On my last night in Bali, I decided to splurge and use SPG points to stay at the W Bali. Sure, I may have been on a honeymoon by myself, but it was the BEST.DECISION.EVER!! I had an ocean facing view, welcome snacks, a magnificent king sized bed, a fluffy bathrobe and the best tub […]
Healing Powers
Today, the owner of our Ubud hotel, Mark, took us to see his healer (shaman/medicine man). Danielle and I were both curious about visiting a healer and thought it would fit in nicely with our (Eat, Pray) Love experiences here in Ubud. Our healer, Cokorda Rai is from Lohtunduh, just south of Ubud. He is […]
Cheeky Monkeys
One of the things to do in Ubud is visit the Sacred Monkey Forest. We decided to head over (removing all jewelry and sunglasses prior so the monkeys didn’t snatch them up) and see these cheeky little monkeys up close. Note to those planning to visit – make sure to purchase a bunch of bananas […]
Eat, Pray, Love
Our first full day in Ubud, we decided to really get into the spirit of the place and zen out. We booked a yoga class, followed by an hour and a half long massage. We heard about this spa and yoga retreat, Taksu, online and decided to try it out. It was amazing! We basically […]
Indian Ocean Surfing & a Balinese Sunset by a Temple
Friday we went with Martin and Sonya to a local café for breakfast, possibly my new favorite in Bali. Café Bali had the cutest French colonial décor, played an assortment of jazz from the 40s-50s and had delicious food, at extremely cheap prices. My scrambled eggs, tomato, toast and butter was $1.50. That would have […]
Suckling Pig
For our second lunch in Bali, Sonya took us to local Seminyak spot, Pak Malen to have Babi Guling or suckling pig, which is a famed Balinese dish. Our meal contained a soup, pork skin, loin, shoulder, stomach, and I’m not even sure what else on top of rice. It was prettyyyy freaking delicious, however […]
Country #3: Indo
We left Australia out of Cairns and flew to Darwin, where we had a six hour layover and were trapped in a “holding pen” with crap food selections (#awful). The only redeeming quality of our layover was free wifi. After a quick two and a half hour flight, we made it to the third country […]