Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Having been once I doubt I'd go back.....it's dirty, smelly and outside the resort areas it's pretty god damn poor. The scenery is nice, the food is ok.....it's cheap as anything when u are there, there are some beautiful beaches but Nothing outstanding that I couldn't get in another place in SE-Asia. Also it's like the Aussie benidorm Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Nozawa Onsen tonight. Hope it's a good one. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Question about this. What does the 'Nozawa Onsen' one actually have to do with Nozawa Onsen? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Having been once I doubt I'd go back.....it's dirty, smelly and outside the resort areas it's pretty god damn poor. The scenery is nice, the food is ok.....it's cheap as anything when u are there, there are some beautiful beaches but Nothing outstanding that I couldn't get in another place in SE-Asia. Also it's like the Aussie benidorm Don't agree with the Benidorm bit. There are massively more upscale hotels in Bali than anything there is in the brit holes. The scenery is nice, food is a bit shit but otherwise well 'ard. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 We went to Bali 15 years ago so I don't know about now, but back then you could avoid 99% of the idiots by simply not going to Kuta. Bali's Hindu, so its a got a different feel to the rest of Indo. fwiw, my folks, who aren't exactly hippies or big time charlies, went to Ibiza in their 60s and they reckoned you only had to be a few miles away from everyone 'aving it large with Pete Tong to find yourself in an amazing historic old town. There were also traditional villages with folks carrying stuff up narrow paths on donkeys. They said it was nicer than some of the "the real Spain" type posh holiday programmes they'd seen on tv. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Tried some of them powder things. They're pretty good actually. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I have heard similar about Ibiza, Mr Wiggles. I have never been myself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
634-maru 4 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I had Minakami last night. And Beppu Onsen before that. Got Yuzawa lined up for tonight. It's like a trip around Japan!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Haha yeah we do all the different onsen baths too its fun and relaxing. Did the snow onsen again last week when it was puking which was even better. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Is it this one rach? http://panasonic.jp/.../jl10t2_jl15t2/ I was thinking about this again because I've been looking at AV stuff to set up a home theatre, but the above gadget appears to be a variant of a DLNA server recorder and a DLNA client tablet for playback. In fairness to it, the playback tablet is big at 15 inch and waterproof, and the two devices can establish a direct wireless connection for folks without a wireless LAN. For folks with one, they can also connect via an existing LAN using Pana's version of DLNA, indicated as "o-heya jump link" in the image. I mention this because from what I've seen, pretty much every blu-ray/HDD recorder made by Sony or Pana in the last few years has the same DLNA server function. I'm sure a lot of you folks with Sky Perfect and the ability to record it will already have that kind of recorder. This means that all you need is a DLNA client app and any tablet or smartphone you have should be able to play back stuff you've recorded off the tv. The same should apply to any computer on the same network. It looks like I'll be able to do it too with the blu-ray recorder I'm going to use with my projector. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I had a coconut bath last night. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Not real coconuts I might add. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Have not had a bath since my latest visit to Japow! (in 2012) ... mind you, I have a shower daily at least! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Have not had a bath since my latest visit to Japow! (in 2012) ... mind you, I have a shower daily at least! Old geezers all smell the same. We won't notice. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 I have noticed one thing......drinking more beer since having a bath. Long hot bath followed by a cold beer. Lovely. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 That's on the schedule for tonight....It's been a long week!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Don't you dip in your natural onsen every day, Chriselle? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yes...but the beer part is usually the vital missing element.. I'm picking up a can or two on the way home.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ProbablyaCrazyPerson 2 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I really enjoy a hot bath usually from October to around now. Once it gets hotter, the appeal gets less. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 A good hot bath relaxes those tense muscles in the shoulder. Could do with one right now. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 We went to Bali 15 years ago so I don't know about now, but back then you could avoid 99% of the idiots by simply not going to Kuta. Bali's Hindu, so its a got a different feel to the rest of Indo. fwiw, my folks, who aren't exactly hippies or big time charlies, went to Ibiza in their 60s and they reckoned you only had to be a few miles away from everyone 'aving it large with Pete Tong to find yourself in an amazing historic old town. There were also traditional villages with folks carrying stuff up narrow paths on donkeys. They said it was nicer than some of the "the real Spain" type posh holiday programmes they'd seen on tv. There are plenty nature on Bali. Head to beyond Ubud, skip the monkey forest and out onto the rice paddies. A friend of a friend owns some hotels and restaurants in Ubud, he showed us some amazing countryside. I still wouldn't go back though. Too much of the world to see and I'm not that interested in how people meek out a living on some plantation. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Bali is one of those places that I'm just not interested in. I went to Ibiza when I was a student. I was still a good party place, but before it became what it is now. Would be interesting to go back. Maybe. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Yeah I've never been interested in going to Bali. There's no snow. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 It was Costa del Sol in my day, now it's Malia isn't it. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Once it get hot I'll really go off the idea of hot baths. Nice cool shower will be the order if the day. Two (or three) times! Link to post Share on other sites
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