Our one night stand with Jakarta

We got to Jakarta one day before our departure, very late at night. Since we heard that taxi drivers can rip you off, we decided to take reputable Blue Bird Company. It proved to be a disaster. Our driver could not speak or understand a word of English. He decided that we have to pay…

Going south…

At this point we had just three days left before leaving home. Until the end, our tour differed from our initial plan. Our idea was to take a tour to Bromo or Ijen volcano, get on top for a sunrise and then go to Yogyakarta, where we would visit Borobudur temple before leaving to Jakarta…

10 To-Do’s in Ubud and surroundings

Before we came to Bali and especially Ubud, I didn’t have a lot of idea, what we will see, because Maruša did a thorough study. Now that I look back on our trip, for me, Ubud was the best place of whole Indonesia. It is just enough organized, that westerner can easily survive in it…

Climbing the green stairways of Tegalalang

We’ve saw quite many rice fields, but rice terraces beat them all. The Tegalalang terraces are definitely the best ones that we had seen. In Ubud, we rented a motorbike for a day. It is not hard to get a scooter anywhere in Indonesia and they are quite cheap. We paid 4€ for a whole…

Here monkey, monkey, monkey!

One of the main attractions in Ubud is definitely monkey forest (Sacred monkey forest sanctuary). It is situated right next to the town, so you can’t really miss it. Monkey forest offers a unique combination of nature, animals and temples. In the middle of forest there is a Hindu temple. When we were in the…

Ubud – Where to stay

It was time to leave Gilis and head on. But we weren’t that sad, since our next destination was Ubud, Bali. Because what was waiting us, was a pretty awesome accommodation (so awesome, it deserves its own post). Oh, and of course, because we went to see Ubud. We bought fast boat tickets from Gilis…