Country #5: Indonesia

We made it to Bali! After years of seeing this place online we finally got to check it out for ourselves. We had been desperately behind on sleep and planning so Bali was the perfect place to slow down for a bit. Our first stop was in Canggu, where we rented a room in a villa with a pool and spent the week hanging out, eating realgood (and for cheap), and the evenings watching the sunset at the beach. 

We hit up Ubud next and fell in love with Jiwa’s place, our villa where they served the most delicious banana pancakes every morning. We loved it so much we extended our stay at the villa twice. While staying in Ubud, we hiked Mt. Batur, and did an overnight trip to Mt. Ijen. Mt. Ijen is a nighttime hike (I think we started hiking at 2am) down into an active volcano and sulfur mine. If the weather conditions are right, you’ll see blue fire! Seeing the miners was one of the most eye-opening experiences we’ve encountered to date.

We finished our Bali tour with a few days by the beach in Seminyak.

Bali Daily Itinerary

DayDateLocationWhat We DidNotable Item(s)SleepVlog
715/11/2022CangguTravel dayCanggu AirbnbDay 71
725/12/2022CangguRest / planning dayChilled at the villa it was niceCanggu Airbnb
735/13/2022CangguRest / planning dayCanggu Airbnb
745/14/2022CangguRest / planning dayCanggu Airbnb
755/15/2022CangguRest / planning dayCanggu Airbnb
765/16/2022CangguRest / planning dayCanggu Airbnb
775/17/2022CangguExplored CangguCanggu AirbnbDay 77
785/18/2022UbudUbud Monkey ForestStayed at Jiwa’s guest house. Best pancakes everJiwa’s Guest HouseDay 78
795/19/2022UbudCampuhan ridge walkJiwa’s Guest HouseDay 79
805/20/2022UbudRice terrace, bali swings, coffee Jiwa’s Guest HouseDay 80
815/21/2022UbudRest / planning dayDay 81
825/22/2022UbudMt Batur sunrise hikeMt Batur Sunrise
835/23/2022Ubud/JavaTravel from Ubud to JavaMt Ijen ExperienceDay 83
845/24/2022Java/UbudHike Mt IjenJiwa’s Guest HouseDay 84
845/24/2022Java/UbudDay 84.2
845/24/2022Java/UbudDay 84.3
855/25/2022UbudExplore UbudJiwa’s Guest HouseDay 85
865/26/2022UbudRest / planning dayJiwa’s Guest HouseDay 86
875/27/2022UbudRest / planning dayJiwa’s Guest HouseDay 87
885/28/2022SeminyakExplore SeminyakGrandmas Plus HotelDay 88
895/29/2022SeminyakExplore SeminyakGrandmas Plus HotelDay 89
905/30/2022SeminyakUluwatu TempleGrandmas Plus HotelDay 90

Everything we spent while in Bali can be found in our Bali Budget Breakdown

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We’re Claire and Peter. In 2022 we took a corporate gap year to see the world. Three years later…we’re still on the road.