One more time ... Ubud.

After enjoying student life with my friend Kati and her friends it was time to go back to mom and her cozy place. So I went back to Ubud and took with me my friend Elina who had travelled couple months before. She was really happy to go Sharon's and Made's place Tri Sandhya Villa as it was like palace after all the hostels. (Here: have a look on thei website ! http://www.triubud.com/)

Tri Sandhya Villa

I have to say I don't really like to stay in a fancy places where you usually stay alone and have all services - like hot shower, white sheets, air con, wifi, tv etc. But Sharon and Made's place is different (and not just because they are my friends). But because their hospitality makes you feel like home immediately and they really want to take good care of you. Their local knowledge is also helpful if you want to visit little bit unknown places or experience something different. Their place is also little out of Ubud which is great too because busy-Ubud isn't anymore like the place in Eat-Pray-Love. It's Eat-Organic-Gwyneth-Paltrow-Food-Pray-If-You-Have-Time-After-Shopping-Love-The-Traffic.

Local village nearby

Rice fields at the back yard - well almost .. little walk away !

 Me and Elina didn't visit Ubud too much but we rent the bikeand drove around the area to see rice fields and villages around.

Lisää kuvateksti

Do you think he has hot dogs? Fried corn? Or perhaps you don't want to know ..

 One day we also visited Sanur and my Balinese family. On the way we of course got caught by police and because we didn't have international driving license we got a fine. Or we would have but "luckily" the policeman was so kind and we just had to pay only small amount from the real fine - if we paid him immediately with cash. Hah. Corruption. Love it.

I have to say this time my Bali experience was very different than the first. I really enjoyed of it all - the people, food, culture, views, everything. I just had to be little bit more open minded and relax. And enjoy what the Bali had for me to give.

Student life in Bali

Now I won't put anymore dates to these posts as I can't remember anymore how long I stayed excatly in each place. But my there was other person too who I really wanted meet while I visited Bali and it was Kati (my other traveller half who went with me to South East Asia last time). She did exchange in Bali and I have to say .. You can also experience student life in Bali !

Veeery cheap food ! (but not with aid from Kela )

Living with roommates (except in Finland students don't usually have villas with pools .. )

Brake the law - of course

You just hang .. here on the beach.

And then you just eat more cheap food.

How about the partying? Essential part of student life. Well those stories and pictures are just for rare people this time. It's better for the readers too. Believe me.

Back in Bali

9/12/2013 - 12/12/2013

So I was back here again. Last time I enjoyed diving and the hospitality of a local family but I was really disappointed about the tourism which had spread around the island. I was unlucky to meet some bad people too so I had really  mixed feelings about Bali. I thought I should give it another chance !

And I was happy to go there again. My dear Aussie mommy Sharon and her husband Made came to pick me up from the airport and it was so great to meet her again ! I almost cried. We went from there to their place in Ubud, Tri Sandhya Villa, which is a nice villa where you can rent a room from a quiet area near Ubud centre. It was amazingly beautiful ! I loved the room and the delicious breakfast and the pool .. I jumped in immediately of course !

Tri Sandhya Villa

My bed - I had really bad troubles to fit

 In Ubud we had nice time with Sharon and Made - we went to eat these great little warungs ("restaurants" next to street where you can have local food with a cheap price), had a massage, pedicure and movie nights, dipped into a holy pool next to the river and danced in the rain .. And laughed a lot like always with my Aussie mommy !

"Welcome to my paradise .. "

Last time I came I was so sick of rice I didn't eat much local food but this time I will stuff myself full of Indonesian food. Nasi Goreng, Mee Goreng, Nasi Campur, Naci Pecel and Tempe ... YUM ! This time I will enjoy myself !