Raka House Ubud
Jalan Dewi Sita Ubud, Bali, 80571 , Indonesia
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Bye-bye Bali
... a day trip to a spot north of here, noted for its terraced rice paddies, proved the ultimate example, irritating and at the same time particularly comical; I witnessed one westerner almost beating off the woman trying so hard to sell her a sarong. Adieu to the insane amount of scooters, which could possibly outnumber the local and tourist population combined. It defies the imagination what all can be transported with one- not uncommon ...
Ceremony & Procession
... managed to get all the way from Johannesburg via Singapore with the drugs in his bag, before being caught by the police as he entered Bali. There were also calls from locals to increase tourism on the island after a new airport had been opened on Lombok.
After our Starbucks visit we wandered over to a new place for dinner and watched the local procession passed by. The locals were brightly dressed and banged symbols and ...
Todays as good a day as any
... seen before. Otherworldly really, more of a lunar landscape than anything Id seen before. Loved it. Gede showed us a cave that was now a sacred Hindu temple site, but once it had been a lava tube during an eruption. Batur is still fairly active, there have been huge eruptions in the 60s and the last deadly one was in the early 90s. But Gede assured us that all the sensors that have been placed on the volcano since the last eruption meant that they had a proper early warning system ...
Ubud, Bali; the last chapter!
... was more like a mini house, with a sitting area and also an outside patio area! The family that we were staying with were some of the most friendly and welcoming people that we have met on our travells and made us feel so at home. Our supply of Balanise coffee never ran dry, and they were on hand to answer any questions that we had about the town and also the Hindu culture. After an hour of throwing endless questions at them, we were pretty knowledgable about their ...
Same old, same old!
... of the place. For example, it was built with the hot springs in mind. They originally wanted to have the site right by the springs, but there wasn't enough room, so it is now built with a view of the sea from the top of the mountain, But it's still close enough to the springs for the residents to use it. After a quick look round of the grounds and temple and some really spectacular sculptures, we jumped back into the taxi to get to the springs. Only me and dad ...

