When I decided to go to Asia for the first time, I really just knew I had to turn 30 in Bali. Being quite the hippy, I just felt that no matter how popular it becomes, it was something I had to experience for myself.
When I began my research on how to get there, I became overwhelmed with the length of the flights. I decided to take a direct flight from California to Singapore, and spend 2 nights there before heading to Bali.
Singapore exceeded all my expectations and then some… It was like stepping into a futuristic Disneyworld where everything had advanced 50 years.
We got to the hanging gardens right as it opened, so it was still relatively cool and hardly anyone was there yet.
Kelly McKenzie 