Bali Travel Blogs - Page 2

It was a short holiday with someone that really squeezed my emotions. A nice place to stay on Mimpi resort that left a lot of memories for me. We stayed there for some nights before returning to Ubud. There for the first time I learned to snorkel on Menjangan Island and saw the beauty under water.

Aneka Kuta Hotel, the cozy hotel where I stayed in Bali is located across the well-known Kuta beach. Since it is located in the heart of Kuta, it is easy to access Hard Rock Café Bali, Kuta Square and Warung Made.   Excitedly, I woke up early in the morning, grabbed my digital camera and wa…

We went to the church very early in the morning at 6.00 to join the holy mass at 6.30 am. We called it very early in terms of holiday while on a daily basis we wake-up at 5 am. The church was relatively new, erected in 2006. The name is Gereja Katolik Santo Fransiscus Xaverius. Is was located at Ja…

I was up at 5am, after four hours of sleep, to get ready to leave for the Denpasar airport, where I was to fly AirAsia home to KL. Dear sweet Ron had made arrangements to have Gusti, his driver, take me to the airport. I was only to pay Gusti USD7 for getting me there, said Ron. At 545am, I take m…

I had been curious about Bali and had wanted to go there ever since I learned about its existence, not because of its popularity for what is, but for what I thought it was. I had this wrong notion that Bali was the same island called Bali Hai in the movie musical South Pacific. I have been fas…

TRI HITA KARANAthis Hindu concept, Tri Hita Karana means to keep the harmonic balance of peace and happiness within tree key realtionship : between human to God, human to human and Human to environment. Palemahan is word that refers to land environment. Basic on this concept the Balinese treat …

The Land of 10,000 Temples... Bali Heaven is just a continuation of Bali ;P, this would gladly claim by some of the Balinese. Being a home to the vast majority of Indonesia's small Hindu minority, perhaps this is the reason why some 10,000 temples and shrines are tucked amid the island's sere…

1st of May 2008, was my lucky day. First because Bali Scuba (dive operator in Sanur) gave 50% discount for 3x dives and rental equipment, second I got special price staying at Sindhu Merta, a very good hotel located in front of Bali Scuba, and third because I met my friends down there in Tulamben…

Get bored with the crowded Kuta beach? Here's an escape...Takes 35 minutes from Kuta. Echo Beach is virtually deserted, very few vendors, good surf and a great place called The Beach House serving good beer and food. Great sunday night bbq’s. Don’t swim on this beach because of the rips. Hard t…

Our flight to Bali was early morning. Everyone trying very hard to wake up 3 hours earlier than our departure time. We made it, touched down at the airport with a wide smile. I booked for us a 3 days tour, since majority was first time there. To get around in Bali is not easy. The road was narrow n…

Bali, 8`south off equator.   The Kuta and Legian beaches area in southern Bali is one of the most popular destinations in Asia today.  Here you have the opportunity to learn surfing on the waves or just lay down in the sand and let the sun warm and tan you`r body.   Do you want m…

on my last visit to bali, the blanco renaissance museum was definitely on my 'must visit place' list, no matter what. i've been admiring his works of art since this spanish artist still very much a live. this museum situated at the village of ubud near the campuan river is more likely a sanctuary, …

Amazing.. Surfing, relaxing.. a dream comes true...

First destination of my trip was Gili Trawangan. I started on Sunday, It took two days to be there from Jakarta. Pretty long time because I took economic trains, boats, cars, and my own feet as well, plus felt quite hard first because it was my first day of my period time, but I was so glad I could…

Located on bla bla bla...Lemme ask our guide first, Sari (ary_tyas) cos she's the one who took us there...hahaha...I guarantee it's not far from Ubud! Finding funny things there (a topless old lady bathing and a man washing clothes)...huehehehehehe....