Mr. & Mrs. Carreiro around the world

Ola!

Guys we're back for part 5 for #lifeinbeliseries :D

As  for today, I wanna share the story when we hiked Mt. Batur! yep hiking! cool rite :D

Honestly I was so amazed and proud of myself coz we did it. It was the biggest achievement for me. Do you know why? It's because you need to be very consistent to reach the top. Then you'll see what will happen next!

Let's just start the story!

Sunrise from Mt. Batur

How to get there?

We booked sunrise trekking guide tour.  The package is including as follows:

• Pick up and drop off hotel
• Admission fee
• Breakfast

The driver picked us up at 1.30 AM. Yep very very early :D you need to be ready guys!

He was such a nice driver, explaining everything. At that time I didn't talk much because I was still a bit sleepy :D. We stopped at a warung to have a cup of  coffee and went to a toilet.

at around 3.30 AM we arrived at the designation place. Another guide was waiting for us. He's the one who took us to the top of the mountain. I remember he was so young and he took his brother as well.

What a view!

Trekking to see the sunrise

The young man took us and we started walking. Ah I forgot it's not only  me and my hubby. There's one more guy from Poland. All of us hiked  together. OMG I was so tired and so weak! We started walking and I got tired already. Thank God the guy and the guide they were so patient. The road sometimes was so hard to hike and it's also dark. Each one of us bring water and light for sure but c'mon it's the hardest from me because it's so tiring :(You guys need  to exercise before coming here okay!

We walked so much and it's almost sunrise time. He said if we're not  in hurry we won't be able to see the sunrise. I almost gave up but thinking about seeing the sunrise from the top encouraged  me. So we keep going!

Our young guide said that we almost reach the spot and jajanggggggg OMG! I couldn't believe it. I did it! we arrived. Me and hubby were so happy! The guide gave us breakfast such as hot milk, toast and apple. Ah don't forget to bring jacket because it's so cold here!

Very nice!

Memories!

You can enjoy your hot coffee or milk while watching the sunrise. It's so pretty! We're very grateful to see this!

While watching the sunrise you can see your surrounding. There're monkeys here. You will enjoy the view so much. It's beautiful. We took  so many pictures here.

Sneaky monkey

Hello  monkeys!

After that the guide took us to return to designation place. We're walking back using different route. Ah you can see some people took Jeep tours. Maybe next time we'll try. 

We walked and walked for almost 2 hours. This  time it wasn't that hard comparing we we climbed. We walked but so many people behind us. So you're not  alone :D

Then we finally reached the place and our previous guide already waited for us.

He  took us back to our place and telling us some stories. It was fund and very memorable experience.

I could say this is one of the best experience in Bali for me. 

Breathtaking!

Bali Monkey Sacred Forest Sanctuary

The next one is Monkey Sacred Forest. 

Where is the location?

Monkey forest is located in Ubud area. We went there using a  rent car for few hours. 

How much is the entrance fee?

IDR 80k on weekday and IDR 100k on the weekend.

We were strolling around for maybe an hour or more? I didn't count :D 

There're so many monkeys here, unquestionable!:D 

Don't worry guys  the monkeys they're nice comparing to the monkeys in Uluwatu. In Uluwatu temple they're so wild. So scary :(

We had so much fun here. Feeding the monkeys and hubby even took pictures with a monkey in his shoulder. I didn't do it  coz I got scared  hahahaha

*Bonus

We went to Tanah Lot Temple. Actually that wasn't  our first time. Unfortunately this time it was raining so much and also thunderstorm. So scary! Even tho we didn't visit for long but we took some pictures here.

We  also came to this place but I couldn't remember the name of the place. 

I took this in Ubud :D

After that we headed back home because we got so tired already.

We had so much fun doing these activities. It was unforgettable for me personally.

We didn't give up to see the sunrise and in the end we could see a breathtaking view from the top. After that we met the monkeys in the monkey forest. Thank you for the memories!

See ya!

Ate ja!

xx Mrs. Carreiro

Ola!

Bom Dia from Bali!

It's so humid lately and honestly I feel sick because I'm very sensitive for the weather change. In Bali lately it's so crowded. Yep it's normal already so there are so many tourists come to Bali. Yesterday we went to the shopping mall and we bought so many coffees and teas to send to  Portugal for hubby's friend. 😅. Hubby also cut  his hair and we bought a pocket camera for vlogging! Yay can't wait for our next travel!

Today we will just stay at home and maybe just relax at the cafe here. We visited most places in Bali already so we're kinda confused to decide where to go next. :D Well we will decide it later. As for now I'm gonna write our story when we went to Nusa Penida. Have you ever heard about it?

Klingking Beach

Nusa Penida is an island in the southeastern Bali. I visited this island twice. The first one it was in 2017 with a friend. At that time the road was still a bit hard to reach and bumpy but it was fun. Then we came back to Nusa Penida and now it's much better of course.

How to get there?

