Shana Bungalows
Travel Blogs from Ubud
Bitter sweet partings
... I found the perfect tube and body positions to make us fly down it. We even got air as we went over the bumps! It's hard to describe so here's the photo http://www.waterbom-bali.com/boomerang. php
The next couple of days have been laid back; hanging by the pool, drinking cocktails (btw, getting drunk sitting in a pool - best.thing.ever!), going to dinner with the family and just generally chilling. But now the family has gone and the adventure really starts!!
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Monkeys, rain, and a fresh perspective
... welcome me to Ubud. More wonderful food and walking all over Ubud. Then off to the monkey forest. Explore the monkey forest and temple. I was felt up by a curious monkey. Find a treasure that brings me closet to either being a forest elf or pirate. Yay! Continue to eat more food. Swim in a jungle pool. Saw a Balinese cerimonial dance at a temple. Sleep in a tropical storm. That ended up pouring into my room at 3am. Major downfall to sleeping in a hut, the outside ...
Back to Bali
On the way to the airport, we stopped at the hotel office in Labuan Bajo to pay our bill. We met the other owner of the hotel, Ernest. He had a few minutes and told us all the crazy stuff he and Kath had to go through to get Angel Island off the ground. We really loved the resort, so it was fascinating to hear his stories
The only airline option that worked for us on the way back to Bali was Merpati. The planes are new and safe, but they have the ...
Artistic Chump
... was laced with balinese woodwork and draped wiht gauzy curtains that softened the afternoon light. Concrete shelves were carved into the wall and gauzy curtains add to the flair. With the lights off and the cross breeze, this was a cool respite from the heat outside. I was in Bali
I have a game in the marketplace to try to buy something for only 10,000 Rupiah. That's $1. My strategy is to walk away if I am ...
Ubud, volcano, dancing and monkeys!
... the Lewak coffee, which is where the cherry coffee beans are eaten by an animal they call a Lewak, almost like a cat/mongoose, and then when the Lewak poos out the beans they clean them and make coffee from them! We decided to give this one a miss! Our lunch was in Kintamini, and we had an Indonesian Buffett lunch, which was delicious - we sat outside at the restaurant, and the tables were on a cliff side overlooking the Batur volcano! It ...