Novia's Recommended Driver/Host in Bali

This is our lovely Pucak! Awesome personality and extremely nice to guide us on what to do, what to avoid and best spots to take photos without being pestered by road vendors. Also takes care of our safety and stay near to us in places like Uluwatu to protect us from wild monkeys.

Thanks for driving us around and showing lovely Bali to us! Mom totally adore Bali now!



If you need a host too, give Pucak a call +62 81 138 5571 or email him at pucak@telkom.net!

Bali, we will be back!

Bali Day 4

Final day in Bali and we decided to take it slower.

Starting off with breakfast in balcony. The newer room is on level 2 and has a more vast view of the green padi field.


Pretty bland porridge but goes surprising well with their soy sauce.


Off to Ayana Spa!



Tons of awards




Look at this delicately decorated piece of art!


Friendly service staff



Huge dressing room


Will prefer a better quality robe.



My massage room




Spa at Anaya was pleasant but wasn't too mind blowing. Not too worth the price in my humble opinion. We spend close to SGD 400 for a 75 mins massage for two.

After massage we popped in to rip curl outlet stores and gotten a few good deals. And nasi padang before heading to the airport. Finally Pucak (Driver/guide) joined us for a meal and it was a very enjoyable local cruisine!


I was kinda expecting the food to really fill up the entire table. Ok, my expectations were a bit imaginative. =P


Bye bye Bali! I will be back!

Bali Day 3

Fresh fruits


Juice and toast


Off to silver factory


Scaling




Polishing




Then to get painting. This cat is done up with feathers... Amazing!


Gotten a three piece floral painting


Off to famous babi guling!


This is my table



Around Rp 27500 / Sgd 4.20


Crispy skin at Rp 33,000 / Sgd 3.60


Traditional corner


Dig in! Well flavored pork lean meat with one piece of crispy skin. The dish also comes with one small pork's blood intestine and fried intestines.


Big ass coconut


This is yummy!


And yes the pig is big!




Their business is so good that you can see traces of modern technology.


Tanah lot



Beautiful skin


Me molesting snake





During low tide season, you will be able to access Tanah lot temple. But only worshipers are allowed to go into the temple



Tide coming in slowly




Another family taking pictures with snake


And I got to try it too! Boy it was heavy! Cost Rp 80,000 / Sgd 12.20


The memorial wall that lists down the victim for Bali bombing 2002


That piece of land is still vacant at the moment after 8 years.


Kuta beach



Discovery shopping mall


Gotten some coffee fix!



How about some A&W too?




Off to Uluwatu temple. Bali's most spectacular temples located high on a cliff top at the edge of a plateau 250 feet above the waves of the Indian Ocean.




Our driver/guide Pucak accompany us into Uluwatu as the wild monkeys can be pretty aggressive in this area. But they still look somewhat cute. Mum was patting one of them and that monkey suddenly became slightly agitated and displayed his teeth. Pucak immediately stepped up and pulled mummy away.


Magnificent view


Off to Kecak dance



And the men comes in saying "kecak kecak kecak"






The globally recognized handsign



The outfit is very detail and pretty. PS: Don't go near this monkey. He will attempt to freak you out.



Jimbaran bay for dinner. Note: Tourist area = costly







Seafood dinner sets us back around Sgd 100 bucks. *Ouch*

Changed to another better room. Higher bed and still clean and well maintained.