Category Bali
Reflections on Bali
It’s been two weeks since we went to Bali, and that’s just about enough time for my thoughts to have incubated in my head. Beauty Bali is seriously one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to, with the sort of geography I desperately wish Singapore had. Soaring mountains and volcanoes, stunning cliffs, amazing […]
Photo Essay: Sacred Monkey Forest, Ubud
We visited the Sacred Monkey Forest on our last day in Ubud, and our visit was marked with a certain sense of trepidation, noting how the monkeys at Ulu Watu had proven to be alarmingly aggressive. Thankfully the monkeys here are less aggressive- they don’t think that every thing that can be removed from the […]
The Balinese Kecak Dance
One of my personal highlights of the trip (the rest didn’t quite fancy this segment) was watching a Balinese Kecak dance at Pura Luhur Ulu Watu. This is apparently one of the more famous places to watch the dance, and it was certainly very scenic with the distant roar of the oceans breaking at the […]
Three Balinese Temples
Have finally returned home after the post-ORD travelling madness (but what awesome madness it was), and so now I’m back to reviving this blog from its depressing streak of zero-views while I was away. BALI I used to think of Bali as Indonesia’s version of Phuket, but this trip proved me wrong. Whereas Phuket is […]
Photo Essay: Jatiluwih Rice Terraces
In my opinion, the Jatiluwih rice terraces must count as one of Bali’s top scenic spots. After visiting all those magnificent seaside temples and beaches, one does tire of taking ever more photos of sunsets, so escaping into the rural center of Bali gave us an excellent chance to enjoy the cool temperatures and verdant […]
Photo Essay: Climbing Gunung Batur
One of the highlights of this trip was our pre-dawn hike up to the summit of Gunung Batur in order to catch the sunrise. I’m sad to report that the sunrise was a little overrated, but the hike was certainly quite exhilarating. We were given our morning call at 2am, packed up in a van […]
Review: Breeze Restaurant at The Samaya, Seminyak
During our time in Bali we stayed in Kuta, where the hotels are plentiful and cheap. The foodie in me couldn’t resist splurging out for at least one meal while in Bali though, and as a result on our last night in Bali we travelled up north to the very posh The Samaya, Seminyak resort. […]
Review: Tegal Sari, Ubud
I wouldn’t typically post a review of a hotel here, but a testament to outstanding service and facilities does not deserve to be casually discussed on tripadvisor. Or at least not with the suspect nature of many of the reviews there, at any rate. We stayed at Tegal Sari resort for two nights during our […]
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