Memories:

• books read: wild, art of racing in the rain, religion for atheists
• Gusti not wanting to say goodbye...holding my hand a little longer...hinting at a stomach problem
• the kundalini worm that stayed on me during meditation class
• the staff having a BBQ for me and weezers Island in the Sun playing
• a javanese kingfisher appearing before me on the Kaja rice paddy hike
• a man masturbating quite comfortably on my walk home from a meditation class
• when a dog ran through the restaurant saying: got anything got anything got anything
• seeing the dead snake in river channel with full belly
• when my leg fell asleep during a meditation and I almost fell
• Gusti suggesting we go see the white herons and driving through the villages in the sidecar
• actually thinking to myself "gotta find Gusti (with the sidecar) to see if he can take me to the chanting session at the ashram" lol
• Gusti with the sidecar motorbike I road home in (garage shop a few doors down from Waryng Scnitzel - one street over from Sandat)
• Joe Mintardja --I sang with at Kafe when lights went out
• Ketut, Kumang (driver + reception woman), Wayan at Villa (boy+girl)
• when the lights went out in the entire area and we all dined by candlelight
• when frogs crossed my path
• bats flying through the porch at night
• classes: tibetan bowls meditation, yoga, crystal bowls meditation, bhagavad gita chant at ashram
• tibetan bowls meditation in barn in the darkness hearing frogs, cats, duck, crickets, and watching a single green-lit firefly at the top of barn
• talking with Kumang in my villa by candlelight
• butterflies the size of small birds
• lightening at night
• Taman the gardener saying hi everyday
• Dugus who was never there with motorbike taxi
• reading throughout the days and then a documentary or movie I picked for late night
• when someone said do you want to watch a crocodile eat a chicken?
• being bit by a street dog
• skyping with toki
• roosters under the baskets are kept for fights/gambling
• all the baby chicks that are everywhere with mama hen
• how the dogs act like they have somewhere to be in the morning and then lay around with the humans at the end of the day like they're done with work
• seeing a man wash his rooster in a bucket
• hearing the music every night being played across the jungle somewhere
• the boy in the scarf shop who said "can I tell you that u are beautiful to me" and I said the same to him
• riding my bike kinda far to get veg tacos and right after sitting a torrential rain hits
• riding home after at night in the light rain all cool and wet
• waking up in the garden to see kites flying in the sky somewhere in the distance and a pack of birds taking a bath
• big fail at trying to ride a scooter
• the veg root salad at kabun
• finding old ikat fabric at a dive painter's studio
• going to see the gardener perform at the neighborhood kecak trance dance ceremony

Misc:

• Bali airport great - some shops and food - but also massage stops throughout
• there's a 5% service charge on bills but add 5-10% more
• VISA: on arrival for $25 and also $20 for exiting
• Tour & Donate: BAWA Animal Welfare --proof of rabies needed to work
• 20,000 rps taxi within Ubud city limits
• volunteer: Kupu Kupu for disabled kids
• bargain bargain bargain!
• buy a sarong (you'll need it for all the temple visits)
• Do not support Luwak Coffee! It imprisons small palm civet animals!
• favorite shops: (Gedog Art shop a little past Kue - Muslim woman named Erna) (Tuban Art shop across street from Kafe - same family + Tuban Art near Monkey Forest/Yoga Barn) (shop diagonal from Kafe sells antiques esp great table cloths) Tuban Art: hafsho2000@yahoo.com tubanart.tripod.com (081 855 1783 / 0361 - 310 6660)
• Bin House @ Discovery Mall!! (where I got scarfs at airport)

To See:

