Ubud’s Only Library – Pondok Pekak

If you have an avid child reader like we do, you need a good library. Ubud has just the thing, Pondok Pekak. Although there are several good bookshops, this is the only public library. Pondok Pekak is located on the corner of Jl Dewi Sita and Jl Monkey Forest, at the east side of the football field right …

Recycling the Ubud Way

There is a fantastic ‘Bali Creative Reuse Center’ in Ubud on Jalan Bisma. It is next to an early childhood centre called The Spring, and has many colourful flags out the front for easy spotting. If driving though it is a long way down Bisma. There is a small entry to a small space, where there is …

Ubud the Artist Town

Ubud is well known as an artist’s community. There are a few high-class galleries that are worth a visit to see traditional Balinese and contemporary art, such as Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA), Neka Art Museum, Antonio Blanco Museum, and the Museum Puri Lukisan. There are also plenty of art shops around town including …

Gili Islands: More Child Friendly Than You Think

reflections of the Gilis There are three islands that make up the Gili Islands, off the north-east coast of Lombok. Gili T is well-known as the party island. What is less known is that there is a great kid-friendly option in the Gili Island group, Gili Meno. We spent five nights there and it was surprisingly …

Just Getting To The Gillis Is An Adventure

They say getting there is half the fun. We would be hard-pressed to call our journey to Gili Meno fun, but it certainly was an adventure. And throughout the day there were many lessons to be learnt about living in Indonesia. boats waiting for passengers on Gili T, with Gili Meno in the distance Gili Meno is one of …

Places To Play Outdoors in Ubud

Playing in a  cubbyhouse During the last six months we have found some good child friendly places to eat in Ubud, but finding a range of playgrounds to entertain the kids has not been as easy. Flat land is obviously too valuable for the Balinese to create playgrounds like we are used to in Australia, either the …

Tirta Gangga Water Palace

the 11 tiered tower centrepiece of the garden This is our final post describing a part of our recent 10-day road trip (the other posts were about White Sand Beach, Amed and Lovina). We stayed for two nights in a lovely part of Bali near the Tirta Gangga water palace (Tirta Gangga means water of the Ganges). View from …

Cooling Off in the Hills

Bedugul and Candikuning, the towns located around the crater lake Bratan, are at an elevation of 1200 m, providing a cool retreat from the hot Bali climate. We passed through this area on our way back from our recent road trip but didn’t stop. It had a great feel about it, mostly the cooler air, so we wasted …

Not Loving Lovina

Our final stop on our Bali Road Trip was Lovina. Our initial impression of this beachside town was pretty underwhelming, perhaps because we had been spoilt from a great beach holiday in Amed. From our reading, we expected a very laid back sleepy area, but that was not our experience. Sunrise and dolphin watching at Lovina We …