Last night in Bali. Apparently the tropical heat (not really all that hot actually, mid 80's for the high) and humidity (much like Houston) conspire to make me lazier and lazier. At the Denpasar airport, expect to stand in line for at least 45 minutes for visa on arrival, and this is low season too. Getting around to my first stop, Ubud, was extremely easy. "Hello? Taxi?" you hear this every 2 steps, from people soliciting busy to drive you to here and there. Overall, just negotiate and if the price sounds reasonable for you, just hop on and a short drive later (Bali is a small island afterall), you'll be there. Being used to taxi fares in Salt Lake, almost anything they offer sounded reasonable. Ubud is the cultural center of Bali, with hundreds of
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