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Ubud Slideshow
Ubud
Travel Blogs from Ubud, Indonesia
A rainy day and the Monkey Forest!
Aujourd'hui nous nous sommes réveillés a environ 9h du matin. Sa pleuvait dehors, donc nos plans pour aller au parc d’Éléphant étais annuler. Quand je me suis réveillé, j’ai mangé un repas et je suis allé à la réception pour ...
Exploring Bali!
... repas était délicieux, et nous avons quitté Sarun après que nous avons été finis à manger. Nous avons voyagé jusqu'à Ubud, un voyage de 1 heure, et quand nous avons arrivé c’était 6h30. Nous avons relaxé dans notre villa, regarder des ...
Eat, Shit, and Vomit (and Pray while you're at it)
... epic. Turned out the guy had typhoid fever. I got scarlet fever in Poland over a year ago, and then Michael got typhoid in Indonesia. His fever and symptoms scared me beyond belief, but after a round of antibiotics I knew he would be okay. So the story ...
Climbing Gunung Batur & Beautiful Ubud
We arrived in Bali & headed straight for Ubud a two hour drive into the hills in the centre of the island. We both loved the tiny town, with lots of traditional houses and beautiful Balinese architecture. We stayed at Sama's cottages where ...
Ubud: I saw the Queen's knickers!
... getting a bemo for a station to change for another station, when the bemo driver offered us a good price to take us directly to Ubud, we though why not, especially as it is hot and we have many bags between us. We got approached by a guy offering us a ...
watch your step
Saturday was another relaxing day here in Ubud. I had the inspiration to reread the part of "Eat, Pray, Love" where the author spent her time here in Ubud but I did not load the book on my Kindle. I bought a device call Kindle which is ...
Bali
... and buildings round the sides were the family lives. They have 4 rooms which are let out. Most houses in Ubud have a small entrance and a big living area behind. Everywhere there are temples. The people leave little offferings on the path ...
Our wood carving lesson
We woke up early and had bannana pancakes on our balcony for breakfast which wad included in the guesthouse's price. Whilst we ate breakfast we saw a dangerous snake with a red head slither across the grass. We then headed to our wood carving ...
Traveling w/ an iPad (or why there are no photos)
Traveling with an iPad We decided not to bring a laptop on this trip but instead invested in an Apple refurbished iPad for $500 and loaded it with apps, music, videos before we left. We also invested in a bluetooth keyboard that has not actually been ...
Ubud Life
... for more! We bought a beautiful hand carved mask from a local artist. Many of the locals have wood carving skills, but few look beyond the traditional forms to make something truly unique and artistic. Here are some more pictures of around Ubud ...
Way down south where bananas grow
... around the house. He looked at me amused, and told me that, at that instant, we were driving through the outskirts of Ubud, the Balinese center of handicrafts, and that yes, we could get some picture frames there. After just a few minutes ...
Dzien 15 Ubud
Dzisiejszy dzien poswiecamy na blizsze poznanie Ubud oraz na ulozenie logistyki kolejnych kilku dni urlopu. Na jutro chcemy znalezc calodniowa wycieczke objazdowa po okolicy, a za dwa dni chcemy sie przemiescic na Lombok i wyspe Gili Trawangan. Dzien ...
Dancing the kecak beat...
In the day 3.. we took a kecak dance lesson... OMG.. it was amazing!!!! I never thought that I would value that experience so much. We learned beats, rhythm, how to harmoniously work together, we learn to control breathing, expressing our self.. we ...
SHOPPING
Okay, so I left Kuta as soon as possible this morning. Got a taxi to Ubud, about an hour inland from the beach. I found this place called Sania's House Bungalows that was in my guidebook, and holy shit. It's fucking gorgeous. I feel like I have joined the ...
A Big Colourful Day Out at.......a Cremation
... out tomorrow - she's going to show me around some more, which I'm very much looking forward to. Once I got back to Ubud I found a little place to sit in for the last 4 hours to update my blog, have some dinner and enjoy some live music. It's ...
'Know what I mean 'arry?'
No sooner had we arrived in Ubud than we were booked on an elephant ride at Elephant Camp. The husband of the waitress in the cafe we stopped to book a room from was going to pick us up the following morning to take us. The drive to Elephant Camp ...
The Real Bali
... to drop us off in Kuta at the end of the day), we stopped at a stunning cascading rice paddy field for some photos. Overall, Ubud was a welcome change from Kuta, and I can now leave Bali with the feeling that I actually saw Bali (and didn’t just ...
Colorful Matahari in Ubud
We're in Ubud now. The town and our bed and breakfast are both pretty amazing. We're staying at Matahari Cottage Bed and Breakfast, which is an establishment quasi off a small street, quasi in the jungle. There are 6 separate cottages with different ...
Ubud: Have car, will travel
... ; of Bali; I was last there 15 or 20 years ago – and it certainly isn’t how I remember! In my memory, Ubud was a lovely peaceful village. Now it doesn’t seem to be much better than Kuta! We did manage to find some nice ...
Touts, Dogs, and Swedes--Ubud
Arrived in Ubud today. Touts at the Circle K offered room with A/C for 100,000 rupiah, and brought me to Dewa Bungalow, where they told me it was 100,000 for fan, 130,000 for A/C. Wandered around elsewhere a bit, returned and took it for ...
Bye-bye Bali
Bali days numbered to a handful (now even less)- Down Under is acallin', mates. The plan to explore more of the island (other than the odd day trip) quite possibly shelved- the days just seem to drift by whether one undertakes significant activity ...
Here at last !!! Bali
... , I rush across the tarmac wanting to escape the guy who THINKS he is sharing my ‘driver and taxi’ to UBUD. Entering the terminal (not as large as I expected) I race to the closest Customs and Immigration ...
Visual Ubud
... us a little more money in a private vehicle, than in a mini van, for just the two of us. Our accomodations in Ubud are wonderful- a close second to Islanda. We have our own little attached bungalow with verandah and again a lovely outdoor bath area, plus ...
Om Namah Shivaya
I'm dreaming right now, conjuring up a fantastic, joyful Bali 'Bliss-Ball' of goodness, reconnecting me to the amazing Island of the Gods that I left in May--so long ago and so much has happened in between! ...
I think its Saturday
... adventure. We were slow to get going as Gary works so late trading. We decided to have a restful day and explore Ubud. We started by booking massages. I had a Thai reflexology and Gary a regular massage. They came and picked ...
Designer retreat
... for 4 euros. Needless to say I didn´t make a fuss when it turned out it was only a cold water shower. Life in Ubud is sedate, with many tourists shopping, lounging, dining, and shopping again and with locals working slowly and steadily at their ...
Laatste avond / dag
Voor de laatste avond wilden we graag iets bijzonders doen. Ons pap baalde er van dat hij ontzettend moe was toen we bij Tanah Lot waren en dat we daar dus de ondergaande zon gemist hadden. Een herkansing leek ons een mooi plan. En natuurlijk hebben we ...
Touring the Highlands of Bali
... last stop of the day was at my request: The Semar Kuning I Artist Cooperative, which is a huge art gallery just outside Ubud. Bill and I have visited this place every time we've been here and always purchased a (small, carry-on sized) painting at a ...