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"B" as in Beautiful. "B" as in Bali.







"Traveling is the great true love of my life... I am loyal and constant in my love of travel. I feel about travel the way a happy new mother feels about her impossible, colicky, restless newborn baby - I just
 don't care what it puts me through. Because I adore it. Because it's mine. Because it looks exactly like me" - E.G. 


Beach day today. I grabbed a taxi and asked to be taken to dreamland beach this morning. I was dropped off at another beach instead but it's cool, it was an awesome beach, Suluwan Beach. I had a wonderful breakfast and watched people surf from the hilltop balcony. After I relaxed a bit I walked out, and headed towards Padang Padang Beach. I learned today that there's a lot of locals on their motorbikes looking for tourist that are walking to give them rides. Also known as "ojeks" just locals trying to make some money. Public transportation in Bali is practically non-existent. In Bali you either A) rent a motorbike and drive it everywhere ($3.50 a day!) B) get a taxi (blue bird company is the best) or C) hire a private driver. I would have totally rented a motorbike to get around but the roads here are super confusing and I only have wifi connection for internet so I would probably lose a lot of time getting nowhere. Also I can't get hurt on my first week abroad! I have 28 days to go, I'll leave those adventures for the end;) 

Anyhow I forgot the name of the breakfast nook above but it was delicious :P

When I got to Padang Padang beach I felt a tear roll down my face. Happy tears. Why is our earth such a beautiful thing? I live for the views and the natural sceneries our Mother Earth has to offer. Thanks again Bali Gods. 





The sun was very bright most of the time so my camera couldn't quite capture what my eyes saw (there's another excuse for you to come, you're welcome) 

My last stop was Uluwatu Temple. The temple is build on the edge of a 70 meter cliff by the sea. "Ulu" means edge and "watu " means cliff, hence the name. The views are absolutely amazing and I came right before sunset, so the view was even better. This is where I wish a had a DSLR camera ( I need to stop saying that and just invest!) 








My feet are so tired and I am feeling some blisters coming on (please pray with me that they don't) I've been walking an average of 5-7 miles a day. Tomorrow I will definitely focus on taking care of my physical body- massages! 


Interesting  tid-bit : I've noticed an overwhelming large amount of Mexican restaurants in Bali... which is so interesting to me. I googled it but didn't get many answers ( also didn't spend too much time digging anyway) I've never seen such a big influence of Mexican food in a country so far away from Mexico. It's pretty cool. Some restaurant names I saw just to name a few, " El Kabron" and "Chichis" ( insert laughing emoji here).








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