Bali Road Trip Day 5-7: Beach Bumming in Amed

After reaching Amed on day 4 and settling into the village of Lipah on the east coast of Bali, we were ready for another day at the beach! The previous afternoon the beach was lined with boats, however when we woke up, the beach was practically bare. The boats soon returned to the bay from […]

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Bali Road Trip Day 2-4: Black Sands & Shipwreck #1

Our first day snorkeling in Pemuteran was fantastic! The following day, after a humid run, we went down to Pemuteran’s black sand beach. Our guesthouse was actually a 5 minute walk from the beach, but we took advantage of the low-season and used beach chairs at a resort right on the beach.

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Bali Road Trip Day 1: Pemuteran

We left Ubud early in the morning. My friend was driving on the left side of the road for the first time, and we thought it best to avoid traffic. We loaded up the car and I had a detailed map of Bali, ready to play navigator for the day.

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Ubud: Rice Fields and Rejuvenation

You may have seen the sweet Montage Monday photo about being rejuvenated in Ubud. Or, you may have read my chaotic transit story to get to Bali. All I know is that we needed some rejuvenation, and Ubud was the place to go! We got to Ubud during a writers’ conference, so it was quite […]

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Montage Monday: Rejuvenated in Ubud (Bali)

Jalan Kajeng is a street in the beautiful town of Ubud that is equivalent to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Well, sort of. You can purchase a square as a way to help pave the street. In return, you can carve into it whatever you want. Many paved squares are purchased by guesthouses or restaurants […]

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Plains, Trains, & Automobiles: The Long Way to Bali

After Koh Tao, we were making a beeline to Indonesia. And what a journey it was! Our guesthouse on Koh Tao gave us a ride in the back of a pick-up truck to the dock. Rather than taking a package deal trip to Kuala Lumpur, we thought we could do it faster on our own […]

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