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In a small village close to Ubud I’ve spent a wonderful morning in an open kitchen next to the green rice fields of Bali to learn more about the Indonesian cuisine and culture.

Gili Trawangan To escape the rain on Bali I decided to follow the invitation of some travel mates to join them on Gili T. for Christmas. Gili Trawangan is one of three small islands next to Lombok northwesterly located.

Ubud, in central Bali located surrounded by the beauty of green jungle and rice terraces – I love this place! I would move here right away and without hesitating. During my first trip to Bali we’ve been in Ubud only for an hour to visit the Ubud Palace, wander around the souvenir stalls and stop…

I went from Canggu to Uluwatu hoping for a little bit less rain after being flooded for a couple of days. You might already sense what it ended up with: more rain.

For our first two nights in Bali we decided to stay in Kuta close to Legian Beach. Last time I’ve been on Bali in 2012 we stayed in this area as well and I thought it might be a nice idea to go back to a familiar spot. But sometimes the memories are better than…

Mostly known as a base for the Mount Bromo Hiking Tour Probolinggo usually doesn’t host many foreigners. And honestly there is not really much more to see than the main spot Bromo. 

Located at the east coast of Java you can already see the west coast of Bali. Most people might never really heard of Banyuwangi and basically there is not much to see there except from the Volcano tour – quite similar to Probolinggo. 

Getting to Yogyakarta felt a bit like coming home. It’s a warm and cozy city and you can feel the vibes of Yogyakarta easily. Although we didn’t plan to stay that long we ended up spending five days there.

While visiting Banding we figured out that it’s more about the beautiful surrounding area than about Banding itself. We’ve only been there for two days which is not enough as there are so many beautiful spots to visit.