I woke up this morning to Katja’s rummaging in the bedroom. I told her yesterday that I’m taking a yoga free day today, but she wants more yoga. She informed me that it’s raining and that our planned trip to Intramorus (the old town) is probably not going to happen. Let’s plan something else, then.
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10 best experiences in Indonesia
As we’re closing in our departure from Indonesia it may be a right time for wrapping up our “Top 10 Indonesian experiences”. The list is not rated.
Manta rays
One of the last things we did was snorkel and see Manta rays. The experience was amazing, and was spiced up with the fact that we found Lillian from Norway giving lectures about aquatic wildlife and Mantas in particular.
Manta ray feeding
Rinjani
Our climb on Mt. Rinjani was tough, cold, rewarding and straight out awesome. We learned about ourselves and our limits answer enjoyed a sunrise from above 3700 meters.
Rinjani Summit 3726 meters
Rice filed trekking
The color green has been given a new meaning to us after our day in the rice fields. The sunlight through the rice plants were among out absolute favorites here. The fact that we ended up in an empty field by the guidance of an Australian guy, out from the house in “Eat, Pray, Love” made it just a touch more spectacular.
Rice fields north of Ubud
Cooking class
The day we spent cooking and doing it at a farm with handpicked veggies was great. The whole experience was fun and educational. That we spent it with just one other guest also adds to it.
Choppedei chop
Yoga achievement
We’ve been writing a lot about yoga in our time in Ubud. And our achievements there are highlights. Acro yoga with our new found fun, and the poses we make in the ordinary yoga.
Impossible-to-me Asana
Food
We have been
Into a lot of local warungs and tried their cuisine. This has been a cool your of Indonesia as we have met the locals outside the touristic areas. Some of our best meals have been had here. But it is also worth mentioning La Ramona and our great eating experience there.
Coffee
Four years ago we asked ourselves, in Bali, wether we were addicted to coffee. We did about 4 years on green tea alone until we again met Bali Kopi. The love in the reunite was instant, and we have now run away together, are planning our future and don’t care what anybody say about it.
Katja’s collage from Anomali
Driving and surviving
We did it! We conquered the Indonesian traffic and should be awarded medals. But alas, there is no rest for the wicked. I guess we’ll head into the Philippino traffic to prove our worth.
Selfie time
Ganesha
We have come to love Ganesha during these first two months. The fact that we now have one shipped back is just super cool. The way it happened with Karma showing the way ( read the post of you haven’t) just spice up the story.
Our Ganesha
Water
The beaches and Senggigi and the pool are just two of the places where the water have been a dream. To go into it and sink down into liquid heaven. The feel of coolness and just relaxing.
Us @ White sand beach
Humongen’s first law of physics
Driving in Indonesia is quite OK for a foreigner, as long as you play by the traffic rules. What rules, you say? Hehe, yeah, what rules indeed… Continue reading
Cooking class
In our time here in Indonesia not one of the agreed meetings or pickups has been on time. We got the hotel to serve us breakfast one hour before normal serving time today, and guessed we would have time to eat before the pickup arrived. As if…
Best cooking school in Ubud area
Kecak dance
The traditional dance of Bali was performed in our neighborhood yesterday. A local choir with about 80 singers (150 when we asked our landlord, who is a part of the performance) made the backdraft for three different dances. Continue reading
Ganesha
All over Bali you will find the figure of Ganesha. With his elephant head he is very visible and easy to spot. Here is a little wrap up of Ganesha and his story. Continue reading
When in Rome…
To get the most out of any local culture you have to do what the locals do.
Something new, something old and something blue
As we spend all of six weeks here in Ubud you are bound to get a lot of yoga info. As the days move along it’s cool to notice the small changes. I get deeper into positions, I can touch my toes or grab my feet where I had no chance earlier, and I understand more and more of the tribal language. I am able to do a Visyana or a Chataranga (I’m writing as it think it sounds 🙂 ) Continue reading
Motorbike ride in the countryside
Selfie time
With a dare devil approach to life, we rented a motorbike and set of into traffic. With a mantra sounding like: “Drive on the left side, Padawan”, we managed to stay clear of any scary situations. We visited three holy sites and passed through lovely rice field landscape during the day. Read on for info and pictures.
A busy day
Today is Monday. What a glorious day of the week! All over the world people wake up and get ready to start another week. So do
Arne at the Yoga Barn @ 6:40
we. We talked about the fact that traveling like we do can not mean you have Saturdays and Sundays for a year. There has got to be some more structure that that. So here is a typical Monday. 🙂
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