Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Balinese Paradise: Part 1

Aneeshka Bali 2017!!
I was sweating "Uhhh Umm where would you like to go for honeymoon" - "Bali!" came the immediate answer as if it was telepathy.

Getting married has, from my perspective, a wonderful plus - you get to take a very nice foreign destination vacation without fretting about budget, time, company or worrying about 'what would people say'. Company, Family and spouse sanctioned, Bali it was.

After having heard only good things about this place, we didnt have the slightest doubt where to plan our vacation. It took just a day of research and asking around, almost a no brainer why couples with a decent amount of budget would want to miss this place for their Honeymoon. If falling short of budget, I highly recommend trimming your wedding budget but saving for such a memorable journey together.

We spent 5 blissful days in Bali, each and every day beautiful and memorable. The island has a very beautiful culture and is welcoming of tourists of all backgrounds. Yes Bali does have a lot of touristy stuff going on with tourists filled to the brim, yet has nature intact and has enough space so that it doesnt get onto your nerves. As newly weds, we didnt feel even a bit hassled or inconvenienced in any aspect. Budgetwise, everything was value for money from and Indian standards. The hotels we booked were decently priced, about 6K per night , gave us amazing service and  were superb properties. The food was priced on the high side but was amazing. The taxi service, after we made a choice from 5 different taxi recommendations cause all of them are so good, was reasonably priced.

The only bad experience we had was the 10 hour layover in Kuala Lumpur airport and the monkey bite at Ubud monkey forest (I think its a good part of the experience , but worried Anushka to no bounds I will turn into a bigger ape)

We stayed in Bali in 2 parts - at the beach - Seminyak for 2 nights and 3 nights in the mountains of Ubud. Seminyak is the touristy beach part and Ubud the cultural centre. I will detail our experience in further blogs.




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