Batu Bolong Temple on Lombok Indonesia

by Jonathan Look | Aug 15, 2014 | Indonesia, Photography, Temples, Travel

Fisherman at Batu Bolong Temple Local Helping Maintain Batu Bolong Temple Why Visit Batu Bolong Temple on Lombok Batu Bolong Temple is a stunning Hindu temple located on top of a volcanic outcrop into the Balinese Sea on the south end of Senggigi Beach on Lombok...

Tirta Empul Temple, the Holy Springs in Bali

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...

Ubud Monkey Forest Bali, Indonesia

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...

What Does $65 a Night Get You on Lombok Island?

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...

Photos of Ducks Cleaning Rice Fields in Bali, Indonesia

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...