Blogs from Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Końcowy wpis to zazwyczaj podsumowanie naszego wyjazdu. Podsumowałem go jednak już w połowie, więc dziś tylko albo i aż o Kecaku. Kecak to rodzaj tradycyjnego tańca/przedstawienia rdzennie indonezyjskiego. Sięga bardzo głęboko w indonezyjską tradycję. Tak głęboko, że dla widza spoza tego kraju, fabuła opisana w folderach jakie dostaje się przed jego rozpoczęciem, jest nie do opanowania. Przy pierwszym do niego podejściu człowiek gubi się w postaciach i ich roli. Nie to jest jednak w przedstawieniu najważniejsze. Kecak mieliśmy obejrzeć już na samym początku naszego pobytu. Jednak każdego dnia w Ubud coś nam to uniemożliwiało. Raz było za ciemno. Innym razem woda w basenie kusiła zbyt mocno. Jeszcze innego dnia wstydziliśmy się pokazać na mieście po spożyciu duriana (Nie było konsensusu odnośnie tego czy umycie zębów wystarczy). Odłożyliśmy go więc z Basią (pozostali nasi towarzysze po... read more

South Bali is magical. There’s a hundred beautiful beaches to be discovered down on the Bukit Peninsula. On my previous two trips to Bali, I had always ended my holiday around Ulu Watu, and I had always regretted not spending more time in that area. I could remember sharp cliffs overlooking the turquoise ocean. With Shushu (Becky’s stepdad) being a photography enthusiast, my mind was set on finding those exquisite places to make Becky’s family’s first time abroad unforgettable. So this time, after getting a rental car, I decided to start with the South but my plan remained pretty vague… we’d slowly drive around the peninsula for a few days, and have a look at different beaches, but we didn’t have a set place in mind, and no accommodation booked. The weather wasn’t ideal when we ... read more

Tip: - we paid a guy to drive us to Uluwatu which cost us about £20 - according to the locals in Semenyak there are no public buses that go down to the area since there isn't much demand for local people to travel there. We booked a nice, basic room at a house-stay using booking.com - it cost peanuts and there were tonnes of places to chose from - most of them hire mopeds and this is best way to get around Uluwatu - the roads are quiet so makes for a easy moped experience. We took the moped up to Pura lahur temple - there are excellent views of the ocean and lots of cheeky little monkeys to laugh at. It's a bit of a tourist trap but it's worth seeing. Head to Uluwatu ... read more

It was hard leaving Nusa Dua because we were so spoiled at Sagara. I can see myself living in one of these apartments. I have been talking to a few land owner here and it seems they actually do not own the land but rather only a 40 year lease. In some cases $7500 a year can get you a hostel with 3 BR along the beach. Sure beats Vancouver real estate. Average local rent here is $80/month. I think $200 a month will get you a pretty decent place. We eventually made it back to the West side to Uluwatu because apparently there are some surf breaks there. We made our way near Bunin beach and stayed at this hostel literally right on the beach. Our room was located on the top floor and the ... read more

We decided to just relax by the pool this morning and wait until the afternoon to head out on a little drive out of this part of Bali. We got some sun and then went to a little local restaurant by our hotel for lunch. Such good food! Another couple from our hotel also wanted to head out so the driver from our hotel picked us all up at 2pm. Our driver, Robbie took us first to Padang Padang beach. It's a nice beach but to get to it from the parking lot we had to go down heaps of stairs and some of the stairs are built out of the rocks. We spent about an hour and a half at the beach enjoying the sun, watching the surfers and the fishermen. We then decided to ... read more