by Jonathan Look | May 18, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Photography, Travel
For over a thousand years Balinese Hindu worshipers have been drawn to a mysterious place, that is also one of Bali attractions, the Tirta Empul Temple. Known to the Balinese as Pura Tirta Empul and more casually as Holy Springs the temple is the site of bubbling...
by Jonathan Look | May 16, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Nature, Photography, Travel
A Family of Monkeys at Monkey Forest in Bali Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali, near the town of Ubud, consists of three 11th-century Balinese Hindu temples on 27 acres dedicated to (again) monkeys. Around 600 of these sassy simians, monkeys otherwise known as Balinese...
by Jonathan Look | May 11, 2014 | Adventure, Indonesia, Travel
My birthday was coming around so we decided to leave the peaceful little villa in the rice fields of Ubud, for a few days and visit the beach on another Indonesian island — Lombok. For $65 USD a night we were able to get a nice second floor room, overlooking the...
by Jonathan Look | May 8, 2014 | Adventure, Bali, Indonesia, Travel
Ducks With a Mission There is a hidden army in the rice fields of Bali. Although small in stature the soldiers in this army perform a big job —protecting the paddies from invasion. For little glory these little fighters battle, the field of insects, weeds and garner...
by Jonathan Look | Apr 29, 2014 | Adventure, Indonesia, Travel
It was my friend Sarah’s birthday and we wanted to do something special to celebrate, but when you are already living your dreams finding something more special than day-to-day living can be difficult. It is also kind of hard to beat the time we are having in Ubud but...