Resorts in Bali - Prices and Reviews

Words I Wish I Wrote

I've entered another quiet time in my trip, now that most people have left to go back to the states or continue their travel elsewhere in the world. I've been contemplating a lot...Bali..the U.S...Obama...friendships...family...li fe in general. I check in from time to time on Facebook and briefly look at the status updates and I look at some of...

I am an expert at liberating rice from my braces

I have seen many, many ancient things in the past couple of days. Here's a quick run down: Goa Gajah aka "Elephant Cave". It is a thousand years old, only excavated in 1952. Sarah Dedecker, if you're reading this, I was thinking of you. The entrance to the cave is remarkarble. Basically you walk through the god's mouth. You can see him pushing b...

Some pictures

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Woodcarvers Worshops & Wyan's House

Wyan, who works in the Pradha cafe is an amateur woodcarver on the side, and offered to take me to see some 'Master Woodcarvers' in Ubud. This town is known for its art, and I'm not really into paintings so much, but when he mentioned wood carving I really wanted to see. We stopped by a few shops, and I kept gravitating to the same figure, the R...

Ubud has everything!

Jeannie again. We love Ubud! We start each day with banana crepes and fresh mango juice. We have spent some relaxing time poolside. We have also spent maybe too much relaxing time at a luxurious spa (but who can resist Balinese massages for an hour for an astounding $9 per person?). Last night, we went to a montage of Balinese dance, including t...

The Dreaded Monkey Forrest

The taxi driver that saved us from our dingy hostel and took us to the hardrock had offered to take us on a day trip to the artist colony of Ubud. It started with another Balinese dance that went on for way to long, bringing me to the conclusion that once you have seen one Balinese dance, you've seen them all. It did not help that i was hung ove...