Honeymoon in Bali
We flew from
Singapore to Denpasar International Airport (DPS) non-stop, the flight was
about 2.5hours. Arriving in Bali, we took a taxi to the hotel, it was about 15
minutes ride. We love the Kuta beach totally and we captured many evenings of
wonderful sunset. It was really very romantic. Compared to Singapore, Kuta is
much cooler because it has a long broad Indian Ocean beach-front.
Taking a Taxi in Bali
One tip we
surely want to share about using taxi is: It is important to ensure the taxi
driver understands where you want to go. And make sure he turns on the meter.
You know you should not be paying extras or surcharges. If the driver is not
agreeable to using the meter, it is better you get off and wait for a next
taxi.
Discovery Shopping Mall
The
Discovery Shopping Mall (Centro) across the Waterbom Park (Jl Kartika Plaza in
Tuban) is one of the bigger malls where we did most of our shopping. Lots of
international brand stores. The other place we regularly went was the
restaurant and café. We bought wireless Internet cards at the hotel, but the
speed was not the best. So we regular the restaurant near our hotel to access
the Internet.
Bodyboarding in Bali
My husband
had a great time doing this surface water sport called Boogieboarding. It is
also called ‘Bodyboarding’. Bodyboard is a rectangular short hydrodynamic foam
that you can rent. He went to rent it almost everyday out of the 14-day
honeymoon trip. He is not really a pro, so he didn’t use those swim fins for
extra propulsion and control. By the way, it is a good exercise and he enjoyed
this activity very much.
Tips
Other safety
tips other than swimming safety and noting the special flags for prohibited
swimming areas, you need to watch your belongings. There are many touts
hassling you to take up motorbikes transport. It can be rather annoying after
too many offers and saying ‘no’. You just have to stay firm and calm. Outside
bars, there are pickpockets. So be really careful when you are walking on the
sidewalk. A very popular problem is the Foreign Currency Scams, go to a
reliable source to exchange for rupiah if you ran out of cash.
Ubud
As we booked
the taxi driver for the entire day, we also visited Central Bali, Ubud. Along
the way, the taxi driver stopped for us to take some photos of the rice paddies
that are gently rolling with lots of greenness and beauty.
Monkey Forest
I didn’t
really like the Monkey Forest. The monkeys are known to be great at stealing
your possessions or things in your handbag – glasses, cameras or even food.
They are very playful and they could climb on your shoulders, tug on your
shirt.
Jimbaran
On another
day, we visited South Bali and really like what we saw in Jimbaran. Between Kuta and Bukit Peninsula is Jimbaran, we also
went to the Uluwatu Temple to the
southwest.
The most
memorable was the fire-grilled (bakar) seafood dinner on the beach. While
waiting for our chosen seafood to be prepared, we watched the beautiful sunset
as we were seated right infront of the Jimbaran Bay. The beach has fine white
sand.
Barong and Kris Dance
Another must
do is to watch the cultural performances in Bali. They are the Barong Dance
which lasted for an hour. Quite a nice performance about the battle between
good and evil.
