TRAVEL DIARY + VISIT INDONESIA: JAVA-BALI OVER LAND, SEA, AND FLY! (Part II)

Hi there! Are you excited to know more about the highlight of this trip? Let’s get started!!

P.S: I just want to let you know that now I’m officially finished all my academic activities!! I’m finally free and maybe I’ll try my best to improve this blog and the YouTube channel. :D 

DAY 4

Today is the highlight of this trip! We were going for cycling at Ubud area. We started the day with a good breakfast at the hotel then we head to Ubud. We started our cycling from Petulu Village then we rode till some areas I don’t know in Ubud, even we passed the main road of Ubud to finish the cycling. In Petelu Village you can see the catching bird poo game in real life. So the bird, which is White Herons (Burung Kokokan), like to hanging on a string and they sometimes poo-ing. So be careful with their poo when you visit this village. The weather was nice that morning, sun is shining but not so bright so the sky looks pretty on your photo. Oh but at the middle of the day, you will feel burned in a sizzling hot pot. (You can see on the next days photo that I got instant tan. LOL) 

How I look when cycling

In the middle of the cycling, we stopped for a while for having some games. So the cycling program was made like amazing race kind of thing. The students have to do some mission or games. The winning team got some prize and additional points for their exam. I featured some clips of the ice breaking game and other games on the video, so make sure to check out the video! My teacher and I stopped by at Sari Organik for some refreshment. I was not feeling well because I drank Pocari Sweat not water while cycling. So don’t drink ionic drink while you are exercising, drink it after you done. At Sari Organik, you will find a beautiful paddy field while having a hearty meal. They only use organic ingredients only in this restaurant. Their fried rice taste quite good, but I couldn’t really enjoyed it because I don’t feel well. We ordered Kambucha juice it taste refreshing, even though I don’t really eat Kambucha before (or maybe just because I’m thirsty and exhausted).

After a short break at Sari Organik, we continued our journey to our finishing point. We have to cross the main road of Ubud, which is packed with cars and motor bike. It was scary, but I survived with my basic cycling skills. We had ribs as our late lunch-early dinner menu. At the restaurant, we also got some rest and do some games. It was really tiring for the kids and I, but they do seem like the activity. After those tiring activities, we went back to the hotel and get some rest. I fell asleep quite early and skipped the dinner because I’m too tired to move.

DAY 5

Our first activity is actually going to souvenir shop, Krisna but, I didn’t include it in the video. Then, we went to Mangrove Information Centre in Sanur area. I’ve visited this place too 3 years ago. Here you can see how mangrove helps the ecosystem, especially protecting against abrasion. It can be a very hot place, but you could take an insta-worthy photos here. Here it is the photos I took 3 years ago.

After a heated environment lesson, we went to Ubud (again) to have lunch with beautiful rice terrace view. We got to see Tegalalang Rice Terrace and took a photo before it starting to rain. It is a must visit in Bali, because of its unique irrigation system and it's organization, Subak. After we finished lunch, the rain started to pour down, so we had to use one plastic rain coat for 4-5 person. LOL we make a human train because we don’t bring our own umbrella. Do bring umbrella or rain coat when you came to Bali on rainy season (October-January). Then, we headed to Puri Lukisan Museum to have some cooking class. But, the weather is not on our side, so we had to start the cooking class late. My juniors are given time to explore the Ubud Art Market, but since it is raining, they cannot do anything. After the rain stopped, we started the cooking class. Balinese traditional foods are a must whenever you came to Bali, so we learned how to cook the simplest Balinese food with deep taste. The students have to serve 2 dishes and 1 drinks. They also learned how to make a cocktail or a mocktail (I don’t remember LOL). They are divided into 3 groups and each groups’ dishes will be scored. 

Tegalalang Rice Terrace

After the cooking class, they ate the food they made, while watching for Kecak performances. Before that, there is some mixing drinks performance (?) I don’t know what it’s called, but yeah you can understand what I meant if you watched my video. After some Balinese style party, we had a real dinner with 2 course meals. We are very full, but it was a hearty meal. I didn’t have any footage for the video, but here I present the photos. 

Main dish: Crispy Chicken with Buntel Satay

Dessert: Traditional Cakes with Vanilla Ice Cream and Watermelon

Before we hop on the bus, we are accompanied by music played with traditional drums, Gendang as a goodbye greetings. It was such a lovely experience.

