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5 Things You Have To See in Nusa Lembongan

After spending nearly a year in Australia - living, working, exploring - Bali was the final destination in what turned out to be a year and a half in four continents. I had quickly acclimatized to Australian seasons, putting a sweater on when the temperatures dropped below 24C and after having "endured" a Cairns winter (which still involved going to the beach, so can that really be called winter?), the prospect of Bali was like a vacation from my extended vacation.Most of my time in Bali was spent exploring the jungle atmosphere of Ubud, eating my wa[...]

Asia, Bali, Guides + Itineraries, Indonesia, Travel

How To Spend One Week in Ubud, Bali

A relaxed village surrounded by the Balinese jungle - a place where time slows down and life adopts an easygoing vibe. After spending one week in Ubud, the town I had dreamed up was not quite the same as the Ubud I experienced. While you can still walk all of Ubud, it is not actually that small. While people are laid back and going with the flow, it is still chaotic. Walking anywhere during the daytime in the center of Ubud means fighting for space among other foreigners on the sidewalk. The dense traffic in and around the center of town turns a fiv[...]