Tag: Ubud
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The Beginning of the End
First, a confession: my blog posts have recently become less focused on writing and more focused on photos, for the simple reason that it’s easier for me to edit and post photos than it is to write, which takes a lot of mental energy. In short, I’m tired. As you might have guessed from the title of this post, my travels in Asia are coming to an end and I will be heading back to America soon. After nearly two years on the road, the burdens and hassles of constantly moving have finally gotten to me and I don’t have…
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Final Thoughts on Ubud
As I sit here in one of Ubud’s many cafes with my laptop, I’m struck by the strangeness of having to write a summary of a place that has been my home for the last month. As I look up from my screen, my eyes are met by tourists peering through shop windows, locals riding two or three to a motorbike, poor children begging for money, touts yelling across the street at passersby, and even a mouse running up the side of a building, carelessly knocking offerings to the ground. All of this has become commonplace. It’s weird to think…
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More Like Ufud, Amirite?
This post is all about my food and drink adventures in Ubud. Now that you get the joke of the title (also consult this reference if necessary), feel free to groan and roll your eyes. I’ll wait until you’re done. Within twenty-four hours of arriving in Ubud, I was overwhelmed with all the amazing food options and had already experienced some of them firsthand. After that first day, I decided I wanted to try as many places as possible during my month-long stay. Elizabeth Gilbert had it all wrong. Forget praying or loving; Ubud is the place for eating! Drawing…
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Welcome to Ubud
Ubud is an interesting place. It’s the artistic and cultural center of Bali, but it’s also a boutique shopping and fancy spa destination for tourists, but it’s also a yoga and healing destination for hippies, but it’s also a quiet countryside destination for those seeking peace, but it’s also a culinary destination for foodies. There’s a lot happening here all the time. I’ve spent the last few days getting the lay of the land, walking for miles past shops and markets and touts constantly bugging me about taxis or sunglasses or tours. In that time, I’ve decided that I’m here…
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Byeland
Koh Phangan As I predicted in my last post, the rest of my time in Thailand was a pleasant continuation of the previous few weeks: lots of eating, motorbiking, massages, lounging around, reading, and Skyping with friends and family. The one exception to this life of leisure was a hike from Chaloklum (a fishing village on the north coast of the island) to Bottle Beach, a secluded stretch of sand accessible only by boat or a trail through the jungle. The blurb about the hike on my Koh Phangan map simply said the trek took “about an hour” and had…
