Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Many of us when we’re abroad for a vacation would enroll in a tour package and let someone else handle all the arrangements pertaining to places, transportation, accommodation and the like. There’s indeed an argument for leaving planning to the
In the old days in the mid to late 90s when we were still using portable CD players, I had a CD wallet alongside the player in my haversack. I was commuting from Yio Chu Kang station where home was
My apologies all round for the long lag time between part III and IV of our Bali notes.:( Strangely, dining in Bali had both its ups and downs. We sampled some excellent food, but in other places it was near
On our first day in Bali, we had hired a driver to fetch us from the airport to Tepi Sawah Villa, our pre-booked accommodation for our entire 6-day vacation in Bali. On our journey to Tepi Sawah, I kept seeing red
The natural sights in Bali was really what I was keen on visiting. There were several new filters I’d acquired in the months before the trip that I was eager to try them out on landscapes, and specifically the graduated
There must be thousands of temples and shrines on Bali of varying sizes and importance, but each one is still beautifully decorated with status, carvings, and many also in Balinese-styled architecture and landscaping. That said, the sheer number of temples
Over the next couple of days, I’ll be writing recollections of our Bali trip oriented around subject areas. This is gonna be mostly for our recording purposes so in a few decades’ time when we’re all old and forgetful, at
Our fifth day in Bali was mostly spent in photography subject-specific places; we started off in the early morning at the Botanic Gardens in Ubud for macro flower photography, then continued onto the Bird Park for animal photography, then the
The second place I was really looking forward to visit was the cliffs at Pura Luhur Uluwatu after looking at the pictures taken of the area. This area is the southermost tip of Bali, and apparently is a small village
Day 4 of our Bali trip was packed with the more natural sights of the island, starting with one of the two places I most wanted to visit—the Jati Luwih rice terraces. Dewa Marco drove north for nearly two hours
Got time for another post after Yang’s just finished his. The sighting of terrace padi fields is one the highlights during our stay in Bali. It was something which I learnt about in secondary two Geography lessons but never get
If Tepi Sawah Villa is charming by day, it’s absolutely stunning at night. The compound is pretty compact, and every inch of the villa is lovingly landscaped in the Balinese garden style with use of water, ponds, flowers, status and
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