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Oh boy. Breakfast is fascinating for people watching. Maybe we are just old now but what’s the fascination with perfectly posed photos and getting the right hair/outfit/handbag/pose?

While enjoying our breakfast this morning we’ve been unable to avoid watching fashionista girl and her Botox mum rearrange fruit on their plates, pose their hair, glasses and furniture to take those perfect shots to post for their followers.

Boyfriend was clearly not photogenic enough this morning as they sent him packing so they could get the perfect shot.

Oh and the carefully positioned wad of fruit on their plates – perfect for Insta but clearly too calorific to eat.

How sad.

So we thought we’d join their posing fun. Here’s a lovely photo of us for all our followers – yes all three of you, or was that four?

Just Chillin

Oh my god, I’m F F F F Freezing, I’m turning blue with the cold mummy, why do the Emirates airline keeps sending me to places like this, I was given to this rather nice UPS delivery man who was going to try and get me to you, but couldn’t find Bali and instead brought me to Alaska!!

I wouldn’t mind but I have a big label attached to me with my owners name and address on it. I haven’t heard from my brother case, so no idea where he is.

The Emirates people put a sticker on me saying “Not Lost, Just in Transit”, don’t know what that means.

At this rate I will have to pull out some clothes to warm up. Hee hee if I put a pair of panties on, would that make me a briefcase (sorry luggage humour).

I somehow fear if my mummy and daddy try suing the airline over losing me and my brother that it will be thrown out, why? Because the judge will rule they have no case, sorry!

When I was sat with all the other cases in Dubai, I got chatting to a case belonging to a German man, apparently he always packs sausages to take with him on holiday. I did ask whether these explode inside due to pressure, but he did say this was only in a “wurst case scenario”

Shrines and Gods

I’m very taken with Bali and its people. It’s an incredibly friendly place with a very chilled out vibe. The Balinese are very spiritual and we’ve learnt that every family has at least one shrine at their home, many have multiple shrines.

They respect many gods and spirits and the shrines reflect both good and evil gods. They honour both and treat each equally – especially to keep the evil ones happy so they don’t bring bad luck or do bad things.

Ubud is full of tourists and shops (like most tourist places) but as you wander the Main Street navigating cars, mopeds, people and holes in the pavements then you see many little doors to shrines and fascinating stone carvings of strange gremlins and creatures.

Might have to come back – a week is not long enough

Royal palace top right and bottom right is locals heading to a spiritual event following the full moon
Shrine doorways

Just in Case

You missed me.

Dear Mummy & Daddy, a nice man in Dubai loaded me onto a plane to Singapore, I believe my brother went off to the caribbean.

Singapore was really pretty, I saw the gardens and also had a ticket for Universal Studios in Santosa (those rides are awesome). I spent 3 days here and was set to join you in Bali (I hear it’s really nice), but the lovely people at Emirates sent me on to somewhere in France, don’t know where, but I will email when I find out.

Anyway, I have a booking at the Hotel Du Nord tonight, apparently Emirates keep giving me the hotel vouchers and meal vouchers they don’t give to you.

Hope you are having a good time without me, good thing is I have some nice dresses to wear with the French people around.

Next stop apparently I am being whisked away to Patagonia to meet up with you, really don’t think Emirates read your itinerary properly. Love you lots and see you soon, your suitcase (well one of them).

Ubud in a Flood

What a day to take a tour of Ubud, we are talking rain of biblical proportions.

We even bought ponchos, or actually dustbin liners, at a whopping cost of £4.

Walking along the streets under 8inch of water in flip flops does take a little skill.

Meet Mrs “Imodium” Fogg

Welcome to Opulence

This is pure opulence here

We have one night of food at the Michelin star “Aperitif” restaurant, which does not allow trainers, flip flops or shorts. Despite our protestation that all our good clobber is on its own vacation (yes I have some).

Mrs Fogg has managed to get them to relent, providing we sit “away” from their posh guests. Wow do I feel speshul now, not allowed to sit at the toffs table cos I ain’t wearing Armani and Gucci. Should have brought a shell suit!

Happy Birthday

To me……

Apparently it was my birthday in January, so please have this birthday cake on is, for breakfast

And at checkout this morning from Sankara Suites to go to the Viceroy, a sheepish young man came to inform us that we have left a pair of white panties in the room and would we like them back. Now, if they were mine, they wouldn’t be white after turning them four times to extend the life. Just saying.

A bit of romance

Last night we had our complimentary candlelit dinner surrounded by flowers. Oh wait, and because of the torrential rain they moved the fire dancers indoors. It meant that our romantic dinner was now a front seat view of the fire dancers doing traditional Balinese dancing while a bunch of Americans queued for their buffet..

They had to pay for the experience – we just had to turn up and be waited on. So we got a bottle of wine and settled in to watch. Quite good fun and lovely dancers.

Romantic Airport Dining

Mrs Fogg wanted to do the romantic candlelit dinner at the hotel (oh boy). On the same evening they were having a traditional dance BBQ, paid for event. However due to inclement weather the traditional dance was moved to the same location. So as we sit romantically staring in to each others eyes, we get to watch the procession of our colonial cousins queueing at an all you can eat buffet “airport style”.

I’m sorry but having to sit and listen to 30 “Chandler Bing Wanabees” and “OH MY GOD Janice’s”, is not my idea of fun. Could this, be any more fun!

Starters orders, food is served as we sit on our makeshift “romantic pedestal” watching the meal queue

And now onto the BBQ course, your waitress is ready to cook it for you.