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    Day 1

    Day 1: Uluman Eco Resort

    June 29, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    After one heck of mission to catch our flight from Jakarta to Bali we finally arrived at the Ulaman Eco Resort.

    Back in Jakarta we arrived at terminal 2 to check in for our flight. 30 minutes of walking the length of the airport later we finally figured out which entrance we needed to be at! We passed through security and another 30 minutes later we had reached the front of the check in desk to be told our flight had changed terminals!

    With now only 1 hour before our flight, this meant a mad dash to figure out how the heck we get there! After another 3 lengths of the airport and a few discussions with locals in broken English, we hailed a taxi only to be taken to the police desk. The policeman then informed us that his “friend” was coming for us…sounded a bit dodgy but who were we to argue with 50 minutes to go!

    We eventually made it to terminal 1, chucked our bags and ourselves through security and found the correct desk…our flight had also changed airline at this point too! The final 30 minute dash sent us through ANOTHER security with 1.5l bottles of water which was apparently fine (you are also allowed 1 lighter per person…just no explosives 🤷🏼‍♀️).

    When checking the board it said to go to gate A7 which we did…running. Finally we could relax. After a quick wee we thought we should probably check we were in the right place as boarding was due 10 minutes ago. Good job we did as we were told we should have followed the gate on our boarding pass…A2! Another run to the other side of the airport with 15 minutes before our flight was due to take off had us ready for some peanuts 🥜 to the shop we went!

    After hanging around for 10 minutes and Sam attempting to board and getting rejected 3 times, we were told our gate had moved back to A7!! No running this time as at least we were with the masses!

    We were met at the airport by a driver from the resort who was extremely hospitable and entertained us with local knowledge on our 1.5hr transfer.

    We finally arrived and we’re shown to our amazing room after enjoying the resorts special “green juice” and a wet flannel. For dinner it was Nasi Goreng and Mie Goreng with a strawberry Daiquiri.

    Early sleep for us!    Read more

  • TravelerIndonesia
    Day 2

    Day 2: Tanah Lot Temple

    June 30, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    We started our day with a yoga class at 8am with the instructor, Coin. This was followed by breakfast - smoothie bowl for me and Balinese style English breakfast for Sam!

    After a quick change we headed to the pool for ‘Aqua Stretch’. We had absolutely no idea what we were getting in to but it turned out to be a combination of self and assisted stretches thanks to Coin again! Never been so stretched in my life!

    Now we were able to touch our heads with our feet, we had a quick shower and headed to reception to hire ‘bikes’. Turns out when you say bikes in Bali they automatically think you mean moped! We were wished off with “be safe” “these roads are not like yours” “please be safe” which filled us with confidence…this was clearly needed though as 3 seconds after getting on the bike Sam forgot how to turn and almost drove into the bush!

    We safely made it to Tanah Lot and and spent the next few hours exploring the temple and surrounding shops. Unfortunately we couldn’t walk further into the temple as Sam didn’t want to give a donation to be blessed and so we crossed back over to the beach with half the experience…I’m sure his story differs to this!

    We had lunch looking over the temple and passed a random cafe with roaming Luaks and bats…didn’t try the coffee though! After another hour or so of strolling through the shops/surrounding area we headed back to the resort for a swim and relax by the pool.

    Another amazing dinner of margarita pizza for me (fancier than it sounds) and Balinese soup and lemongrass chicken for Sam (can’t remember their proper names!).

    We finished the day with a movie in bed and a rainstorm to see us to sleep 💤 ⛈    Read more

  • TravelerIndonesia
    Day 3

    Day 3: Ulaman -> Ubud

    July 1, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

    Day 3 started again with morning yoga at 8. We then signed up to the nature workout straight after, not knowing it would actually be a run to the local village and back!! We HATE running. We did however make it round and thankfully in the end it wasn’t that far! Along the way, Coin took us to see the locals wood carving, showed us where the school was and talked to us about the village culture and how every house has its own temple.

    Once we were back he gave us a tour of the extension being built at the resort which is going to be incredible - it comes with its own lake with “romantic boat”, hammocks and an amazing new spa all made with eco materials. Next was breakfast…we had the same as yesterday as it went down so well. Then it was back to the room to pack before having our 45 minute complimentary massage in the “treehouse spa” before check out - annoyingly they got confused and ended up giving us a 1 hour massage and charged us for it! We didn’t like to say anything so just payed up!

    Our taxi to Ubud went smoothly taking around 30 minutes and we checked into our next hotel. Unsurprisingly our £14 a night hotel did not live up to our Ulaman expectations. There was definitely a smell of damp and rubbish had been left in one of the draws…oh and a casual nail clipping to boot. Questioning our life choices we headed straight out for some lunch at the Lazy Cat Cafe. The food here was delicious. It was a vegetarian restaurant and we had battered broccoli with BBQ dip, hummus panini (with many more fillings) and some kind of a rice bowl - way more exciting that I’m making it sound.