You can use a tour or just go by yourself. This time we booked an open trip. So we gather in a place and the driver dropped us in Sanur Harbor. This time we're with Chinese couple from Africa. It's cute because the girl is stronger than the guy because she's girlie but she's the one who ride the bike and handled everything for him. 

After that we departed to Sanur. They prepared the ticket so we just need to go to the fast  boat. You can also do it without a tour. Just come to Sanur harbor and there are so many places to buy fast boat ticket. When we entered the boat they asked to remove our slippers and put it in a box :D. It took around 40  minutes to reach Nusa Penida. Very fast right!

Once you arrive there will be someone's waiting for you with the nametag. The first one I chose private trip but this time we chose open trip. So once we met the driver he was waiting for another group. At first we were with family group but thank God  they changed our group. We're with the same couple and there're 2 couples more but I forgot where they are from. Then we start our day in Nusa Penida!

1. Snorkeling in Crystal Bay

In my first trip I went to this beach for the last destination but this time we came here first. I think it's because we chose for snorkeling. Well actually I didn't go. Hubby did it. He went for snorkeling with the group and I was waiting there with all the drivers even from the other group hahaha. Hang out with the locals.  

In 2017 I came to this crystal bay instead

Hubby said he didn't see many fishes. We went for snorkeling to Thousand Island in Jakarta before and he said it was much better. Maybe he couldn't' find the best spot this time. Poor hubby!

This time for snorkeling thru here, Dirty :( dunno why he took us here

Ah there's a funny story from hubby. He said the guy from Africa (I forgot his name) was throwing up in the water the moment before they jumped to the water for snorkeling. So hubby was kinda shock and wanted to avoid the area where he threw up!🙈I think this guy actually was felling sick the moment we arrived in Nusa Penida but maybe he was just trying to hold it. He couldn't bear it again at that moment! :D

It took around an hour for them to finish snorkeling. After that we were moving to another spot.

2. Angel Billabong

From the parking area we had to walk and walk and we reached the spot. Unfortunately we could only see it from afar. I remember 5 years ago there're some foreigners and they're swimming and chilling there. I heard there were accident so when we came it's prohibited to swim in Angel Billabong. Well the wave was so big of course it's dangerous. We took some nice pictures here. 

Nice hubby

Pretty!

Don't forget to use sunscreen guys as the weather was so hot! Trust me it's a must because your skin will get burned. Don't forget to bring water and keep rehydrating! :D

3. Broken Beach

The location is close to angel billabong. You just need to keep walking and you'll reach broken beach. As I said before don't forget to bring water because well you need to keep walking and it's hot plus tiring lol.

enjoy!

From another spot!

Nice!

It's so crowded here now because there're so many domestic and International tourists. In 2017 it was still very empty but I was so shocked because now it's very famous and full of  people :D

Hubby enjoyed his time and we're walking around to find the spot for taking pictures and video. Ah if you're lucky maybe you could see Manta. Yep few years ago I was lucky and I saw manta. But not this time :D

After taking many pictures and video we headed to a restaurant for lunch! Nice because 5 years ago the tour only prepared a lunchbox even tho it's a private tour 😅

4. Klingking Beach

This one is very famous because it looks like Trex shapes cliff. Visited this place twice already but still amazed with the view. Klingking beach is a very nice spot for taking pictures. The guide-driver took us here and show the best spot for us. He also helped us to take pictures. Nice!

It was tiring and then after taking so many pictures we were just resting and waiting for the other couples in a store. Korean couple bought us a drink. They're very nice! 

Our fave! I took this pic in 2017

Trex shape cliff! (Updated pic lol)

Temple

From afar

Niceee!!

I suddenly remember  something, In 2017 I went to a spot called "Pohon Cinta" (Love tree) I heard the tree is broken. Maybe because too many people come to take picture here. It's a shame because it's  a nice spot tho!

in 2017 at Pohon cinta!lol

Klingking beach was our last destination for the tour. After that we prepared to come back to Sanur. The driver gave us fast boat ticket. It took around 40 minutes to arrive in Sanur.

The driver already standby in Sanur and to drop us in the same spot when he picked us. Then we booked online car to go back to our apartment.

Wow what a day! It was fun even tho it's not my first time. Hubby was also happy because we could explore. We can say "been there and done that yay!"

It's a long journey

Spot for taking pics

Ready to go back!

Next time  we will share the story when we went to Mt. Batur and Monkey Sacred Forest Sanctuary.

See you!

Ate ja!

xx Mrs. Carreiro

Ola! 

I'm back with the continuation of #lifeinbali series. 

Today I wanna share our experience when we visited south-western tip of Bali area which is around Uluwatu, Jimbaran etc. Usually we rent a car or using a tour. But today it's gonna be different  guys as we didn't use any tour and rent a car. 

This time we independently went there by ourselves. We used an online app. Yep we just wanna try something  different. From Kuta we ordered grab car to Jimbaran area and our destination is Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) statue. Fyi this is the tallest building ever in Bali. 