DAY 6

It was our free day! My friends also came to Bali on the 5th day I’m in Bali. On this day we spent the day together. We started our day with a good coffee morning at Titik Temu. It was a hip place right now in Bali, but at the time I came there, they were having a renovation, so I can’t fully enjoyed the coffee shop. After a good coffee, we went to Bali Bakery. My favorite brunch restaurant in Bali. I always visited Bali Bakery every time I went to Bali. They provided a worthy meals and also breads and cakes. The must-have menu is their mushroom soup! It was delicious to every drop of it. 

Look how tan I am

After the brunch, we went to try Nalu Bowls Shelter Cafe. I’m not a fan of smoothies bowl, but my friend raved about it. I didn’t really fancy the infamous smoothies bowl, but the place is pretty good for taking pictures. They have open 2 branches in Jakarta, even they have gone to international markets too! You might find Nalu Bowls in Spain and Portugal. Check out their website, because their website is website goals! 😍✨

Then, we went to Umalas area to do some chillax moment. We went to Nook, a nice place to sit and have a chat with your friends accompanied by a paddy field. I ordered virgin mojito and it was gone in a few sip because it was sooooooo hot. After taking a few good photos, we went to another place. But, the place we wanted to visit was not opened yet, they are still under construction. So, we went to the beach near it but it was too hot to play with the water. Then we visited my favorite ice cream parlor, Gaya Gelato near the beach. They have opened more branches throughout Bali and even Jakarta, so if you happened to visit Bali or Jakarta, make sure to put Gaya Gelato on your eating list! 

Their rustic interior is love

After ice cream, we headed to Canggu just for buying one of the best croissant in Bali. I bought the croissant from Monsieur Spoon to bring it home. I really liked their cheese and plain croissant, but all of them are delicious. We headed back to the hotel after buying my precious croissant. On our way back, we stopped by at Souphoria to take away their Crispy Fried Pork with Sambal Mantah (it is not a sauce, it’s more like a red onion condiment). I didn’t have the picture of it, because when we arrived at the hotel room, it was gone in 3 minutes. We should have bought 2 portions, but we only bought one. I hope you are not surprised by how much my friends and I ate that day.

At dinner time, we are going out for some meet-up with my other juniors who are having their internship program with my lecturers too. We met them at Pison Coffee. They serve a good Affogatto. For you who don’t fancy black coffee or coffee in general, you can try the affogatto because it is an ice cream poured with one shot of coffee. As the coffee shop closed, we went back to the hotel and have a little more chit chat then we went to sleep. 

Bali Team Meet-up

DAY 7

It was my last day in Bali, but my friends are not. My flight was in the afternoon, so I have sometime to have brunch with my friends. We started the day with a good juicy pork meat satay at Sate Babi Bawah Pohon. My brunch are not over yet. We headed to Nusa Dua to have another pork dish which is, Babi Guling! Our favorite place to eat Babi Guling is loacted in Nusa Dua which is, Babi Guling Pak Dobiel. After all those pork party in the morning, we went back to Kuta and I gathered again with my junior groups. Then we headed to the airport and fly back home.

Oh, just for your attention, it is quite impossible to not gain wait when you visit Bali. I don’t really like pork, but every time I go to Bali, I always crave for their pork dishes. I don’t know why, but it also happened in Korea too. I have a weird taste palette, but it has some advantage, which I don’t eat pork on regular basis.

Well, that’s it! My travel diary part two ended here. Thank you for reading till this part. I hope you find this helpful. If you are visiting Bali, do make preparation, especially your mind. Also, I’m sorry if I say too much “too hot” words because actually I don’t really fancy hot weather and there is no other word how to describe Bali’s weather. Even though it rains, but usually the rain started to drop in the afternoon, so the sun still has a chance to shine bright every day.

See you on my other posts or videos! Thank you for the support! 

