Ubud central Bali

Rumour has it that Bali has gone downhill, that it's overcrowded with tourists, and that generally there are [unspecified] better places to go.

Whilst I agree it's a lot busier, it still has loads of beauty and charm, even with the excess of botox and breast implants. Beauty spots are now often blocked by instagramers, even though most of them are no beauties themselves. But at least in October, they are a nuisance, not a killer concern.

In fact, for Bali's natural beauty, we need a new word that means " more lucious than lucious." It's just so green. The photos in this post are not altered, Central Bali really is that deep, beautiful green.

Today, we saw these beautiful colours in all the places we stopped at. Rice paddies, temples, waterfalls, and a coffee and cocoa plantation. The last one had the added attraction of Luwak poop coffee. The mongoose like animals literally shit out the beans. You can see the poop before you try the coffee, which turns out to be a very smooth drink.Read more