Blogs from Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 3

I have rolled two days into one, as Tuesday the day after Paige left for home, Ken and I pretty much did nothing. Ok, we did walk through the rice fields to the laundry shop and then continued to check out the little village. There were a couple of little grocery shops (and I mean little) and a small fruit/veg market, as well as some of the normal vendors needed to keep the village running (housewares, fuel, etc). Even though it was about 9am, by the time we got back to the house we were both sweating and ready for the pool. Before our walk we had enjoyed a nice breakfast from the stuff we got at the grocery store, of toast, avocado, local jam, mango and banana. And of course the local Balinese coffee, which ... read more

I wasn’t planning on returning to Ubud so soon after my 2017 visit, but my friends Ryan and Anthony were getting married there, and my friend Trixie was also attending the wedding, so we decided to make a trip out of it. As this was my fifth time in Ubud, I didn’t really try to see or do many new things... I just let Ubud suck me in as always. So, here are some photos - with commentary - about what I did and saw in and around Ubud.... read more

Today we have arranged to meet up with our friends Mark and Jane from Melbourne who are staying in Ubud. They have booked a tour which the brochure they sent us a link to said goes to the Tenenungan Waterfall and then on to Bali Swing. We decide to meet them at the waterfall. We are picked up from the Sofitel by the same Wayan who took us to Uluwatu Temple earlier in the week. The traffic in Bali is frenetic, but calmly frenetic. If you don’t have right of way it seems that you just nose your way in and the other drivers will accommodate you. They seem to do so quite happily without threatening violence upon you and your loved ones as would happen if you tried this approach back in Melbourne. We pass ... read more

Der Tag beginnt heute um ca. 07:30 Uhr, da wir schon um 08:00 Uhr zum Rafting abgeholt werden sollen. Tyrone sieht etwas durchgenudelt aus, denn zum einen hat ihn sein stockiges Zimmer um den Schlaf gebracht und zum anderen hatte Tyrone nächtlichen Besuch von der Hotelkatze. Am Ende ist er dann ins offene Wohnzimmer umgezogen. Wir anderen wundern uns, denn wir haben unerwartet doch recht gut geschlafen. Auf das Frühstück verzichten wir, denn das Rafting Paket enthält ein kleines Lunch. Mit leichter Verspätung werden wir abgeholt und sind ca. 1,5 Stunden zum Rafting-Startpunkt unterwegs und vermissen Gojink schmerzlich. Der Fahrer ist ein leichter Heißsporn. Dort angekommen ist natürlich ordentlich was los. Der Startpunkt ist schön gelegen und wir freuen uns schon sehr. Anja und Janette haben schon etwas Erfahrung und sind auf diesen Fluss schon sehr ... read more

We wanted to do something special on the last full day of our honeymoon, so of course, we were going to go to Bali Bird Park and Reptile Park.Kristy read some particularly positive reviews regarding the parks. There was a bird feeding and the opportunity to take pictures at 9:30. We raced out of bed and scarfed down an abbreviated breakfast and dashed out the door so we could get to the park in time for the feeding. We ended up buying the first and second Bird Park ticket of the day. The photo opportunity started at 9:30, but was available all day. The mix-up turned out to be a blessing as we toured the facility without the large crowds that would show up later. Throughout the morning we saw just about everything the Bird Park ... read more