Ubud to Amed Our hotel in the “Ubud area” is called “Payangan Hideaway”. They were not kidding – the place was tucked deep in the hills, up and down twisty country lanes, pass myriad rice fields and banana groves. When we got there it was almost dark and we were seriously wondering if we’d ever […]
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Jeju and Bali: a tale of two islands (3.2)
Journey to the northwest. Pemuteran We did not make it the temple that perched on the cliff at Uluwatu, famous for its “naughty” monkeys (watch out for your sandals and sunglasses tourists!), just a little bit more south. But we went to another iconic temple by the sea, this one sitting on a rock that […]
Jeju and Bali: A tale of two islands (3.1)
3. Bali I had seen terraced rice paddies before, in Southern China, not the really famous spots, but pretty nonetheless. I had seen temples and shrines, erected in the names of different religions and beliefs, some of them still being worshipped, some in ruins. I had seen classically cone shaped volcanos, over a flight above Central […]