One of my favorite blogs over the last couple of years in planning our “big trip” has been Never Ending Voyage. They’re carry-on travelers and have been on the road six or seven years with no plans to stop (as their blog name implies). We learned plenty from them on how to sell/donate everything from a “normal” life and how to pack for the road (we seriously have the exact packs and packing cubes they use). We also leaned that Ubud, Bali is one of their favorite spots on the planet.
We got a ride to Ubud on Tuesday. We have a room with a private bath and terrace at a home stay a couple hundred meters off a busy street. It’s a family’s property, and they’ve built it out like a compound. There are multiple buildings, some for family residences, and some for guests. The $25 a night price includes breakfast on the terrace each morning.
Sunset from the terrace:
We took a cooking class. Lots of slicing, chopping and stirring. This will be fun to recreate someday.
Ingredients.
Action shot!
We enjoyed the dishes for dinner.
The class was at the back of the Cafe Wayan property which included a restaurant and extensive garden with dining areas.
We’re staying near the Monkey Forest and saw plenty of monkeys on a walk past it.
Today, Sunday, we felt recovered enough from the motor bike accident to take on a hike. We did the Capuhan Ridge walk. It was about 40 minutes from our place to the start of the hike. The hike is 4K total – 2k out and 2k back.
You pass a temple at the start of the hike.
From a cafe at the end of the hike:
We had a couple of juices at the end of the hike. A mango smoothie for me and a mint & lemon juice for Leena.
By the way, the juice offerings are great here. The other day at lunch I had carrot/ginger/orange and Leena had, uh, something green (mint and lime?).
We’ll be in Ubud through the 18th. Then we’ll do a quick weekend in Singapore to reset our 30-day tourist visas.