The most thing that I discovered in Bali and as far as the places that I have tried is that there is no MSG in the food. Why do they need to? The beautiful and aromatic spices gives the dishes here a big lift in flavour. So naturally, I was curious about the Chinese food and if there any MSG is used in its dishes.
As I have mentioned in my previous posts, we have done very little planning for this trip. I was very thankful that there was free Wifi in the room in which I did some research to find the nearest place around to have dinner. This Balinese/Chinese restaurant, Bale Bali, kept coming up in many forums so we decided why not give it a try since it was quite close to our apartment.
Ubud is located in the middle of Bali. There are no beaches or mr macho walking around topless and hands swinging by his hand. Instead this town is surrounded by rain forests, rice padi fields and terraces, little art communities, temples, rivers and villages. The lifestyle here is more boho, lesser noise pollution from honking traffic and fresher air from lack of continous construction. So this is a preferred place to visit in Bali if you like the more cultured lifestyle.
There are many “authorised” money changes in Bali. I had to write about this and hope that all that visits Bali are awary of these so called money changers. They are everywhere and their little stalls are basically like wooden counters and manned by 2 or 3 males. The advertised rates are fantastic and this is the hook to get you in.
Our first impression of Bali is chaos. The traffic is terrible. The streets are way too narrow to accommodate all the cars & motorbikes. Constructions are going on almost everywhere and there was little footpath to walk on. But this is expected when coming to a touristy beach holiday. And we are staying at one [...]
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