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October 12th 2010
Bonjour! Voici peut etre un des derniers messages sur ce blog! Car demain nous partons pour les iles Gili et plus precisement l'ile Gili Meno qui se trouve pres de Lombok a l'est de Bali et je ne pense pas quil y aura internet labas! Nous sommes donc arrives a Bali samedi apres une escale de une journee a Kuala Lumpur. En nous renseignant sur Bali, nous avons decide d'eviter a tout pris le tourisme de masse au sud de Bali. Le premier jour nous avons donc passe la nuit a Sanur qui est une ville de pecheur avec tout de meme quelques touristes mais tout en restant tres calme. Le soir nous avons mange sur le marche du village de la nourriture locale tres epice! Le lendemain nous nous sommes en route pour Ubud qui ... read more
October 4th 2010
Before I dive into the entry a quick update on where I am. I've temporarily left the beaches (no surf) and am in Ubud. Ubud is in central Bali, on the eastern half. It is a center of tourism and a great base from which to explore the surrounding country. Now on to the meat... I lack the descriptive firepower of Tom Robbins, so I'll use a simple metaphor: Ubud is like a banana. On the surface it is bitter (is a banana peel bitter-- I've never tried) and hard to swallow. It reveals nothing about the true character of the place-- simply an illusion to satisfy the tourists' appetite. (Which apparently isn't so refined.) You can buy crap that you can tell yourself you need. A knife. A painting of a deity you have no ... read more
September 14th 2010
We arrived in Ubud after an uneventful flight, but had a nutcase taxi driver that made his own traffic lanes, used side walks and ignored traffic lights. Still we made it in the end, grateful to be in one piece. Without anywhere booked Carla set off to find our new home and found a corker, a big room in a hotel with a pool. After days at sea and on the road, almost all of our clothes were very dirty, to save money Jim set up his own washing shop and after nearly four hours everything was pretty much only half clean, oh well he tried. Ubud is full of culture and art, there are very high quality sculptures and paintings in every shop, which are more like galleries when we browsed through them. Ubud has ... read more
September 10th 2010
Thaise mensen zijn rare mensen. Het lijkt of ze soms geen geld willen verdienen want de hele dag zitten ze op hun luie gat. Soms als je een internetcafé in loopt en je vraagt wat het kost, draait de Thai zich gewoon weer om in zijn luie stoel en doet net alsof hij niets hoort. Uiteraard willen ze je allemaal in de tuk-tuk hebben maar meestal roepen ze alleen maar tuk-tuk vanuit een luie positie op het bankje achterin het wagentje. Ze openen allemaal een internetwinkel, waar vier mensen aan het werk zijn terwijl er 1 backpacker achter een pc zit. Of werken ze in een restaurant, met ongeveer een ober per tafel. Dus besteden ze hun tijd maar aan dingen als... het strand vegen! En dan bedoel ik niet de rommeltjes die er op liggen ... read more
September 3rd 2010
Ubud, by its original Sanskrit definition, means 'medicine' so perhaps it's no wonder that this popular Balinese retreat has become the centre for rest and relaxation with a capital 'one-more-massage-please.' The river that runs through the city is said to have healing powers that ease the mind and body, and so centuries ago, the ancient Balinese settled here and developed many of the traditional restorative practices still used today. Filled with massage tables and yoga mats, Ubud was the perfect place to spend a few days (or six) soaking up all the body cleansings and aura-enhancers my system could handle. My downtime here (the little of it I managed not to fill with art classes, yoga or massages) was spent in a lovely little hotel, a few rooms circling a lush garden with a few stray ... read more
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August 28th 2010
Ducks that wake you are a pleasant way to rise and shine. Hundreds of them feeding on the havested rice paddies which helps the farmers by churning up the clay and nutrifying it for the next planting. Apart from quacking, pigeons,the stream ,cockerals and kites(the ones you fly) humming there's not a lot of noise at the Puri Bayu Guesthouse. Its tucked away down a narrow lane on the outskirt of Ubud. The owner Dewi really looked after us well. Brandy her dog could be heard approaching as he had a wee bell around his neck. The breakfasts were amazing,green pancakes made from a secret recipe and jaffle which is a type of toasty.In all we had about 6 different breakies in our 10 day stay. The Ubud area is great for cycling and walking. There ... read more
July 20th 2010
After our great boating adventure, we made our way back from Flores by taking a 9 hour ferry from Lubanbanjo to Sumbawa, then a 1.5 hour cramped bemo (minibus) to the capital, Bima, then a 16 hour bus journey (+ car ferry) to Mataram in Lombok. We could have flown but that seemed like cheating and besides we have a lot of time but not a lot of money! Kuta, Lombok After being dropped off in Mataram, we got a bemo to take us to Kuta on the south coast (not to be confused we hectic Kuta in Bali!). This was a small and quiet little tourist village geared up for surfers. We stayed at The Surfers Inn and spent a couple of day zooming around the unspoilt Lombok countryside, traditional villages and coastline on a ... read more
July 18th 2010
As a homebirth and independent midwife for 25 years, Bali was my place to get away from being 'on-call' 24hrs day, 7 days a week. Last year my husband and i decided to make Mas, Ubud Bali our home. Let us share with you our home in the community of Tarukan, Mas, Ubud Bali. http://angelvillabali.blogspot.com/... read more
July 18th 2010
Those of you who have read some of my previous entries know that I really enjoy walking around new places, often with no particular destination. Now that I am back in the US, I still have a few more photos that I would like to share, along with some random thoughts about this trip to Bali. • Motor scooters are the prime mode of transportation. And the number of passengers on any give bike is limited only by the driver’s imagination. It was common to see an adult or two on a bike, along with a couple of kids and maybe the family dog. I would occasionally see an adult with an infant clutched to their chest with one hand, steering with the other. And any kid with a scooter is de facto in the transportation ... read more
July 5th 2010
Ubud, located center of Bali. Places that we can explore and discover about native life and culture of Balinesse. Where all those stuff like culture performance, artwork, handicraft originally from Bali people came from. After finished my historical excursion with Perama ( local operator in Bali ). The driver drop me in Ubud, for my next destination. About an hour ago, I feel so happy because I got someone to chat with me and explain me about history, people and culture in Bali. But now I'm all alone in center of nowhere. Perama guide manage to get for me room that cost RP100,000 per night . Very basic but I still not satisfy with the room so I decide to pay for 1 night stay only, so that I can figure some other rooms tomorrow. ... read more
