Ibu Oka

The highly anticipated Ibu Oka. I have been thinking about this meal for months now. Anthony Bourdain ate suckling pig here on his Indonesia episode of No Reservations that I saw many months back. "This is the best pig I've ever had," I think that was his quote. That is a monumental statement from a pig man like Tony. I finally made it here after all this time. I was literally shaking with excitment when I got here. It opens at 11am every day and by 2pm all the pig is just about gone... so get in early and ask for a Special (the best cuts).

A softer side of Bali

June 8th 2008
Somewhere between the time I left Gili Air and arrived in Ubud my mother managed to travel half way around the world, find me at my guesthouse, and join me in my adventures for the next two weeks. She is such a trooper. I’ve been debating for the past few weeks whether on not to include the next part of this blog or not. I reasoned in the end that this story does far more than show how poor my p ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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