Arma Resort Ubud

We're having a great time in Bali - relaxation has been priority #1. We spent the first few days at a lovely beach resort in the south of Bali, lazing around in the pool, in the ocean, in the beach cabanas, and eating ourselves silly (though mainly fruit). It was a great few days. Our only outing from the confines of the resort was a trip to the "monkey temple" for sunset. I (Josh) had been here 11 years ago, and it was just as stunning this ...

Monday, September 2009
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia:

On Sunday night Zac was rather unwell, we assume it was the meat we had that night for dinner, it was a bit rare. We drove to Ubud today. Zac slept on the way, and the majority of the day. We planned on going to the bat and elephant cave but I decided to stay at the hotel with Zac - I wasn't feeling that well myself. Later that night I went for a walk with mum, and we had dinner. I had fried chicken, it was very nice ...

Bali has some of the most interesting
fruit that we have tasted. Snakefruit – looks like snake skin. It
grows like a potato – underneath the soil and is shaped like a
clove of garlic – but tastes sweet. And finally there is durian –
we have smelled it since we arrived – it has a very strong odor.
So finally we tasted it – and even though we wanted to appreciate
it at least—really couldn't. I can't ...

... wreck sunk in 1942. Keeping moderate depth allowed us to stay underwater around an hour both dives. Diverse sponges and fish species were a reward for long drive.
There are traditional dance performances every evening in Ubud presenting Legong, Kecak dance and others. Ubud is a relaxing Mecca of art, seeded with galleries, dance performances, inspiring market and great location ideal as a base point for island exploration.

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Le lendemain on se remet sur les mob et direction les bourgades au nord d'Ubud. On passe d'abord des rues et des routes remplies de boutiques artisanales de sculptures sur bois notamment. On s'arrete a Tellalang reputee pour ses rizieres en terrasses. Et c'est vrai que c'est chouette, meme s'il nous manquait un brin de soleil ce matin :( Enfin cela ne nous a pas empeche de nous poser pour admirer le paysage.
Ensuite direction Tampaksiring ...

... As a result of the size of the Indonesian archipelago and its geographic location in the Pacific Ocean, it has a much later monsoon season (rainy season) than continental Asia where the monsoon had passed before we arrived. There are two contributing factors to the filthy state of the Balinese beaches because of the rainy season. Firstly, the rainwater washes all of the garbage that is littered profusely from the villages at the center of the island (Bali ...

... Sitze hier auf meiner kleinen Vor-Terrasse, rechts von mir der Pool, der leise plätschert, vor mir kann ich das Meer sehen und links, naja, da ist die Wand zum nächsten 'Bungalow'. Bin heute morgen um halb 7 aufgewacht und dachte, wenn ich schon mal wach bin, kann ich eigentlich auch gleich losmachen. Hab mich fertig gemacht und muß so gegen 7 / viertel nach 7 auf der Straße gewesen sein. Hab vorher noch kurz getankt und dann gings los. Die erste Hälfte der Strecke war nicht so schön ...

... a Bali ainda com alguns dias de sobra antes do vôo de regresso a Singapura. Como já tinhamos ficado no sul de Bali, desta vez decidimos ir para norte, para Lovina. Arranjar transporte desde o ferry foi fácil (aliás, o transporte é que nos encontrou logo à saida do barco). Encontrar alojamento em Lovina também foi fácil, e barato. Ficámos no hotel Angsoka que tem uma piscina muito fixe. A praia local era bastante bonita mas não gostámos muito da ...

... When we finally arrived, we relished the beautiful sight and embraced the churning mist. It felt very cooling after the long trek. As we returned to our car, I was happy to donate to the community collection and sign our names in the visitors' book. Our modest donation is so appreciated as abundance out here! Since our little detour took much longer than we expected, we had a lot of ground to cover before dinner. We drove on through the northern town of ...

Finally I l*ve it! As s**n as I sat *n the m*t*rbike I f*rg*t ev**ything bad in the w*rld, Balinese pe*ple drive like crazy but it didn't take me l*ng t* drive like them, 2minutes? I started by g*ing t* Sanur, an*th** surf-sp*t, wh**e I had t* c*llect my ticket t* P**th. Then Ubud, the m*st cultivated city pr*bably in Bali. All p*ets, y*gis and artists g* h**e s**n** *r lat** and its just great. The m*rning-market was beautiful and I met s*me really c**l pe*ple h**e ...