lines
bring. You should leave it as it is and go for a record-high .Let’s say 40
Coming to Bali from Brooklyn, NY in February 2004, staying indefinitely, anyone got any tips for me? Much appreciated.
William,
Get to meet Nick cos he’s the man on the plot. He will not steer you wrong.
“Paddy’s Reloaded” is a good Start but only after 1am .
Seems that my idea of a Baliblog party has died a slow death!. Oh well, the idea was there….
Cead Mile Failte everyone !! Just reading all the comments on this site and think its great, was in Bali for a month in summer 2000, and had the best time ever, funny how it is, but i saw someone else say they think they left their heart in Bali after their visit, so thats where mine is !! One thing though, Paddys Reloaded ??? is that a new club to replace the original Paddys ? I used to spend a lot of nights there as we used to have a great laugh (as you would being Irish). Well keep up the great reveiws/comments lad and lassies…….Slan…..Aaron
Barrie,
It’s not dead yet! We are making some behind the scenes changes on BaliBlog the past few days and today…happy new year!
Happy New Year fellow bloggers. My wish for everyone is that we all get back to Bali at least twice in 2004!!
Barrie,I will come to your party!!
Love ya Angie!! (he,he…!). To you and all in Bali: Have a safe and beautiful New Year. SELEMAT TAHUN BARU!!
Hi Sean,
Glad to hear it!. I hope you, Nick and Chris have a good one tonight AND see youse in the New Year. Shit, that’s 2004!.
Happy new year.
Anyone heard something about the Earth-
quake in Bali ??
Gives it a new meaning “Bali rocks” .
To one & ALL…
Sorry, I have been off work & was not able to join in on this great big long blog!!! BUMMER!
Barrie, we will be there for the party, but can probably only make it to Bali from Dec 26th… But we are Definately Interested… If anyone on the blog win’s tattslotto, i think you should fund everyone else’s trips!!!! hee hee hee…
I don’t know of anyone whom managed to get the $99 return airfare, I think F/C are just tricking us & never really had those flights available…
Gede is still looking for work, so hopefully he will get something soon, now that Christmas & New Years are over…
Barrie.. Christmas & New Years were really good, nice to have Gede here with us again, as he was here same time the year before. We mostly caught up with friends, ate & drank!!!!
To Juliana & everyone else for that matter, Thanks for all the good wishes & kind words…
Much Love & happiness to you all.
Hope to see Everyone in a massive group HUG Bali 2004!!!!
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