Living in Bali presents many opportunities that you would not get if you were just here for a short stay, like after just a few weeks at the school, Olive (and the rest of the family) was invited to attend the wedding celebration of her teacher Ibu Indah and Steven. The ceremony was held at …
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There is a Butterfly Park
The Bali Butterfly Park is not one of Bali’s well known tourist attractions, but if you have kids that would be interested in that sort of thing, like we do, it’s a worthwhile trip to do. It was our first long drive away from Ubud, and with Clare driving and Rob navigating, we made it without …
Hitting the Bumpy Road
We had always planned to get a car at some stage, though we had been waiting to get more familiar with the roads and driving conditions. We decided the time had come after last weekend paying $50 for a driver to take us on a day trip to the coast, in which he dropped us off …
The Bali Diet
As expected, our diet while living as ex-pats in Bali has changed significantly from back home in Australia. digging into a plate of tasty vegetarian food From a dietitian’s perspective, the change in diet is both good and bad. The positive aspect is that we are exposed to such a huge array of different and amazing …
House Creatures in Bali
One of the major adjustments we have to living in Bali is dealing with the bugs and other creatures. Back in Mount Hawthorn (Perth) we thought we had an ant problem. That is nothing compared to our kitchen here. The Balinese style housing with open kitchen and living areas is appropriate for the climate, but …
Testing Bali Medical Care
We have only been here a couple of weeks and we have several experiences with the Bali medical services already, thanks mainly to Jetson! Jetson woke one evening with a sore ear. He was so upset it was hard to know exactly what was his problem. He was extremely sore in or around his ear. …
Walking To School Is An Adventure
We knew that going to a new school in a different country was going to be challenging for Olive, but we did not expect that the walk to school would be a part of that. We chose to stay at Bali T House as it was within walking distance from the school. We found out once we …
Great Day at Taro Elephant Safari Park
For our first weekend in Bali we decided to spoil the kids (and ourselves too!) and take a visit to the Elephant Safari Park north of Ubud in Taro. It comes highly recommended as the place to see elephants, though you need to be careful that you are not taken to one of the copycat …
T House Introduction to Bali
We have finally arrived and begun to settle into our new life in Bali. For just the first two months we are staying at the Bali T House Klod (there is another compound just down the road called Kaja), located in the village of Lodtunduh just a short drive south from Ubud town centre. There are …
Riding a Motorcycle in Bali
Those of you who have experienced the traffic in some parts of Bali may think we are a bit crazy to consider riding motorcycles. We need to be able to get around easily, and I can’t imagine we would be happy paying drivers daily to ferry us to the school, shops, out to lunch, to …