Machin & Agnes, honeymooners from Poland spend their romantic time in Bali after a busy wedding in Poland. I was honored to be given the chance to accompany them on a romantic day tour in Bali and capturing their romance.
This time, I arrange and accompanying George and Jana to tour East Bali. Beside becoming their driver /guide I was also becoming their photographer. They want to have a romantic photo taken after reviewing my photos collection.
Our first stop after depart from Ubud was Yeh Unda river then Sideman lush valley. Tirtagangga Waterpalace then comes next before we drive up to the quite Lempuyang temple. The view was fantastic as usual from this hilly point of east Bali. We then proceed to Amed to have lunch while enjoying the beach view. We choose to take the small scenic coastal road of east Bali to get back to Ubud.
We departed from Uma Ubud hotel at 9 Am , heading to my village. We started to walk along the small water stream that still for bathing by some people in the village.
We stop and observed the making of grass-thatched roof. My village is the center of roof making. We then make a brief stop in front of Subak temple. I explained to my four guests about this farmer temple as well as the important rules of Subak for farming and irrigation. Read the rest of this entry →
I should pick up Christ and Amber from Lovina and take them on tour before drop them of at the airport. I start driving early in the morning from my house in Ubud. I made a rest stop at Bratan Lake’s rest point to take my morning coffee. I did take some pictures of the fishing pier by the lake. Read the rest of this entry →
We start around 9 M from Ubud heading to Batur Volcano area.
Christ and Amber missed their breakfast in the hotel so we need to find a place to have late breakfast or early lunch. We went to a floating restaurant by the lake. It was nice breakfast with a very beautiful surrounding. The weather was perfect. The sky was blue above the Mount Batur and reflected nicely by the calm water of the lake. Read the rest of this entry →
We depart from Kuta earlier to see temple ceremony in Sakenan , located in Serangan turtle island. When we arrived, there were already load of people coming. Now, all of them come with cars and motorcycles as bridge has been built to connect this island to Bali. Before they came by boat. Read the rest of this entry →
It was Kuningan Day, one of Balinese Hindu celebration. I still made a tour with Remi and Sri Bayu. I pick them up at their hotel in Kuta after I finish my Kuningan prayer at home. Before reaching Besakih we made a stop to enjoy the view of rice terrace in Bukit Jambul. Read the rest of this entry →
I did this tour with a young couple from Singapore, Remi and Sri Bayu.
We arrived a bit earlier in Batubulan to see Barong dance performance. It gave us chance to see the performers doing their make up and dressing up in the back stages. They were very quick doing their make up as they do this everyday. The performance runs smooth as usual. Read the rest of this entry →
Been working as a Bali tour guide and driver for over 15 years. Still very much enjoy my work as I meet many different and interesting people. Things on the road are changing all the time and I would like to share some of those that I show. ------
Taking pictures have been a hobby for me for many years. Now, I am still struggling to make that a hobby as a job. Wish me luck please.
