It’s been two years since my last recipe blog post! Two years! While chopping up ingredients in the kitchen one day, I told Mike, “You know, maybe I should blog about my recipes. Whenever I post pictures of food that I make, people keep asking me how I made them.” Being the ever so supportive …
Would you be willing to travel for 2 hours while passing through bumpy roads just to see rice paddies? Normally, I wouldn’t. I mean, they’re just rice paddies! What’s the big deal? But what if the view of the rice paddies is as amazing as this? I’d say: “TAKE ME THERE!!!” And so, our driver …
First things first: what is a warung? Wikipedia defines “warung” (or waroeng) as a type of small family-owned business — often a casual shop, a modest restaurant, or a small café found in Indonesia.” However, today, a warung can refer to “a modest Indonesian restaurant or a place that sells things Indonesian.” Warung Rumpi’s is a homey and …
Instagram-worthy. Is that even a real word? Now, it is. It’s an adjective used to describe something exceptionally pretty, amazing, or cool that it just needs to be photographed and shared online for the whole world to see and admire. If there is one restaurant in Bali that deserves to be called “Instagram-worthy,” it’s Sardine. It’s …
Those who know that Mike and I had our honeymoon in Bali often ask us this question: “How’s the food in Bali?” Short answer: “Really good!” Long answer: “Yummy, interesting, zesty, and usually spicy or comes with spicy sauce!” Bali’s famous crispy duck is no exception to that. Aside from the well-known Indonesian staples like …
“You’re going to like Suluban Beach,” our driver Made said as he smiled confidently. I really hoped so! We had just come from two beaches — Dreamland Beach and Padang Padang Beach — and quite frankly, we thought they were kind of meh. Sorry. But I had really high hopes for Suluban Beach, located at the …
Look up “The Rock Bar Bali” online and you’ll get all these search results that say “It’s the coolest bar in Bali! or “A trip to Bali is not complete without a trip to the Rock Bar!” True enough, when I announced on Facebook that Mike and I have chosen Bali as our honeymoon destination, one of …
A few weeks before our honeymoon trip to Bali, I was on the phone with my friend Punky, who was sharing some travel tips to this Bali newbie. “DO NOT GO TO JIMBARAN BAY!!!” she yelled from the other end of the line. Or at least I think she yelled. It’s hard to tell, really, …
When Mike and I were making a list of things to do in Bali, I suggested to go on a sunrise trek up Mount Batur, an active volcano in the Kintamani district, about an hour’s drive from the Ubud center. “Hmm…” he considered, “Maybe.” “Okay. By the way…” I started, “if we’re going to do …
“You went all the way to Bali to hibernate in your hotel for 4 days?!” That’s probably what you’re thinking if you stumbled upon my previous blog posts (here and here). I was surprised with myself too. I’m usually the type who quickly checks in at my hotel, leaves my luggage in the room, then …
