Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia
A week’s diving on the island of Nusa Lembongan, a short speedboat ride off the coast of Bali.
A week’s diving on the island of Nusa Lembongan, a short speedboat ride off the coast of Bali.
For our final day in Ubud we had booked a private car tour to take us to some of the places that we wouldn’t otherwise have been able to get to. While they have a default itinerary they are very happy to adjust it to guests’ preferences. Bali Swing Thanks to Instagram, Bali Swings have become a thing and the “official” one near Ubud is the first and best (and most expensive). There are actually 15 swings there and…
The next day we were up early because we were going to watch the sun rise over the still active volcano, Mouth Batur (5,633ft). More energetic and intrepid explorers trek up the hill but we decided to do it the easier way, by Jeep safari. We were picked up and transported to “base camp” from where a lot of the aforementioned intrepid travellers were setting off on foot, arriving at 4AM! After a light breakfast we were introduced to…
When travelling, particularly in South East Asia, we like to attend a cookery school to learn more about the local cuisine. The Tresna Bali Cooking School certainly isn’t the cheapest, but it was very highly rated so we thought we would give it a go.
Ubud was all about sightseeing and excursions. In the first couple of days we explored Ubud on foot, walked out into the hills and got mugged by monkeys.
“What better way to recover from flying half way around the world then lying by the pool or on a beach for a couple of days? If we are jetlagged and don’t know what time we will wake up then isn’t somewhere famous for brunch just perfect?” That’s how Debbie persuaded me that our first stop in Bali should be Canggu. 42 hours after leaving home we arrived in Canggu at Theanna Eco Villas and Spa. First impressions were…