    All was good until a sudden “FUCK” arose from Sam…he had left Kim’s GoPro in the back of the taxi! As the resort had booked our transfer we had to get back in contact with them to contact the driver. Thankfully they were very efficient and managed to get it sorted rapidly. However whilst we were off wondering the streets of Ubud without any internet the driver was waiting for us outside our hotel! After 2 hours he eventually gave it to the receptionist. We felt terrible for the rest of the day 😖 - never to be spoken of again!!

    We had a general explore of the main streets and wondered past the palace to the Ubud markets. Unfortunately these turned out to be not quite as expected as they had been demolished! There were however people lining the streets next to the building site which we named “hecklers way”.

    We finished the day with dinner in our local street looking over a field so Sam could listen to the crickets 🦗 - I had a green curry and Sam had chicken, chips and veg (Balinese style). We grabbed some Gelato on our way back and stayed to talk to the owner briefly - turns out she has a bank account in the Isle of Man 😄

    Early night back at our stinking abode, yay.    Read more

  • TravelerIndonesia
    Day 4

    Day 4: Ubud

    July 2, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    We woke around 6am to Sam convinced there was a bird in our room. After about 15 minutes of him looking for it we fell back asleep until 8am. Complimentary breakfast at the hotel was a fried egg on toast for me and scrambled for Sam. It also came with a fruit plate and watermelon juice…not bad!

    Once we had a plan together we headed out for the day. First stop was Senimans Coffee which was amazing. Major caffeine overload after a tasting tray, espresso ice cream and a cold brew! Buzzing we carried on exploring all the little shops along the way as we headed south towards the Monkey Forest. The forest was great and with a little convincing I managed to persuade Sam to pay 50,000rph to get a selfie with the monkey…so worth it. Thank goodness this came before Sam got fended off a swing by one rebel monkey claiming back his territory.

    We were now flagging and of course starving so we headed back towards the main road to grab some lunch. Sadly where we had planned to go had closed down (Watercress), but we came across Milk and Madu which fed us well. Sam had a Poke bowl with teriyaki chicken and I had corn fritters with poached eggs, bacon, avocado and salsa.

    Sticking to the plan we then made the trek out towards the gym!! We both did a leg session and there was ALOT of sweat. On our way back we called into Bali Buda which was a fab little health food/environmentally friendly shop where I grabbed a slice of banana bread for 44p and Sam a brownie for 76p!

    17,000 steps later and after a shower back at the hotel, we headed to our local street again, to a Mexican that we had walked past a few times. The food was great - nachos to start, burger and loaded baked potato for mains…and of course a Pina Colada and White Russian. Sam threw in at the end of our order that we would also have a coconut. This seemed like a great idea until it arrived and we both realised we don’t like coconut water 🥥

    It was back to a different gelato location this evening as we thought we may as well complete 20,000 steps!

    Only 2 more nights in hotel stench! Yippee    Read more

  • TravelerIndonesia
    Day 5

    Day 5: North Ubud Tour

    July 3, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Today was not a good start for Sam. Our plan to get up and out at 6:30am was interrupted by some unfortunate explosive 💩/sicky tummy. After around 30 minutes on the loo we came to the conclusion that heading to the gym was the answer to solve this one way or the other. I managed to get a full upper body session in and Sam managed 3 exercises with 3x15 minute 💩 intervals and a small nap on the loo.

    We headed back to the hotel for breakfast - 2 sips of coffee for Sam who then retreated for a nap. Around 10am he was alive again and decided we should still head out on our day as planned. We had hired a moped the night before.

    First we headed to the Tegallalang Rice Terrace with a spare loo roll in the bag for emergency road side explosions. These rice fields are beautiful but largely a tourist trap! They are based in a valley which meant lots of steps…AKA Sams worst nightmare! After multiple hunched over stops, we made it back to the top where Sam reluctantly agreed to take a picture of me in the nest and let me take one of him in the boat…don’t be fooled by his smile. After some refreshments in the cafe looking over the terrace, we were into our next stop.

    10 minutes later we arrived at Pura Gunung Kawi Sebatu. This temple was pretty and also a lot quieter than the other main temples. We regret not getting a guide, as after 10 minutes of looking at things and not knowing what was going on, we decided it was best to retreat to the Koi Carpe who were easier to understand. 10,000 rph later and the Carpe were fully fed.

    Next up we headed to Pura Tirta Empul…the water temple. It was extremely busy here as it was a Sunday and also a religious holiday, so many of the local families had arrived to get blessed in the water. We debated waiting in line, but didn’t know how to get a “water dress” which was compulsory, so we abandoned that plan! On our way out, we spotted some funky colored stairs and thought they would make a cool picture. However, in the process of this we were bombarded by around 20 holiday makers from a questionable origin, who all wanted individual selfies with us! Our taste of fame.

    Homeward bound, we stopped by Subak Palagan Rice Terrace to see what a proper Balinese working field was like. This was definitely worth it and a blissful escape from the tourism. After some spring rolls and fresh juice at the cafe opposite we headed back to the hotel for a quick shower and change.

    We decided to head to Folk Pool and Gardens for some dinner and a movie this evening - Enola Holmes was playing. Margarita pizza for Sams stomach (his first food of the day) and 2 for 1 cocktails for myself. A very relaxing night after quite the eventful day!    Read more

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