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Bali Day 5 – Going Home

It was with mixed feelings we packed up and set off for the airport (after one last massage, of course!) We’ve had a great time in Ubud, but it was time to go home and go back to work. We’ve done some amazing things, like the elephant and horse riding trip, haggled for bargains and not so great bargains, eaten yummy new food, and I even saw a firefly on the last night! We would both really recommend the hotel, Green Fields Ubud, as they made the holiday fabulous. Nothing was too much, whether it was transport, bringing us Ginger Fizz drinks when it was really hot, organising massages, etc, etc. Even though it’s a bit out of the way of the main drag on Ubud, it’s worth it for the exceptional service and gorgeous setting.

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Bali Day 4

Today was a very sloooooow daaaaaaaay. I woke up with a slightly less-than-optimal feeling in the tum, and we had no fixed plans for the day, so we took things as they came, and generally didn’t move far from the hotel.

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Bali Day 3

It’s lovely to see the Balinese people placing offerings out to the gods every day, even though a lot of them are trodden on by tourists (not me I promise!) picked at by the chooks and dogs, and swept up at the end of the day and put in the rubbish. Maybe they’ve got the right idea – almost every Balinese person I’ve met has been smiling and happy. I’m not so naïve to think that this hasn’t got anything to do with the tourist dollar, but even so, the people seem genuinely happy to show us their beautiful island.

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Bali – Day 2

Today we spent the day riding various quadrupeds, organised, ironically, by A True Balinese Experience. Ironically, because neither of the animals were actually indigenous to Bali!

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Bali – Day 1

These holidays we’re away for less than a week! At least it’s close – Bali is only a 3 1/2 hour flight away, and so far it’s lovely. I can understand why so many people come here!

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