Entries by Joshua Hawley
Wae Rebo: Remote Traditional Village in Flores
Conical Houses of Wae Rebo In the mountains of Flores lies the remote traditional village, Wae Rebo, on top of a picturesque mountain 1,100 meters above sea level. In 2012, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation honoured the village with an Award of Excellence for its efforts to preserve its traditions and […]
Seminyak – Visiting Temples and Feeling like a kid again
Surf, Sun, and Temple Fun Sunset at Uluwatu Temple Having spent some time exploring Ubud we decided to head down to Kerobokan and then Seminyak to get a taste of the side of Bali while we waited for our visa extension. We would need to go to the immigration office near the airport to get […]
Ubud, Bali – Penis Bottle Openers, Monkeys, and Learning to Cook Indonesian Foood
Ubud – Our Starting Point Flower vendor at the Ubud market Having learned during our research that the Kuta area was very touristy, we made our first destination Ubud which is labeled the spiritual center of Bali. With the cost of travel in Australia expensive, we ended up traveling quickly through the country. Wanting to […]
Bali – Our First Taste of Southeast Asia
Arriving in Bali – Our First Taste of Southeast Asia After spending nearly a month in Australia, we left Perth and headed to Bali to begin a two-month trip through Indonesia. Though Australia was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean from California, it sometimes felt like we had never left the U.S. since […]