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Although taxis are overpriced and corrupt in Bali – most will claim to have a broken meter and/or take the long way everywhere – we were lucky enough to make a friend at our hotel that was willing to drive us around for a fair price. He offered to take…

The Elephant Cave Temple in Ubud is, quite simply, awesome. Known as Goa Gajah to the Balinese, it has served as a place of worship (complete with a holy bathing pool) and general sanctuary since the 9th century.We visited the temple on another hot, tropical day, but the beauty of…

Although I adore animals, I really, really hate monkeys. I learned from my trip to Cambodia that these seemingly-cute little munchkins are actually sneaky, mischievous little monsters. But my boyfriend loves them, as adamantly insisted that we go to Bali’s Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud. Reluctantly, I gave in. What…

Our second day in Bali was hotter & gloomier than usual, so we decided to get out of Kuta and go to the island’s highly-rated Bali Reptile & Bird Park. Boasting hands-on aviaries and plentiful crocodiles (which, according to Trip Advisor, they often fed live chickens to) we hailed a…

Our first day in bali was, of course, spent at the beach. Like most places in Asia, Bali is plagued by a host of problems – store-front hagglers, aggressive street kids, and nightmarish moped-filled streets. At the beach, the peddlers are the very worst. Despite these downfalls, even the bustling…