this was absolutely the best trip i have EVER been on. first of all i'm 17 and i was invited by a friend of mine to go with her and her uncle. so of course i said yes. the plane ride sucked. my first impressions of outside the airport at Denpasar was a little scared. thousands (not literally) of cab drivers, etc. everwhere. luckily my friend's uncle works out of Bali so he had one of his friends come pick us up. there was construction going on on the roads i was surprised to see there were both men and women doing the hard stuff. those girls must be really tough. i have never been so afraid for my life. more motorbikes than i can count and everyone honking their horns and everyone driving like a maniac. the only way i can describe it is they are the best good-bad drivers. if u've been u probably get it. the first stoplight we get to a beggar woman w/ her kid comes up to the window asking for money...it was soo sad i didn't know what to do...my friends uncle gave her a few hundred rupiah though. going on...we stayed in Ubud at Tegal Sari. i HIGHLY recommend this place. the boys are all sweet and the breakfast is goood. bargaining is so much fun!! i had no idea how to do it at first but watching my friends uncle i picked it up fast. it was about 6800 rp to the dollar and even at that we could eat at the Dirty Duck (a VERY good restaurant in Ubud) for about $4-6. its sooooo cheap! i'd write more but i've had a long day...so i'll write alot more tom. talk to y'all then:)
~carebear