Advantages: Good base for seeing the rest of the country, and cake Disadvantages: Touristy
...the air-con tourist bus into Ubud - or so i thought. The bus actually drops you at the perimeter, where you are quickly approached by taxi drivers offering shelter beneath large umbrellas (rainy season), and quoting extortionate prices to take you anywhere; but of course it is haggleable (is there such a word?); then a few minutes later, dropped at the Artini Cottages 2, quoted another price, haggled again (you do get used to it) and then agreed. ... ...sun-lounger. I liked it.
Ubud is an amazingly easy place to get around (with a map), almost grid-like, and after doing the Monkey Forest Sanctuary (a tourist must), you walk up (and i do mean up) Monkey Forest road to find all sorts of tourist-junk shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and yoga/relaxation centres, until you arrive at Cafe Wayan, the place where i fell in love.
In the window of this patisserie you'll espy all sorts of delicious items; ...
stevesingh 14.01.2001
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Advantages: Inexpensive and Diverse, with a Great Monkey Forest and Temples Disadvantages: Very Touristy
My husband and I visited Ubud while we were in Bali on our honeymoon, and I really loved it. The streets are lined with little shops selling jewelry, wood work (we got some beautiful little teak bowls), textiles, etc, and it was chock full of people. I really enjoyed the fast pace of it - compared to rural Bali, where time seems to exist differently than in the West, Ubud was full of action. However, this blessing was also, in some ways, a curse, ... ...hire a motorbike?
Geographically, Ubud is pretty much right in the middle of Bali - therefore there are no beaches. Inland Bali is mountainous (Volcanic, really) and gorgeous, though; our villa overlooked a valley with a stream in it, with rice paddies decorating the slopes of the hills. Ubud is the arts and crafts capital of Bali, so in addition to tourist wares, there are a number of different galleries and museums to visit. The city is home to ...
KAJung 30.11.2005 (01.12.2005)
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Advantages: beautiful, cheap, accessible, relaxed Disadvantages: Can't think of any.
...my purple prose here, putting Ubud into works tends to do that to me. It is simply one of the most gentle, glorious places on earth, and one where you'll almost certainly be removed from the troubles that sometimes affect other parts of Indonesia.
Take the time to stay, to talk to people and you'll feel so welcome too, you'll be invited to dinner with local families, to weddings, to colourful cremation ceremonies or even to a cockfight. Every day ...
ImogenW 28.12.2000
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Advantages: good cultural experience Disadvantages: hair raising journey by mini bus
...go on a trip to Ubud to see the legendary Legong dancing. The dancing takes place in the ruins of Ubud Palace in the dark and is extremely dramatic. The town of Ubud itself is quite scruffy but this was more than compensated for by the magic of the ruins and the dancing. It was pretty packed by the time we got there and it would be a good idea to get there early to ensure a good view. There are plenty of places in Ubud to eat before the dancing and ...
carolinecook2000 24.08.2000
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