Furama Villas & Spa Ubud Bali

... with string!! He decided to carry the 4 foot stick with him for the entire day...I wonder how it will be getting it on the airplane?
It is already 2 pm by the time we make it as far as the spa. We both try a massage, seaweed scrub, yogurt cleans and rose petal bath for 1 & 1/2 hours at $18 it is a bit on the expensive side but comes recommended. Tthe grounds have medicinal plants growing that are ...

... ages in a clearing all playing and providing some great photo opportunities. Most of us tourists had backpacks for cameras, but the monkeys could sense which people had food, and the couple with the bananas made for easy pickings when a young monkey scrambled up the ladies leg onto her back, opened the bag, dug in and found the plastic bag and removed the bunch of bananas. Other monkeys did the same to other people who had food hidden or not ...

... my face within minutes. Even when I lay out in the middle of the day here at my Ubud house, doing completely nothing but laying and sitting sit, I've had puddles of sweat gather on my face and stomach. No ocean breeze protects us here. I got back just in time for a very quick shower before the children arrived. I wish I could say they looked eager to learn, but in reality, they seemed more tired today than anything. Maybe all the ...

As much as I love Ubud, it has been discovered by tourists. To escape the crowds I found a smaller village about a 30 minute walk away. To protect its identity, I've given it a pseudonum - Not Ubud. Not Ubud is peaceful, quiet and surrounded by rice fields. Every night, I go to sleep with a chorus of crickets, frogs and geckos. Sometimes heavy ...

... local villages...the kids would run out to sday hello and high five you... they were really sweet and we had lots of fun talking to them... we stopped along the way to see some ironmongers making knives which must be hard work in the heat of this country...3hours later we finished and had a beautiful meal full of Indonesian delights. Cycling is a great way to see the country and local life... well worth the money. Anyway we best get going....speak to you in Australia!!!!!!!!!

... is rang and they show up from nowhere! We walk over the road to a 'beach'. It is black gravel. The beach itself is big pebbles. Hard to keep your balance on. From there, you put on your equipment and walk into to the water. The Liberty is supposed to be 40m from the shore. I guess: 40 touristy meters which equals 60m. The first dive IS the wreck. I am an instant fan. The Liberty became part of the ocean and is completely integrated in the ...

... me chocolates and free drink certificates and kept making sure my room was cleaned 3 or 4 times that day...overkill but it made it nice enough i decided to stay. Not only were my personal needs taken care of...but everyone then knew me by name whereever i went...Hello Ms. McKee...How is your room?...Is there anything we can help you with Ms. McKee?...well, i can't tell you how nice it is to be recognized and it soon made the place start looking good... After a ...