Ubud Stories and Tips

Quote: One morning we decided to try the rice paddy walk recommended in the Lonely Planet guide to Bali. The guidebook said that it would take about 1 hour, but as we stopped to take pictures and talk to people, we took slightly more than 2…

Quote: I may not be able to give you sufficient background information into the world of papermaking as this is my profession, and as such, I tend to take a lot of facts for granted. Papermaking operations that my company deals with are primitive by modern…

Quote: We hired bikes on Sunday morning. Before long, we had left the town and were in the countryside. Blue, tropical skies, swaying palm trees, the emerald green of the rice paddies – what can I say? We passed through several villages, each set amongst the rice…

Quote: Nowhere have I seen so much local culture, apparently untouched by the distractions of the modern world. Ubud is a mainstream tourist destination, but the Balinese way of life goes on apparently unaffected. There were New Year celebrations last weekend, and the sound of gamelan could…

Quote: I’ve always wanted to make my own silver jewellery but never had the chance to attend one of the courses in Singapore. Most courses were long-drawn affairs where you have to commit to going to a lesson a week for 3 months, and not very…

Quote: There are traditional dances in Ubud every night of the week. We were lucky to attend one near our guesthouse along Jalan Raya. You can check at tourist information for the dance times and venues. The cost was 50,000rp per person (about S$10). We arrived…

Quote: On the menu of blessings at the Tjampuhan Hotel is in-room massage service. When we were there it was $40/hour per person, including the jasmine tea at the end. I convinced Chuck to go for it. We had already been initiated when our guide took…

Quote: Having returned from 4 nights, 4 days at the Mansion in Ubud, I have not stopped sighing over how much I miss this place.From the moment we arrived at night, the hotel staff welcomed us with delightful juice drinks and a nice cold face towel…

Quote: We had a good laugh at the Ubud Monkey Forest when we looked over and saw a monkey lounging with a bag of potato chips. He seemed to be enjoying himself while the other monkeys were getting the usual bananas handed out to them. This…