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I’ve been massaged for 26 hours last month

When we arrived in Bali last month, I set a personal goal of getting a massage every single day.
I failed. There were some days when I didn’t get a massage, for various reasons.
I tried to keep a log of every massage I got as well as the cost. I might have forgotten a [...]

Ubud is Uber-Cool

We stayed at Suly Resort which is outside of Ubud.  We ended up staying 4 more extra days in Ubud area because we really loved the place.
Ubud is a large town full of cool cafes, yoga studios, and clothing stores.  My favorite place to eat was Sari Organiks.  It was very tricky to get to [...]

The Best Bali Bike Tour

We had been told, by several people, to do a bali bike tour.  So in Ubud we signed up with Bali Eco and Educational cycling tour.  There are several different bike tour options but we went with this one and were extremely impressed!
The day started at 7:00 am. and Jenring, our funny witty spiky haired [...]

Having Lunch in The Middle of Rice Fields

A friend of Tina’s recommended that we check out this warung (restaurant) called Bodag Maliah, hidden in the rice fields of Ubud.
Bodag Maliah only serves organic food and it’s pretty famous for its organic garden from which you can pick your own vegetables to be prepared for you.

We were warned that finding the [...]

You can eat on the beach in Sanur, Bali

After our stay at Langon Bali Resort, we headed to  Sanur.  We stayed three nights at Puri Sading Hotel which was another place we found through wotif.
It took about a day to adjust from Langon to our new nest but after we did we saw the charm that Sanur has to offers.
Sanur is a beach [...]

Visiting a Jewelry Factory in Bali

In our quest for wedding bands, we were tol to go to Celuk, which is famous for its silver jewelry.
We visited a few shops. I found a band for myself for just a few dollars.
On our way back to the hotel, our cab driver stopped at UC Silver which is mostl likely the [...]

Driving around in Bali

For the last 7 days we have been staying at a nice hotel called Langon Hotel and Resort in Nusa Dua.  The resort is a little far from the beach, restaurants, and massage spas but the hotel provides transportation.  However, we choose to also rent a motorbike so that we could get around when we [...]

Living the puffin life in Bali

Here are some pictures of our first week in Bali.  We have been staying in a hotel called Kinds Villa Bintang on the beach near Nusa Dua.  Nusa Dua is known to have many nice resorts.  The first day we went looking for waves and walked through the Hilton resort.  It was huge and seemed [...]

Kuta, Bali

We made it and are loving Bali.  We spent a whole day traveling around Australia but finally got to Bali at about midnight on January 6th.  After picking up our bags we took a taxi to our hotel in Kuta.  The taxi service at the airport is very organized.  You walk up to a counter [...]