Well you will obviously know that you will be stopping at Ngurah Rai International Airport located at Denpasar. If you did not pre-book your hotel any where, consider Denpasar for accomodation. Its like in the center of most of the nice places.
I will more likely to blog about places that I went rather than recommending places too much. At least it a true physical experience. But ofcourse I miss out certain place that was consider good that I would like to just type along. See if these places interest any of you.
Staying
I spent all my resting hours in a 6 person Villa in a location called SEMINYAK. Just google villa's in seminyak you can find tons of them, different rates and advantage in its own way. I would say villa's are more fascinating compared to hotels. Honestly, to me, the environment is much much more relaxing, and for couples, it is definitely more romantic and more privacy. But go for the 2 person villa's instead of the 6. What so special about villas there was, instead of building a house looking accommodation place, they basically build rooms on a land which serves you more privacy. You will enjoy your own swimming pool with no other strangers swimming together with you. and you will have a kitchen to prepare some treats for yourself. Normally there will be people coming in the morning to cook at your kitchen and serve you freshly cooked food. You obviously can request for lunch and dinner from the villa management if you want. Having good food and stay without strangers walking in and our of your "temporarily" Primisses. Most important is the mood is so much difference compared to staying at a "House" looking accommodation place.
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Going Places
First place on the travel schedule was down to Celuk Village, Sukawati where the silver crafting street is. The street is full of silver manufactures. Easily 15-20 shops that makes and sell silver items. It is a recommended place to go if you are silver buyer. Took some pictures for public sharing.
THE HEART OF ALL CRAFTS
Going further down from these silver craftsmen area is where another popular spot that I had visited. I is still in SUKAWATI area. Which is the Crafts market, In Indonesia, they called "Pasar Seni Sukawati" Which means "Art Market Of Sukawati" You will be surprise to see things that you can find there. Most common thing that you can find there is Wood Crafts. Then you could find household stuff such as bowl, chopsticks & plates. All made of either wood or coconut shell. Handbags, T-Shirts, Fashion Accessories, Hand Drawn Batik, cosmetics boxes, paintings, photo frame and albums and many many more stuff to discover and to buy here... . Some are good, some looks just normal, Some are great. Most Important... They Are "CHEAP". Hoping into this market will solve all your souvenirs problem that you have been thinking all the while, for friends and family.
One of the view on one of the lanes in the market
Wooden crafts are among the most popular items
Grab the handbags. Of course it is not Prada or Gucci. But 100% local made
Paintings any one?
Batik Craftings
After spending hours shopping in Sukawati Art Market, we move on as sun is going down in an hours or two. Oh yeah... Before I continue, Bali's Dawn is very early. At 5.30am sun is coming up. By 6 am, the sky is all bright. And at 6 PM, the sky will be in total darkness. So By 5.15PM Sun is going down. So we actually left Sukawati around 3PM and have our tea time for an hour and proceed to Uluwatu. Uluwatu is a place that worth visiting as they have local dances performance called the Kecak Dance once the sun is down. The dancers will dance around the fire and also perform some stuns that thrills. Besides dance performance, Uluwatu's scenery is simply awesome. Is a cliff about 100-200ft height and below, all you see is the blue ocean. The special moment is Uluwatu will be during sunset. These people actually build a temple at the boarder of the cliff and each time the sunset, it will be directly behind the temple. It is a great to take pictures. I've shot some landscape shots at that place to share.
OH WARNING!!! If you happen to go there, Take Off You Specs/Glasses/Sunglasses. Uluwatu's is also famous for its Monkeys around and according to what the locals there say, These monkeys are trained to steal your glasses, and the trainer will pretend as a passerby to grab the galsses back for you. So after getting back your glasses, YOU PAY THEM SERVICE CHARGE.
Enjoy My Shots Below
From Sukawati, passing By Kuta and then Uluwatu
On the way to Uluwatu, there is many padi fields
On the way to Uluwatu, there is many padi fields
They are the ones who steals your glasses. So becareful
The moment when the sun goes down
Dinner Time
The sun is down. After all touring, shopping, side seeing and photographing, its time for dinner.
A great place to spent dinner time after visiting Uluwatu, will be the nearest Jimbaran, Kuta. Jimbaran,Kuta is famous for its stretch of Seafood Restaurant. Having a seafood dinner in Jimbaran, gives a new dining experience. First of all, dining tables are all by the beach where you will dine and listen to the sound of the wave and feel the breeze of the sea wind. Secondly, all seafood are guarantee fresh as they are all alive and waiting to be choose before you enter the restaurant. Rates are charged base on weight of selection. The more heavier of the prawn, fish, and crabs is, the more expensive they get.... Most interesting part is, after selecting your prawns, fish, crabs and other seafood, you can select the cooking style. How you want your fish to be cooked, just voice them out the the chef.
Going Places Second Day
Nusa Dua is a classy tourist spot. Just to fulfill my curiosity, we went there and see if there is any things that is gonna interest us. Nothing much to blog about this place. Its just another branded area where you can get stuff like Polo, QuickSilver, Prada, and things similar to that. Some are cheap and some are expensive. But to compare, they are much cheaper to places like USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia and some moderate countries. Guarantee, all original stuff here. In Nusa Dua, there is high class and costly hotels. This Nusa Dua area is actually a place where royals, ambassadors and ministers are treated. Hotels at this area can go up to 300-400USD a night
Next Destination is a place that most people would not miss out. Tanah Lot. The Temple on a rock cave by the sea. When low tight, The temple will stand up high as it sits on a rock cave. When the water level raise by night time, you will only see a temple in the middle of the sea.
it is an interesting place to visit and see.
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Finally, The Rest To Mention But No Picture.
Places recommended to go is
Factory Outlet Stores where they sell really cheap swim suites, beautiful Bikini, Surfing stuff, Diving stuff, and also some fashion. These brands are like Quick Silver, Maui, and many more. Check it out.
Kuta Beach and the area a place to drink, have fun and chill around with sexy bikini gals around. Also a well known beach for surfers. People come all the way here bringing their own surf boards to surf.
Transportation Info
Group of people, recommend to rent a MPV about 80K Rupiah a Day
2-3 person, Getting a car with a driver that drives you around.
Thanks For Obtaining Info From This Blog.
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