Bali Beaches

After leaving Singapore, we went to Bali, Indonesia with Cousin Zack to get in some beach time.   We stayed at Kuta, which is the most developed area in Bali and is also a well-known destination for surfers (especially Australians).  Although Kuta Beach looks nice at first glance, we discovered trash washed up on the sand everywhere as we walked along the shoreline.  A local explained to us that they pick up the trash from the beach every morning but it just washes ashore everyday this time of the year. I did not include any of the trash in the photos below however.

There are several other beaches Bali however, and during one of our daily excursions our driver took us to Balangan Beach right before sunset.  We liked Balangan much better as it was much more picturesque and also less crowded.

Singapore

Singapore is a very modern and clean city.  It is also one of the most diverse cities we have been in Asia with population mostly consisting of Chinese, Malays, and Indians.  Although Singapore is a very nice city, we did not feel as connected to it as some other places we have visited. Perhaps we have gotten used to the hawkers and chaos on the streets in other Asian cities and Singapore was too clean and orderly for us.