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Hello again Bali

October 10, 2009 By Karen Lee Leave a Comment

Bali, Indonesia
Saturday, October 10, 2009

Bali is a destination that we keep coming back to over the last few years. There is so much about this country to love – its natural beauty, how the culture and religion are so deeply embedded in their everyday lives and rituals, the gentleness and warm hospitality of the Balinese and of course the food.

Our favourite spot is to head straight up to Ubud and to bypass Kuta at all costs if possible. Unfortunately, the lure of Bali is just as appealing to the hordes of Australian tourists who take advantage of the cheap airfares and behave appallingly. You would spot them from a mile away, all in packs – the women are all half-naked, plump flesh oozing from too tight shirt shirts and singlets sporting cornrows or dreadlocks, and men in their Bintang singlets walking around with beer bottles on the street. It is also a sad fact that schoolies are now opting to come to Bali for their annual end of year party. It is too irresistible, the sun, surf, alcohol, and non-parental oversight – it’s a dream come true for many. This is the ugly side of tourism that has overrun Bali and blights its real beauty.

Mercifully, there are still lots of areas in Bali that one can escape to and we find our serenity in Ubud.

Pura Luhur Uluwatu
Pura Luhur Uluwatu
Monkeys at sunset
Monkeys at sunset
Tirtha Empul - bathing to enter the temple for the full moon festival
Tirtha Empul – bathing to enter the temple for the full moon festival
Grounds of the temple
Grounds of the temple
Watching prayers
Watching prayers
Rice terraces of Ubud
Rice terraces of Ubud
Pura Batu Bolong
Pura Batu Bolong
Pura Tanah Lot
Pura Tanah Lot
Rice paddies of Jatiluweh
Rice paddies of Jatiluweh
Rice terraces
Rice terraces
Temples
Temples
Temple offerings
Temple offerings
Bersakih temple
Bersakih temple
Bersakih temple, in the middle of a vast lake
Bersakih temple, in the middle of a vast lake
Ubud markets
Ubud markets
Children in Ubud
Children in Ubud
Water lilies
Water lilies
Rice paddies in Ubud
Rice paddies in Ubud
Sunset
Sunset
Champuran Ridge
Champuran Ridge
Walking up Champuran Ridge
Walking up Champuran Ridge

 

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