BALI 2019

The beauty of Bali is those images you saw on social media is real yet it is much more amazing than what you see on the gram. My first time here in Ubud, a small town soaked with its rich culture, surrounded with terraced rice paddies and temples, and friendly Balinese who speak quite similar to our Bahasa. 

Here are my little discoveries during my 4-day trip:

Accomodation
Puri Raya Villa

Accomodation in Ubud

Wake up with this view and you can hear natural sound around you

This accomodation is truely quiet and peaceful where you can even hear crickets stridulate, overlooked with the widest rice terrace view. For a first timer, I have never thought the weather in Bali can be so cold and breezy!

We had our everyday breakfast and dinner (we had lunch outside) served in this little cozy area near to the pool, our chef preps us their local delicious Indo food.

Bali Swing & Leisure Park, Ubud

Bali swing has become a new trend and one of the significant activity to do in Bali. You will most probably hear people screaming over the breathtaking view above terraced rice field and river. Other than Bali Swing, hanging bird nest nests are consider as one of the most popular spot where people queue for 'gram. Each activity come with different packages and prices. Tourist can either go for swing ONLY, hanging nest and leisure park, OR combo! Once we were heading towards the ticket counter, you can see people started to queue for the swing from entrance. Hence, we decided to skip this part instead, and rather take a bit of walk around the leisure park along the rice field and experience the hanging bird nests!

Bali swing

Hanging bird nest

Tanah Lot, Ubud

Balinese called this as their Mother of god. The best time to visit and get some nice pictures is during sunset. Unfortunately, we only stopped by for awhile due to the hot sun, with low tide, but the scene was still magnificent !

Humannnnn

Gates of Heaven

Thousand of tourist flock to this "Gates of Heaven" hoping to get their magical shots beyond the water. So we decided to drive 2-hour down to this place where I got influenced on gram. Woke up at 5am, arrived at 7am. All I know is I got cheated, they were just using a piece of mirror beneath your phone, and there you go, the reflection turned out HAHA. 

After 3-hour of queueing....

I would suggest to arrive there early in the morning (like 6am) if you really want to get nice shots without having a long queue. So at least it is still worth your trip!

Restaurant

Oops Restaurant and Bar

Thanks to our driver who brought us here. Reason why I would suggest this eatery place: They have wide selection of menu, surrounded in Balinese style ambiance and good customer service.

Juices and smoothies is a must! 

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Besides, we also pampered ourselves with Balinese massage. I would say Balinese massage is a gentler option if compared with Thai massage. 

I am a fan of Balinese massage too!

We experienced room service massage in our room.

Here is my overall experience in Bali:
Tourist attraction: 8/10. For first timer traveller, I would suggest to go as many as tourist places that I mentioned above. Besides, Bali has more than enough rich cultural heritage and historical temples to visit! 

Safety: 6.5/10. Bali is considered one the most safety country compared to other under developed country. People here are friendly! One thing to be caution is the traffic here can be mad, loads of tourist riding motor bike on the small tiny road. Unfortunately, biker can just easily snatch your bag without knowingly!

Food: 8/10. Food in Bali is usually spicy, for someone who has a low spicy tolerance, it is hard to enjoy their traditional food like nasi pedas! However, there are plenty of nice cafe and vegan restaurant which I want to try out next time round!


Although it was just a short trip to Bali but this country has offered enough good impression and memories. I will come back again!