Ketut's Place Ubud

... all the different coffee was made and then tried it all. Chris ordered the luwak coffee (cat poo coffee) which wasnt that nice, not sure why anyone would pay 40 pound a cup in the uk?!!<br>We then biked all the way down the mountain stopping at villages, compounds and rice paddies on the way. Was especially great as th sun stayed out, first day of no rain! <br><br>Thursday 24th Sept<br><br>We left Ubud and took the Gilli Cat boat to the Gili Islands. <br> <br>

... t about to loose a pinky for the environment. It&#8217;ll degrade in time I reasoned as we sidestepped around the vicious beast.<br> Continuing on our walk we passed through paddy fields which were being tendered by the local farmers. Shelley decided to come with me and have a closer look in the fields and promptly fell into an irrigation ditch loosing her sandals and getting covered in thick mud! The rest of the walk was a peaceful walk through Penestanan village and back to Ubud ...

... a mattress. Some rooms are enclosed with sheets to keep some privacy; there are no doors anywhere. The side of the walls are tumbling down. Electrical cords hang everywhere. They have nothing. Not even a family. While Julia was out, I spent the evening in, for of course I no longer had a motor bike to go to town or anything like that. I watched a movie, read, wrote, ate and relaxed. Julia brought us back some noodles that she picked up on the side of the street in Gianyar. At ...

... massage on the porch at sunset - $8 True happiness - Quite affordable, actually

... It's wonderful. We have an unusual attitude - we are "chill-axed" like never before. We shopped in the morning and had a fun lunch at a restaurant known for organic food. Then we spent the afternoon at the luxury Kupu Kupu Barong hotel. I had booked us at the mango tree spa for mango tango treatments on a whim. However, I had no idea how incredible it would be ...

We decided to visit the famous island of Bali, since we were in the neighborhood (compared to at home)! Two plane tickets and a 3 hour ride from KL put us in the capital Denpasar for the next 3 weeks. Bali is an Indonesian island located at the western most of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east (see the map above). With a population recorded about 3 million, the island is home to the vast ...

... out again but it was all a bit much when I didn't have my bearings. The weather has been a bit hit and miss as it tends to be really nice in the morning and early afternoon but then gets a bit windy and cloudy at about 4pm. It has rained a couple of times while I have been here but only at night which is fine by be. Stayed at the beach bar in the hotel on my 1st full night here drinking Bintang and chatting to my new Ozzie mate Jimmy who came from ...