Bali Tour Guide

I am not a coffee drinker, but since I went tour with my client, Karl , coffee supplier in Kuala Lumpur, then that day I had to drink about 4 to 5 cups of coffee during the day which make me a wake the next 24 hours. (by the way, this is the second part of Arabica coffee hunt in Bali .) On our last tour searching for coffee, we went to Kintamani and Menangi village. Karl, my client, was very happy there that he could taste the real Bali coffee. On this tour, we went to a different route; to Banyuatis village. Banyuatis village is a very popular village in Bali as coffee producer. On the way to Banyuatis, we stopped at Candi Kuning market. For locals, this place seems to be a must stop. We stopped for about twenty minutes there for getting fruit and snacks. In Banyuatis village, an hour later, we stopped at a restaurant called Ngiring Ngewedang. It was quite interesting that this difficult-to-pronounce-name-restaurant for westeners actually means "let's have some coffee."

Karl Priston, a coffee supplier, sent me an email and said that he needed a Bali tour guide who can assist him while travelling around Bali in search for Bali coffee. In particular, it was called Arabica coffee. He was not interested in any other type ofcoffee (Robusta coffee or any other coffee). First we went to Seribatu village and met my acquintance, Oka, to ask him about where can we get the Arabica coffee. Based on Oka's info, we headed to Mengani Village (S8°17'17.25", E115°14'58.78") , north of Kintamani Village. It was a remote village, far from any where. While observing the village, Karl asked if the people who lived around the village would enjoy spending in a place like Kuta which was totally different from this mountainous area. Maybe not. We arrived at the coffee processing place. I walked to the main building and saw a stack of wet coffee beans waiting to be peeled off. The beans go to a kind of chanel where it will then squeezed by certain kind of

Thank you to Isis, Faye, Kalu (house wife) and Yenting from Malaysia. These ladies are very kind and keep calling me Mr. Pudhu instead of just Putu. Most of the time I can not follow their conversation because they spoke Mandarin (especially Faye). They also taught me a few mandarin and Hokkien. For example, chii sao may (pig smell) kafe (coffee), taa (tea) suwey (water) and lu chu (piglet). Once Faye said that Bali is a "beyootayfoo" island which according to her it is just simply means Bali is a beautiful island. It is hard to believe this because they laughed secretly behind me. Isis said to me "remember to say Bali is a "beyootayfoo" island to your other Malaysian client." ( I will discuss about this word meaning later) Tour with these ladies were very exciting. When we arrived at Kintamani and was about to check in the hotel they booked from the Internet, the reception said there was no vacant room. But they insisted that they have paid and booked a

Meet a friend of mine, Gobang, a fisherman in Lovina beach. He would be happy to take you to "hunt" for dolphins around the sea near Lovina. The dolphins can be seen mostly in the morning. You need to start early to catch them jumping and flying in the air. Meet Gobang at the "Dolphin Statue" in front of the beach, and he would walk you to the beach to his boat. Hop in to his boat, and sit down while he starts his boat's engine. And off you go. And so you will voyage around the sea with Gobang. He will show you where the dolpins are. Just look around, the dolphins can appear at any time. Sometimes you can see them at the distance, but sometimes they jump up by the boat. If you bring a camera, you need to switch on so it will be ready to take photos of these beautiful creature. They are very fast for amateur photographer, so get your camera ready all the time. Especially when the dolphins are on sight. Final words, you can contact Gobang at +62 81 353 220 202.I c

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For USD 10 you can have your face sketched on a piece of paper in 10 minutes. Maybe you can pay less if you bargain. You can get this service in Ulun Danu Temple, close to the two tall shrines that stand on small islands on Lake Bratan. Arriving in this place, you will notice the sample of the sketch being displayed around in the garden of the temple. This is not a proper business place. The sketcher and his wife open his business under the tree in the garden of the temple. The quality of his sketch is quite good. You can see the sketch of Obama, Shah Rukh Khan,Nelson Mandela or Mikail Gorbachov. But not so many people use his sketching service. Maybe you can try to have your face sketched.

I know you can find this anywhere in the world in any tourist destination. But if you happen to see this in Bali, and you want to try to take your photo with these poor animals, you can. You have some selections: the beautiful python, the handsome bat, the cute iguana, and some other animal which you can usually spot in Bali’s tour destination. Places that have this “additional” attractions are Tanah Lot Temple, Kedaton Monkey Forest, and somewhere close to Lake Bratan (Ulun Danu Temple). It is a chance of life time, to conquer your fear by having the python around your body. Remember that python don’t bite its victim, but they swallow it. And also, before taking photos with you, the python has big breakfast already and may not be interested in swallowing anything for hours. So, no reason to worry. With the bats, you can feed them. They like papaya, mango, banana, and other fruit. In Bali, they are fed with Fanta. They like it. Well, hug the python, or cuddle the iguana, kiss the ba