• ✔ Ubud grid shopping
• ✔ Ubud: Market Place on Jalan Raya
• ✔ Ubud: Threads of Life fabric co-op (buy OR donate to support villages and preserve ancient arts)--bought amazing batik table runner!
• ✔ Ubud: Ubud Kaja Rice Paddy walk - Rice Field walk into Sok Wayah Rice Field (200m past Sari Organik and Cafe Pomegranite/2.5 hr walk near end of Jalan Raya before aqueduct) - incredible
• ✔ Ubud: Campuhan Ridge Walk
• ✔ Ubud: yoga (Yoga Barn: yoga, meditation, classes, buffets, movie nights, etc)
• ✔ Anand Ashram 6am/6pm (chanting meditation)
• ✔ Ubud: Museums: Blanco Museum & Neka Museum of Art (Neka - ok - Blanco fun - see birds and gallery behing his studio)
• ✔ Ubud: white heron sanctuary (a village they fly to) 5:30ish-pm for bird arrival
• Ubud: botanic garden (bad reviews)
• ✔ Ubud: DANCE: Kecak Fire & Trance Dance (7:30 weds + sat near Jalan Sandat - they sell tix on the streets that day - incredible)
• ✔ Ubud: Bali Bird Park and Reptile Park (see Goa Gojah Temple on way) -nice!
• ✔ Ubud: Bali Zoo -nice!
• TEMPLES:
  • Ubud: Temple of the Meeting of the Three (Pura Samuan Tiga)
  • ✔ Ubud: Pura Saraswati Temple, located on Jalan Raya at Lotus Restaurant
  • ✔ Ubud: Monkey Temple, Ubud (protect your items)
  • ✔ Ubud: Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) (see when visiting zoo) --temple okay but beautiful little jungle trek across from bridge to another temple
  • ✔ Further: Gunung Kawi temples and tombs (see when visiting Kintamani Volcano) - beautiful
  • ✔ Further: Istana Tampak Siring: Pura Tirta Water Temple (see when visiting Kintamani Volcano)
  • ✔ Further: Pura Batur (see when visiting Kintamani Volcano) -just okay
  • ✔ Bangli: Pura Kehen temple (30 mins by car on way to Tirtagangga - loved this one - huge 500 year old banyan tree)
• ✔ Gianyar: Safari Park ZOO (25 mins by car) --nice
• ✔ Jatiluwih rice paddy fields (about 1 hour away)
• ✔ Volcano: Kintamani (visit temples on the way)
• ✔ Tenganan: a tiny, traditional Balinese village where they still make special (only go if into ikat process) ikat cloth (1 hour by car)
• ✔ Seminyak: Jalan Legian to Laksmana Street of boutiques
• ✔ Kuta Area: Jalan Legian for shops (+Banjar Hot Springs) (1 hour by car - near Seminyak)
• ✔ Pura Tanah Lot Temple (1 hour from Ubud on coast)
• ✔ Karangasem: The Water Palace of Tirtagangga (1.5 hrs by car western side - see Pura Kehen Temple on way - nice restaurant overlooking palace)
• Sangeh: Monkey Forest (another a little further out)
• Further: Candi Borobudur + Candi Prambanan Temples (12 hrs drive / plane )
• Next time: Taman Ayun Temple - Munduk - hot water spring - Bedugul Botanic Garden - Pura Ulun Danu Beratan trip - Jimbaran
• ✔ Rice Terraces of Tegalalang, Ubud (lovely to stop for tea on volcano return)
• Ubud: SPA:
  • ✔ Rembulan on Hanoman right near Jalan Raya
  • Spa Hati
  • Tjampuhan River Massage
  • Cantika
  • ✔ Ubud body works center (hair oil massage) -- beautiful place!
  • Five Elements (20 mins by car)
  • ✔ Nails on Dewi Sita

Restaurants:

• ✔ Jazz Cafe Bali (music on most nights + karaoke)
• ✔ Cafe Havana on Dewi Sita (live music)
• ✔ Toro Sushi on Dewi Sita (good)
• ✔ Taco Casa way down on Hanoman but walkable (good)
• ✔ Kebun Bistro on Hanoman (love) - veg root salad, african bowl
• ✔ Banute on Dewi Sita (good) - Gado Gado, tofu noodles
• ✔ Melting Wok on Jalan Gootama (near Hanoman - reservation for dinner) (great!!)- curry noodles
• ✔ Mojo's Flying Burritos on Jalan Raya (okay)
• ✔ Clear on Hanoman (earthy vegan friendly) (great) - hint of India
• Buddha Bali
• ✔ Kafe on Hanoman (earth vegan friendly) (great) - Thai green curry bowl
• ✔ Kue for pastries & desserts
• ✔ Down to Earth veg restaurant on Hanoman (great)
• ✔ Nomad on Jalan Raya (good)
• ✔ Lada Warung on Jalan Hanoman
• ✔ Naughty Nuri's Warung (near Neka Museum + Mexican version close by) - awful!
• Bumbu Bali
• Mozaic (fancy special)
• FOODS: gado gado (veg plate w.peanut sauce), mei goreng (noodles w.veg)

From Julie:

• Seminyak recs:
  • Mama San - http://mamasanbali.com
  • Bali Buda - http://www.balibuda.com (casual daytime)
  • Sardine - http://www.sardinebali.com (great outdoor patio)
  • Potato Head - http://www.ptthead.com/potato-head-beach-club
  • ✔ Sea Circus