DETAILS:

Petulu Village

Jl. Petulu, Petulu, Ubud, Indonesia

 

Sari Organik

Jl. Subak Sok Wayah, Tjampuhan, Ubud, Gianyar, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali

0361-972087

Krisna

Branches:

Jl. Nusa Indah No. 77 Denpasar Bali

0361-262365, 264780 

  

Jl. Nusa Kambangan 160 A Denpasar Bali

0361-8423573, 8423574 

  

Jl. Sunset Road No. 88 Abian Base Kuta Bal

0361-8423573, 8423574 

Jl. Raya Tuban no 2x Bali (Rama Krisna)

0361-764532

Website: krisnabali.co.id

Mangrove Information Centre

Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai, Sanur, Denpasar 80361, Indonesia

+62 812-3963-0458 

Tegalalang Rice Terrace

Jalan Tegallalang, Tegallalang, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80561

 

Puri Lukisan Museum

Jl. Raya Ubud, Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571

0361-971159  

 

Titik Temu

Jl. Kayu Cendana no. 1, Seminyak, Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali

0821-4411-2489

Instagram: @titiktemubali

 

Bali Bakery

Branches:

Main Branch: 

Jl. Raya Kuta No. 65, Banjar Abianbase, Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia
+62 361 755149 

Hayam Wuruk Branch: 

Jl. Hayam Wuruk No.181, Tanjung Bungkak, Denpasar-Bali

+62 361-243-147

 

Balimed Branch: 

Jl. Mahendradatta No.57X, Denpasar-Bali

+62 361-845-0767

 

Seminyak Square Branch: 

Jl. Kayu Jati No.1, Seminyak Square, Bali 

+62 361-738-033

 

Website: www.balibakery.com

Nalu Bowls

Shelter Cafe:

Jl. Drupadi 1 No.2A, Seminyak, Bali
+62 0812-3660-9776

Dojo Bali:

Jl. Batu Mejan No.88A, Canggu, Bali

+62 0812-3789-9428

Milk & Madu Cafe:

Jl. Pantai Berawa No.52, Berawa, Bali

+62 0812-3781-7716

Bukit:

Jl. Labuansait No.63, Pecatu, Kuta Selatan, Badung, Bali

+62 0821-4575-5461

Website: www.nalubowls.com

Nook

Jl. Umalas 1 Gang Nook No. 1, Kuta Utara, Kerobokan Kelod, Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 

0361-8475625

Instagram: @nook_bali

Website: http://nookbali.com/

Gaya Gelato

Legian:

Jl. Legian Kelod No.398 - Kuta, Bali
+62 858-8143-6677

Canggu:

Jalan Pura Batu Mejan Echo Beach, Canggu, Bali

0361- 8469-246

Fabulous Ubud:

Jalan Tjok Putra Sudarsana, Ubud, Bali

0361-973-285 

Ubud:

Jalan Raya Ubud, Ubud, Bali

0361-979-252 / 979-253

Gaya Gelato Lab:

Jalan Raya Sayan, Ubud, Bali 

0361 979-252 / 979-253 

 

Uluwatu:

Jalan Raya Uluwatu Km.19, Uluwatu, Bali 

+62 812 37206470 

Marzano:

Arjuna / Double 6 street, Legian, Kuta, Bali 

0361-733-584 

Samasta:

Jalan Wanagiri No 1, Kuta Selatan, Jimbaran, Bali 

0361-4468-600

Trattoria Sanur:

Jalan Danau Tamblingan, 192, Sanur, Bali

0361-285-733

Website: http://www.gayagelato.com/

Monsieur Spoon

Canggu: 

Jln Pantai Batu Bolong no.55, Canggu, Bali

0361-8469-112

Petitenget:

Jl. Petitenget no. 112-A kerobokan, Bali

+62 7761 556 575

Seminyak:

Jalan Kayu Cendana no. 2 Oberoi (next to Seminyak Square)

+62 87760 307 054

Umalas:

Jln Umalas 2, no. 43 Kerobokan, Bali     

+62 87761 160 080

Ubud:

Jl Hanoman, Ubud (sideby Bebek Bengil)

+62 81999 710 384

Website: http://www.monsieurspoon.com

Souphoria

Jalan Bumbak Dauh No.116, Kerobokan, Kuta Utara, Kerobokan, Badung, Kabupaten Badung, Bali

+62 838-9455-3676 

Pison Coffee

Jalan Petitenget No.19 A, Kerobokan Kelod, Kuta Utara, Kerobokan Kelod, Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung, Bali

+62 821-4456-0066 

 Instagram: @pisoncoffee  

Sate Babi Bawah Pohon

Jln. Patih Jelantik no. 57, Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia

Babi Guling Pak Dobiel

Jl. Srikandi No. 9, Nusa Dua, Benoa, Badung, Kabupaten Badung, Bali

0361-771633