Traveling Essentials

My ultimate things every time I travel. Usually I just bring a backpack, and this small sling bag that I put inside the backpack. When I walk around the city, I only take the small bag. Simple and compact. Between these things, I have two that highly recommended to be your favorite too.

MUJI Safety Case

I love this brand for its travel and home products. They are so simple, useful, and greatly designed. I don't usually bring my wallet, just some money and cards. I put that inside this mini bag, with some tickets and important paper. Kept inside jacket, it's more safe than having a wallet inside your pocket. It's so light and easy to take the things out. Price: IDR 185k.

UNIQLO Light Pocketable Parka

One of my most favorite apparel brand. Indonesia is so hot and humid throughout the year, so wearing jacket is a must when walking outdoor. This jacket is so light and feels cool. It can protect you from the harsh of sunlight but keeps your body from the wind or light rain. I still bring another jacket for keeping me from the cold (like in train), so whenever it isn't used, I can fold it so small so no worry to take wherever I go. Price: IDR 499k.

Happy traveling!

Beaches!

Can't help to share these beautiful photos of beaches in Bali.... There will always be another days to visit Bali again and again....

Bali's Main List

Five destinations that are very essential  to visit in Bali, according to me.

1. Kuta Beach

The icon of Bali, the place where you can sunbathing, playing, or learning how to surf. It's easy to get there because Kuta is very close to Ngurah Rai International Airport. There are many shopping malls, restaurants, and clubs around, making Kuta and Legian the most lively places in Bali during the night. But you can't skip the crowd and trash.

2. Pandawa Beach

A new beach destination in Bali. Surrounded by limestone hill, its beach is amaaaaaaziiing! Waaay better than Kuta. However, the location is quite remote, so you need to rent a bike or call Uber (don't treat it like taxi so local people can't recognize the driver as Uber. People just hate Uber and their kind of).

3. Pura Uluwatu
Perfect place to enjoy sunset while watching Kecak Dance on top of the cliff. It costs 100k rupiah for Indonesian.

4. Tanah Lot
Another icon of Bali. You have to go by morning, so you can cross the island.

5. Danau Beratan
Pura Ulun Danu located in the lakeside of Beratan. It's so iconic, you can find it in the indonesian 50k rupiah! It's quite far from Kuta, about 2 hours riding bike. Be sure to bring your jacket and raincoat, due to its cold and rainy weather. There are several spots in Beratan Lake where you can take some water sports.

Sure, there are soooooo many other beautiful spots in Bali, but i choose my 5 favorite places so you can proudly show off your vacation in Bali to your friends, LOL.

The View

I stayed in a hotel near the airport, Holiday Inn Resort Baruna Bali. And I had this beautiful beach view from my room!

Ayam Betutu (Men Tempeh Bali)

It is relatively hard to find a local restaurant that has halal certification in Bali. During my stay, mostly i eat at hotel or at javanese restaurants. That was one day when I met my friend that work in Denpasar, I tried one local dish named Ayam Betutu. I went with the recommendation of my friend, Ayam Betutu Men Tempeh, just across the Krisna souvenir shop (everyone here know where Krisna is). The most famous restaurant for this dish is Ayam Betutu Gilimanuk, not far from this restaurant. But we eat at Men Tempeh for a better dining atmosphere (but slightly more pricey).

They are using organic chicken (ayam kampung) as the ingredient, so it was safe for me (i'm allergic to the broilers). It was sold in package, about 50k-60k rupiah for a half body of chicken, rice, and plecing (water spinach and bean sprouts with spicy dressing, accompanied with fried peanut and sambal matah). You can choose the fried or saucy version. I found this dish quite tasty, but not so special according to my javanese palate. Nevertheless, you can't leave a place without trying their local cuisine, right?

Enjoying sunset in.... Mall!

Do you know that Bali has a Shopping Mall that sitting right in the shore? You can reach it by walking along the beach from the famous Kuta beach to the south! That is Discovery Mall.

I had 6 days in Bali, and my seeking for sunset ended here. It was even more beautiful than the sunset I saw in Uluwatu. Of course a beautiful sunset really depends on the weather. This time, it just OK. Ahh.... Love how Bali comforts us with something like this!

Bali!

I went to Bali for a week on vacation. Saw this statue near the airport.

The sun! The breeze!! Can't wait to explore this island!