Articles tagged ‘Ubud’
Exploring the area around Campuhan ridge in Ubud Bali
By Nick | February 15th, 2006 |
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The way the geography in Bali is set is roughly like this; a range of volcanoes runs East-West, which gives rise to rivers running North-South. The rivers cut valleys and on the ridge lines you get major roads. In between the major roads are small, local roads and sometime nothing but a track. Its along [...]
The use of guide books in Bali
By Nick | February 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali is a relatively small island with 3 million people. Pretty much everything has been discovered and logged in a guidebook somewhere.
Photo moments in Ubud Bali
By Nick | February 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Riding around Ubud and the small villages to the south today, I saw many instances of the traditional Balinese lifestyle. Riding along, keeping one eye on the traffic and the other on the scenery, I’d see little photogenic moments open for maybe 3 seconds, then close, myself having no chance of capturing them. One of [...]
Warung Enak: Ubud Bali
By Nick | February 14th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Zooming up to Ubud this morning in search of something new, I decided to treat myself and my readers to Warung Enak. Located about 100 meters after the bottom end of Jl. Hanuman, Warung Enak (enak means ‘delicious’) serves Indonesian and Balinese food. When I arrived at midday, the place only had 2 other guests. [...]
Running into Linda Garland in Ubud Bali
By Nick | February 14th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Today I went to Ubud for some adventure and one of the adventures was running into Linda Garland. I have heard about Linda but never met her. She is known as the ‘Bamboo Queen’ and has lived in Bali for 20 years.
Bali is the spa capital of Asia
By Nick | January 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Maybe the fanantical religious people who target Bali don’t care, but a lot of people have been talking about Bali’s spas. Bali has been voted ‘Asian Spa Capital of 2005‘ by AsiaSpa Magazine.
Meeting Michelle in Santa Fe Bali
By Nick | December 27th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Tuesday afternoon Ika, Jevon and I met Bali newcomer Michelle in Santa Fe, in Seminyak. Michelle is from N. Carolina (originally NYC) and is on a 2 week trip to Bali. I get a lot out of meeting people on their first trip here to see their impressions.
Sharyn’s trip to Bali - November 2005: Jewelry
By Nick | December 6th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Sharyn gives some handy tips on where to buy silver jewelry in Bali.
