Blogs from Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia - page 24

18.7. Tänään herättiin ekan kerran joskus kuudelta kun munkit alkoivat hoilata (ilmeisesti karaokea) naapuritemppelissä. Hyvät bileet tuntui olevan, mutta poliisi ilmeisesti puuttui asiaan, koska hiljenivät tunnin huudon jälkeen. Onneks saatiin vielä nukuttua, ja sitten haettiin aamupalaksi kaikennäköisiä piirakoita ja pullia ja mentiin teelle ja kakulle lähikadun kahvilaan. Kakkukauppoja on tässä maassa muuten ihan käsittämättömästi. Jokaiseen pieneenkin kylään mahtuu monta kakkukauppaa riviin. Varmaankin brittiperintöä, kuten koko teekulttuuri. Kahvilasta jatkettiin yksille markkinoille ostamaan reppu, koska ollaan ostettu ihan nuijan paljon mausteita eikä tietty jakseta niitä raahata koko loppureissua, vaan lähetetään ne vanhempien mukana pois. Taas tuli kaikenmaailman "auttajia" tuijottamaan ja kauppojen teon jälkeen yksi kaveri lähti vain seuraamaan meitä ja ohjeistamaan kaikess... read more

First off: HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!! We were up early this morning to drive to Ubud, a town in the rice fields area of Bali. We arrived just before 9am when our cooking class was to start. There was about 12 people in our class. The first thing we did was walk over to the market not far from the restaurant. Our instructor went over all the vegetables and spices they use in Balinese cooking. The market was really busy and it was a really fun experience. Back at the restaurant we started the class. Unfortunately this class wasn't one where we got to do the actual cooking. It was more demonstrated to us and occasionally some of us could go up and help her. We got a cookbook that we could take home. We got to ... read more

Sunday, 26th June 2011 I woke up to the sound of roosters as I greeted a brand new year in Ubud. 26th June 2011 - the day when I was born some 32 years ago. What a way to commemorate this day by waking up to a rustic kampong setting. For the first 3 months of my life, I was staying in a village before moving on to an apartment in late 1979. While I had no recollection of my time in the village, it was memorable to be back to the same environs some 32 years later. Breakfast was served at the veranda overlooking the lovely gardens. I had 2 egg sandwiches, a plate of fruits and a nice brew of Balinese coffee. Not exactly filling, but enough to last me for the morning walks. ... read more

Hey our beloved ones, about one week ago we took off in London to start our five month trip through Southeast Asia. First Stop: INDONESIA. After a more or less stressfull 17 hours flight with one stopover in Abu Dhabi we've landed in Jakarta around 3 pm. About 35 degrees and we were, dressed in Jeans and hoodies, sweating our tits off. We picked a taxi at the airport to bring us to the residence where we stay. It was one stressfull hour in the car and Arie decided everything that happened on this roadtrip was IMPOSSIBLE. Quote Arie: "They can't get away with that!!" Obviously they can. Forget about traffic rules. There aren't any! After we drove through thousands of little streets we got finally to our place. Nice, clean and EXPENSIVE ( unfortunately we ... read more

(The title of this blog is actually the title of a book and film, most of which was based in Ubud (the love part), and after spending a few days in this amazing town we can vouch for that!) After a crazy but fun few days in Kuta, we wanted to get away and see some of the 'real' Bali, so set off in a taxi to Ubud, which was only an hour away. We were going to get a public bus/minibus to save money, but a private taxi worked out at almost the same so we got that insted. We arrived in Ubud around 5pm and got dropped off near the main street to go and find some accomodation for the next few nights. Ubud is tiny and only has 2/3main streets which surround a ... read more