Our last day in Candidasa was pretty relaxed, went for a bit of a walk to look for some gifts and lunch. The balance of the day was spent enjoying the pool and yours truly had a full body massage (not that full body…) …it took 1 hour and cost 10 Cad. Then time for…Continue Reading “Candidasa, then Ubud revisited……..”
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With three days remaining in Candidasa, we have decided on a quiet day with a leisurely breakfast, while enjoying the expansive views of the ocean and islets, from the hotel restaurant ……there is a reason folks pay top dollar for waterfront property…… We then sally forth to check out the town….or at least part of…Continue Reading “Candidasa……..some relaxing and some touristing”
Another day, another island…. actually we are leaving the Gillis today and returning to Bali. We have changed the plan a bit and rather than returning to Amed (from where we departed) are taking a longer water route to the port of Padang Bai and thence to Candidasa. Both towns are on the eastern coast…Continue Reading “From Gili Air to Candidasa ….crossing the Lombok Strait”
Our last morning in Amed …. a quick peak at Mt. Agung: It has been a short stay in Amed, a few more days would have been fun as it has a good vibe…..another copious breakfast, settle up and after a bit of a wait, our shuttle to the harbor arrives. Lots of seeming confusion…Continue Reading “Gili Air …….four days of islanding in Lombok”
A “free” day for some window shopping and lazing around so here are some street photos and a few comments …..peeked into this compound and couldn’t resist the Ganesh: …..around the Monkey Forest area a sign you won’t find everywhere: ……there is a mix of boutiques featuring mostly high-end women’s fashion, international labels, higher end…Continue Reading “Ubud……. street scenes and a nite for the performing arts”
Nice morning …..our adventure begins at 8:30 as we depart with Made our “driver for the day” to visit various temples and palaces within a reasonable driving radius of Ubud. First stop en route are the Rice Terraces near the village of Teggagalong…..after paying our entry fee (basically a tax grab by the community), we…Continue Reading “Ubud……..temples and palaces”
October 27th….lovely morning and excellent breakfast > many choices and quite filling, btw Balinese coffee (locally grown) is quite good, so no suffering in that regard. After consulting the map we are off for a cultural morning excursion to visit the Agung Rai Museum of Art, otherwise known as ARMA . It is an interesting…Continue Reading “Ubud……..one museum day and one ricefield day”
Up and at em…..breakfast at 7:30, settle up > for those interested our daily accommodations here with a decent breakfast came to CAD 68.00 per nite. Our transport arrives precisely on schedule at 8:00 dropping us at Mushroom Beach for the return trip by fastboat. The return boat ride includes pick-up/drop off to your hotel…Continue Reading “Ubud the Cultural Heart of Bali”
Surprise …another good day, apparently this is the best month of the year on Nusa Lembognan: still good weather but a lot fewer tourists. Waking up here is kind of special with the cockerels in the background and chirps & whistles of the birds in the foreground, overlaying this symphony are cymbals and incantations flowing…Continue Reading “Island Walkabout………the last day”
As we draw our drapes the start of the day bodes well: …. sunny with a light overcast with temps in the 30C range, after a nice breakfast we are ready for a walk. Today we are setting off for the village below us (see pic above) which serves as the main harbour for the…Continue Reading “Nusa Lembongan…..another day, another walkabout”