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Dear John,

Sorry it took me forever to write you about Bali.  For some reason, thinking about Bali makes me feel lazy.

While I spent some time looking around Bali and shopping, I realized that the best thing to do in Bali is to veg-out.  If I had all the time in the world, I would just bum around in the beach the whole day to watch the the Balinese people make their early morning offering of flowers to the gods of the sea, the surfers ride the waves or Gunung Agung and Gunung Batur.  I do not mind bumming around in Kuta beach even if it is crowded but I am sure that you would prefer to take your wife and kids to the more private beaches in Nusa Dua.

Nusa Dua is where most of the exclusive resorts are located. The resorts are locate along side each other and the area is well guarded and isolated from the rest of Bali.  Tito L and Tita D took us to see one of the resorts to give us an idea of what they are like and I was amazed by the size of it.  In that resort, there are about ten buildings that surround a man-made lagoon and the swimming pools.  The guest rooms are located in those buildings.  It also took me more than five minutes to walk from the reception area to the beach.  There are hotel staff everywhere to cater to the guests’ needs.  Tito L and Tita D told us that the other resorts in Nusa Dua are more or less similar to the resort we visited.  I notice too that the sand in Nusa Dua is golden but not as fine as the sand in Boracay while the sand in Kuta is grey because the grains are made up of crushed lava.

You once asked me if Bali is a place for children.  I would say that it is.  I noticed that there were many people bringing along their young children.  The kids looked like they were having fun too.  If you are not bringing along your kids to Bali, Kuta is probably the best place to hang out.  It is where the shops and bars are located.  The place is teeming with activity.  I could sit in the public beach the whole day and just watch people.  It is very interesting.

LS and I wanted to go to Ubud, which people say is similar to Baguio and is the center of Balinese culture and arts.  Unfortunately, we did not have enough time to visit the place.

So, yes John, I would recommend that you take your family to Bali.  You will not regret it.

Pandora

The Gates of Bali: Gunung Agung and Gunung Batur

Tita D and I took a walk along Kuta beach on our first morning in Bali. From a distance, I could see two mountains, which I later learned were Gunung Agung and Gunung Batur. I later told LS about it and she said that they represent the gateway to Bali. All the Balinese temples I saw had gates that looked like those two volcanoes. (more…)