UBUD is Bali's cultural hub, a seductive town set amid terraced rice-paddies and known for its talented classical dancers and musicians and for its prolific painters and craftspeople. Tradition is particularly important here and temple festivals happen almost daily. However, although it's fashionable to characterize Ubud as the real Bali, especially in contrast with Kuta, it's a major tourist destination and bears little resemblance to a typical Balinese town.
We started in Nusa Dua an stayed at the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel. It was extremely nice and very well priced! Nusa Dua is a little far from Kuta, where a ...
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We started in Nusa Dua an stayed at the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel. It was extremely nice and very well priced! Nusa Dua is a little far from Kuta, where a lot of people stay, but we enjoyed the beaches and vibe better. But there's not much to do after dark. this was the view from our hotel lobby. PARADISE! This is the view from Uluwatu Temple. A MUST SEE! It was only a half hour or so taxi ride from Nusa Dua. There were Monkey's everywhere! Uluwatu Temple Jimbaran Bay is a must see. They have restuarants all along the beach and your table is ON the sand. They have the most amazing sunsets in Bali. ...
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The Balinese are just one of Indonesia’s 250 ethnic groups. Like most Indonesians they are a blend of races, with the accent on the deutero-malayan ...
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The Balinese are just one of Indonesia’s 250 ethnic groups. Like most Indonesians they are a blend of races, with the accent on the deutero-malayan race of Central and East Java, with traces, of Polynesian and Melanesian blood, as well as Indian and Chinese. This genetic back ground explains the variety of radical types seen on the island most Balinese are small hand some people with round delicate features thick black hair long sweeping eyelashes heart shaped lips and warm brown complexions others are darker skinned and straight haired like pacific islanders, or curly haired with flat noses l...
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