This was my second time in Bali and I only made sure that Ubud it is ! Bali for me it is not about the beach, water and sand at all ! The colour of the water is nothing special, sand even in the sun looks very grey and the overall view reminds me of many other beaches I have already seen.
Bali has something very special though, that makes me dream of going back there… What makes it special is the central part of Bali- Ubud and resorts deep in among villages! What I love in this place is the magical, artistic and real village feeling. I can enjoy night life in Seminyak, going to Potato Head for drinks and to restaurants like Merah Putih for dinner maximum 2 days, but to really feel the Indonesian vibes and exotic atmosphere I need to stay in Ubud.
What I really love about Ubud is the rice fields around, clean villages, people walking in traditional clothes, small shops with local stuff, a lot of palm trees, saturated colours and a lot of spirituality ! This is what you can’t really find in Kuta, Seminyak or other parts of Bali I have been to. Ubud is full of yoga places, small restaurants with rice field views, people drawing and painting all days on the street (selling their art for small money), many temples, offerings on the streets, real houses and delicious food !
It’s the first time since a long while when I really wish to settle in one of those two places I stayed for the last few days. I have real motivation now to work hard on my startup to move myself to one of those villas with a private pool in the jungle and find real happiness there. Maybe the ghost of Bali, that makes you always return there, exists for real… ?
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