One night last August, Sheri, my childhood best friend who's already living in Sydney randomly sent me a message "Do you want to go to Bali next month?". Yes of course I want to go to Bali! But next month already?! Uhm, let that register to me first. Then the next thing I knew I was booking a ticket for eight days in Bali. My mantra in life, if we're close you'll know this, it's "I'm game!". Yup that's me! So here's my first decent (more like, tolerable) travel post.
Honestly, if I were to describe Bali in three words before seeing the island for myself I would say "Colorful. Beaches. Culture." and I was utterly, definitely right. We stayed in Sense Hotel (will blog about it on my next posts) situated in Seminyak for the first three days.
First things first, food! After checking in we went straight to a local restaurant nearby that serves Balinese food, too bad I forgot what it's called but i loved it. There's chicken, beans and everything spicy. Food there is cheap, you can spend at least 35,000 RPH (120php) to 60,000 RPH (200php) for one meal.
Here are few of the stores that you can see in every corner of Seminyak. Everything is too artsy and colorful for my life. From shops to cafes and restaurants... rainbow feels.
70% of my stay in the island resolutes for the beach. That's the rule, or more like, everyone's choice by heart. So here I am taking too much photographs before actually enjoying Indian Ocean. :p
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| @CesaPH swimwear |
The stage right behind us was for Ultra Bali, yez I went there! On my next post!
We spent one of our afternoons in Potato Head Beach Club, this place is a must visit, ideally in the afternoon until sunset. The atmosphere including the music is too much for me to take in.
On our second day, we spent the whole day exploring Ubud. If Seminyak is relaxing, I can tell that Ubud is much more pacifying. Eat Pray Love vibes.
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| Monkey Temple |
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| Art Market |
Shopping in Bali is one of my favorite stories to tell. So if you're going to shop there, you have to practice intense bargaining. When I say intense, you seriously need to lower the price that they tell you up to 150% off or might as well try walking away, they will follow you for at least five minutes then end up asking how much you're willing to pay for that item. For example, I want a dress that's worth 100,000 RPH, with all those skills, I ended up paying 30,000 RPH for that dress. Crazy!
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| American Apparel pants | Piper & Lauren sandals | Parfois bag |
Bali is full of temples, every street and all the corners. That's how you can tell how religious the Balinese people are.
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| Tegenungan Waterfalls |
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| Tegalallang Rice Terraces |
In a span of two days, I fell in love with Bali. Can't wait to share more of it in my next posts! Sorry, I'm awful when it comes to story telling. I say what comes first in my mind.
Watch the compilation of my Bali snapchat videos on my Youtube channel HERE!
All photos are taken by iPhone 6 Plus and GoPro Hero 4