Itinerary

On 31 July, Grace and I headed off to KL of Malaysia. There is only one direct flight from HK to Bali, Indonesia and it was very difficult to book the flight. Having had no choice, we chose Malaysia Airline, but this was an indirect flight. First, we flew to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), spending 3 hrs 40 minutes on the plane. It was the second time I visited KLIA which is a truly international airport comparable with Hong Kong International Airport. Then we waited for transit for 1 hr 45 mins. After that, we flew to Denpasar Airport in Bali. This international flight took us another 3 hrs. Actually, Bali is located in Southern Hemisphere, lying near Java. It is very close to Darwin in Australia. I can't believe I have flown to Southern Hemisphere for an Asia conference.

Bali has a population of 3.5 million people and it is slightly larger than Hong Kong. There are two major cities namely Denpasar (the capital city) and Singaraja (the northern city). The place we went to is the capital city and the district I stayed is called Sanur, the southern part of the island. As the public transport is not very well developed there, visitors mainly take taxis and some 'mini-vans' which only accommodate 3 -5 persons to go to different places. Gasoline is cheap in Indonesia because it is one of the oil-generated countries. One thing is amazing that only in Denpasar, there are ten non-comprehensive universities. In Hong Kong, there are only 8 government-funded universities. Perhaps, you may think Indonesians believe in Muslim. Actually, over 94% of Indonesians believe in Hindu. Therefore, I could eat pork in the hotel, but it tasted very differently. Bali is a good place for relaxation as its pace is very slow and the living standard is relatively low. What do you think? Want to fly to Bali immediately.