Saren Indah

After Lombok we made our way back to Bali to spend three days up in the town of Ubud. It's a stark contrast to the beach party atmosphere of Kuta, and it's the place to really experience the culture of Bali. I had been looking forward to coming here ever ...

Through all our travels we have found that most times the best memories come from visiting the homes and families of the people that live and work in the places we visit. This has certainly been the case in Japan visiting Maki's relatives as was today ...

Maki got to go wild with the Balinese spa menu. We figured since we could afford it for once, we would go all out. That is how we ended up with a close to 5 hour day of pampering and more kinds of lotions than I ever knew existed. After dropping off our ...

This morning we were spent. After all the sightseeing we finally needed a day to catch up on trip planning, blogging, Skyping family, and just napping. This is not always a possible luxury given our busy itinerary but after having accomplished so much ...

Still exhausted from our trek in the sun yesterday, we decided it was time to travel in style. As previously suggested by our friends, we went online and looked up reviews for a private driver for the day to take us around to sites we had read about and ...

Today is the actual day of silence, Nyepi Day. Locals are expected to reflect on the past year – no work is allowed, lights are supposed to be turned off, and the streets (and airport) are closed with police roaming the streets to make sure the ...

For our entire trip up to this point we have tried to walk as much as possible around the towns and cities we have visited. This has been partly a result of economy, partly due to wanting to avoid confusing public transportation, but mostly because we ...

Yesterday we flew from Singapore to Denpasar, Bali. We flew on AirAsia. Although we were a little concerned initially about the reputation of the airline it went pretty much without a hitch. I will say though that flight times seem more like a suggestion ...

October 16, 2010 Senne's Summary: Today we took a tour and saw some rice terraces, gardens and temples. Today we had booked a package tour with one of the agencies in town. We wanted to see a rice terrace and a temple and this particular tour had both of ...

Senne's Summary Oct. 14: Had a nice walk through town, a foot massage, a tasty lunch and saw the children’s dance in the evening. Senne’s Summary Oct.15: Steve and I made silver rings today. October 14, 2010 Today we had a pretty relaxing ...

Senne's Summary: Took a Balinese Cooking Class. Before I tell you about the excellent Balinese cooking class we took this afternoon, I must just tell you one very cute thing we saw this morning on our walk. We saw a man riding his scooter, and he had his ...

Nothing really out of the ordinary happened today. We had a terrific dinner at the Laka Leke restaurant. It was pretty cool because we got to sit at one of those low tables where you sit on cushions on the floor. We were outside and could see the starry ...

October 11, 2010 Senne's Summary: Checked out Ubud town. Saw the fire dance. Today we decide that we are really going to research and figure out what we want to do while we are in Ubud. As we head out on our walk to town we check out the sign at the ...

Senne's Summary: Arrived in Ubud. Lots of relaxing.  Checked out the town and the Monkeys.  October 7 Today we transferred to our new hotel in Ubud. I kid you not when I say that our new hotel has the most comfy bed I’ve slept in since ...

De avond is gevallen en wij zitten op ons terras dat verlicht wordt door een 'antiek' Schippertje, de Tiga Roda ligt onder het tafeltje te branden en we genieten van het overweldigende kikkerkoor. Wat een verschil met Kuta/Legian! Vlak achter het monkey ...

"Fresh" from our 1/2 hr free in room massages the previous evening, the three of us were psyched for our last tour together... a cycling/cultural tour.  We were picked up bright and early by the most energetic, funny, and crazy tour guide ever ...

Wow - I am officially T - 26 hrs to departure from Ubud. Time has absolutely flown by.  In a way it is fantastic that we saved the best for last (IMHO anyway); at the same time, it does make it much more difficult to leave.  I would absolutely ...