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 …
Before coming to Bali for our honeymoon, I brushed up on the best restaurants in the island, particularly in Ubud, which was where we were going to spend the first leg of our trip. And as much as I would have wanted to visit all these intriguing restaurants, all those plans went out the window. That’s because we …
Our last activity for our first day in Bali was our favorite: a visit to a Kopi Luwak farm in Ubud. Kopi Luwak is coffee made from raw coffee berries that have been digested and defecated by the Asian Palm Civet. In simple terms: Kopi Luwak is cat poop coffee… although I just found out …
One of the items in my Balimoon bucket list was to have lunch with a view of the rice terraces. Honestly, rice terraces are nothing new to me. Coming from a country where rice is practically the core of every meal, rice paddies are quite a common sight (in the countryside, at least). But while …
There are two temples in Bali that go by the name of “Gunung Kawi.” The first one, and also the one more frequented by tourists, is the Pura Gunung Kawi located in the area of Tampaksiring. The second one is Gunung Kawi Sebatu which lies in the Sebatu Village in Tegallalang, Gianyar, approximately 30 minutes …
A lot of people associate Bali with the movie “Eat Pray Love,” which is based on the international bestselling book by Elizabeth Gilbert. For our honeymoon in Bali, we thought that our theme should be “Eat Sleep Love.” Our romantic getaway would be spent mostly by filling our stomachs with Bintangs and Nasi Gorengs (EAT), …
When Mike and I were thinking of where to go for our honeymoon, we fantasized about a romantic getaway in places like Spain, Fiji, and even Norway (even though we knew that that would have to be placed in the “Someday” file, or else we would be starting our married life in debt!). All those …