GWK

It is the tallest statue of a Hindu deity and the tallest statue in Indonesia. Credit: Wikipedia

If you come to Bali you will notice that there's no skyscrapers in Bali. The reason that there's a local rule based on their belief that the height of the building shouldn't exceed the height of coconut trees. When I was living in Bali  few years ago I remember one thing. I was drying my clothes and put it up near the shower before putting it outside. Then the clean lady come to my place to clean the room and she was so shocked. She asked me whether she could remove it. I didn't mind of course. Then she told me and explained that I shouldn't do it. In Bali they believe they can't put something too high like that. Well I didn't know and thanks to the lady I came to understand about many things. "When you are in Rome do as Romans."

Back to the story.

We decided to go using Grabcar at that time and headed to GWK statue.

1. Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Statue.

This is the tallest building in Bali as its not allowed to have a tall building to respect their gods. Since GWK statue is the statue of the god so they allow it.

Once you arrived you need to use a transportation to enter. IDR then once you arrive you need to pay the entrance fee is IDR 125K. You will be welcomed by a welcome drink and wet towel and you can relax for a moment. 

Welcome

The statue

The statue (2)

Nice view

Nice view (2)

We didn't go up

See you next time!

After that you can enjoy surrounding area such as performances in the amphitheater etc. You can see Kecak dance performance as well. 

If you wanna go up to the statue you will need to pay a buggy car cost IDR 30K/pax and the entrance fee which I forgot. We didn't go up at that time because we were hungry and it was so hot. So we just walked around and decided to come back.

When we came back it was a bit hard since they didn't allow online taxi. So we had to walk a bit far away to grab one. 

2. Honeymoon beach

This is a hidden gem because I didn't know this beach exist. I stayed in Ayana Jimbaran before and they have private beach so basically this beach is between Ayana and Jimbaran beach. It's nice to enjoy sunset here. Bring your own snacks and enjoy your sunset from the cliff.

Sunset from the cliff

Nice view (3)

Nice view (4)

3. Uluwatu temple and Kecak Dance Performance 

Honestly for this one we booked for a scooter bike tour IDR 275K/pax because we knew that this area will be crowded and we wanted to avoid traffic jam. Unfortunately we couldn't book for 2 bikes coz they only have limited 1 bike tour daily. Fyi guys if you wanna book scooter bike to Uluwatu temple like  better you book a car. They only provide 1 bike daily and once you book you can't cancel and it's non-refundable.  I booked for hubby first but when I tried to book for me it's unavailable. We wanted to  just let it go but fortunately the tour contacted us and we could upgrade to use a car since hubby didn't want to go alone. So we upgraded to a car and pay additional charged IDR 200K. The driver picked us up at 4pm in our apartment and we headed to Uluwatu temple. 

Sunset from the temple

As I thought the traffic was bad because I remember the road is narrow. We arrived at 5.30pm and we couldn't get the 1st session because it's sold out. Crazy 1200 tickets sold out for 1st session.

We entered the temple and the fee is IDR 50k/foreigner and IDR 30K/local. You can just enjoy the sunset from the cliff. Be very careful because the monkeys here are very wild. They stole so many things and just threw it away from the cliff. They are very sneaky coz they will suddenly come to you and steal glasses, phone or food. Be careful with your bag no matter what coz they will just grab and steal it from you. I'm not trying to scare you but I got scared for real lol. I saw them stealing someone's glasses and bottle from the tree! Sudden attack!🙈

Monkeys

They are wild

Sneaky

Ah don't forget before doing anything buy your ticket to watch the dance first. We got the 2nd session and it started at 7. 15 pm. The theater to watch it near the temple.

After strolling around in the temple, we queued to watch the dance performance. For the 2nd session was sold around 400 tickets.  Well the first session they sold 1200 tickets😱 crazy in total 1600 tickets daily!

Very nice

Kecak dance performance

It was a nice performance. We liked it and enjoyed it so much. It's a must see when you come to Bali!

After that we headed back to our apartment.

If you wanna have dinner you can try the seafood in Jimbaran beach. Its famous tho. We didn't go because we preferred to have dinner in our apartment. Few years ago I did it. I had dinner in Jimbaran and it was such a nice experience. You can eat your dinner so close to the beach. Yummy seafood :D

4. Sawangan Beach

One more info, Uluwatu area is actually famous for surfing. I will share you another hidden place for you to surf. I came here to arrange a wedding but because of that I found another hidden gem here in Bali 🤪 yep the  name is Sawangan beach. I didn't take hubby here yet coz it's a bit hard for us to go and hubby didn't buy surfing board. Well he prefer to swim in the swimming pool in our apartment now. He said he got lazy so he will just go surfing when he really wants it 😂

I only have this one :D I accidentally deleted all pics :(

That's it for today. We will continue our next story in the next post. Yep we will share about Nusa Penida Island! See you soon!

Ate ja!

xx Mrs. Carreiro