Nick's Hidden Cottages Ubud

... that they would come and fix it’. When it comes to the crunch, I suspect the level of service will not vary much between the two places. So, after handing over some cash to the second guy, and filling in a simple form, we took off in our little tin can.

We headed up to Ubud – about 20km north of Kuta (and about 2 hours driving time!). At this stage we didn’t have a map and were relying on the maps in the Lonely Planet guidebook and ...

... and saw the fat monkey approaching nonchalantly, practically saying to me, "No need to run - I know you are afraid and will give me more bananas." Quickly, I threw him a banana and passed the bundle to Whitney. A monkey jumped at her from behind and crawled up her back and another crawled up her leg. After she fed them and they left, the chubby monkey was back! Honestly, this monkey was a glutunous pig! This time he didn't play any games - he jumped up and snatched the ...

When I first flew into Bali, I knew something was spectacular about this place. After a few weeks spent on this island I feel like I have finally figured out why this is the case.



Everyday is an inspiration. I know that regardless of where you are - whether you're in the middle of the Sahara or lost in a megalopolis - each day should arouse inspiration. Life is life wherever you are so the place where you're at shouldn't ever really matter. But on Bali, things are a little ...

... of lessons I had drudged over with the other kids. At the end, we played games where each kid had to come up to the board and write what sport he/she liked to play (or what sport they knew the name of). At first, only one hand raised to come up to the board: Made had definitely shown to me already that she was the top kid in the class. A couple others started coming up. And then, within 5 minutes, all the kids were raising their hands and coming up and displaying the ...

Sue, Enzo, Cathy and I were up reasonably early for a light breakfast before beginning today's adventure. We were picked up at the hotel at 8:15am and driven to another restaurant overlooking Kintamani volcano for our second breakfast. Then we were fitted out with our bike helmets and mountain bikes before heading off on the 45km ride back to Ubud. We had a great guide called ...

... Although I'm not a surfer myself I could see why its so popular as a surfing destination, the waves looked pretty good. I walked round the streets looking for food that night and came across the memorial to the Bali Bomb victims in 2002. I have to say it hit me like a truck. We're used to seeing lists of names like that in war memorials in England all the time but its not the same. With those I see them as a historical event, and while I acknowledge the tragedy ...

... So we got tickets for the night's performance (there are several cultural performances every night all over Ubud) and headed out on a random trajectory. We ended up on a ridge walk. It was really quite striking scenery. We headed off the main road, past a temple hidden in the forest, and emerged onto a sharp ridge between too rivers. It was entirely covered with a brilliant green grass, with the occasional palm tree spaced evenly along the ...

... tai buukkaa retkille. Eli siks niilla on niin kova kilpailu keta saa sut vietya hotelliin. Hohhoi. Ehka me maksettiin ylihinta meian snorklausretkestakin, who knows.. Joka tapauksessa Baya Kartikasta saatiin bungalowi 60 000rupiah per yo, halpa! Ja hieno huone. Hintaan sisalty aamiainen ja resortissa on uima-allas, mita ei tosiaan ikina nahty tai ehitty kayttaa. Lahettiin saman tien kattoo kaupunkia ja rantsulla tuli heti lapsimyyjat kauppaamaan koruja yms.vahan ...