Here are all of our posts from Bali:
Silence Day
Today is Silence day. It’s New Year’s Eve according to the 210 day Balinese calendar. But, I’m quite sure the experience here is unlike any New Year you’ve celebrated. Locally, it’s known as Nyepi and…
Nusa Lembongan Island
Nusa Lembongan is the Island we imagined when we thought of Bali: small, slow-paced, remote (but you can still get by with English). Lembongan is one of 3 Islands along the Southeast coast of Bali…
Balinese Culture
Bali has a rich culture steeped in ancient tradition and rooted firmly in inter-community connection and support. Religiously, Balinese people practice a branch of Hinduism that includes many of their…
Bali Rice Terraces
The rice terraces in Bali are one of my favorite things (if not my actual favorite). We saw SO many everywhere we drove with our host Ayu. We would drive past some small ones every time we’d head back…
Nung Nung Waterfall
Ok this is a MUST if you go to Bali. There are like 500 steps or something to get to this waterfall but it is 20/10 worth it and not that long of a hike at all. It is very clear what direction you are…
Planting Rice with a Local Balinese Farmer
We asked our host about planting rice and she said she would check on a connection she has to see when he would be planting rice. She set it up for us with a family member of some sort who is a rice…
DO NOT GO TO THE MONKEY FOREST
Okay so different people have different opinions on this, but I’d strongly recommend against going to any monkey forest in Bali. We went to the “less touristy” one as recommended to us by our host…
Temple by the Lake + Mt Batur
Day Trip Day One: Mt Batur + Temple by the Lake + Hot Springs + Tegallalang Rice Terraces This was our first day trip with our wonderful host, Ayu (when we met her and asked her name, she said “Ayu…