The Best of Bali Holiday

The Indonesian island of Bali is known to be the major tourist destination in the country. It has a lot to offer to every tourist from backpackers to the middle class and also to the super rich ones. Arm yourself with travel tips and guides before visiting Bali. It is also advise to plan your trip ahead to this island including your search for affordable accommodations, cheap flights to Bali and other travel information that will help you ease and enjoy your holiday.

Why Bali? It is because Bali is simply one of the best and it has a lot to offer to every guest and tourist like you. No wonder Bali received the Best Island award from Travel and Leisure in 2010.

Water Activities- This is one of the reasons why Bali is flocked by tourists from all corners of the world from day to day. Bali is famous for having many interesting scuba sites like the Padang Bai, the wreck of USAT Liberty at Tulamben, Nusa Penida and Menjangan Island. Surfing, white-water rafting and sport fishing are among the famous water activities in the island.


See The Temples- The numerous Hindu temples in Bali are considered to be the best-known attraction in the island. According to customary law, each village should construct and maintain three temples. I can't imagine how many villages are there in Bali. If it is over a hundred, you can for sure see a lot of temples there. Don't miss to visit the Uluwatu Temple, the "mother temple" of Besakih, Pura Ulun Danu Batur, Pura Luhur Batukaru, Pura Ulun Danu Bratan are among the famous ones.

Beaches in Bali- Another best reason why Bali is visited by many tourists every year. This so-called "Famed Island of the Gods" is famous for its beaches. Among the choices are Lovina Beach, Nusa Dua, Medewi Beach, Soka Beach, Jimbaran and the Legian beach.

Try and Taste Balinese Food- You can find a lot of restaurants and cafes in Bali serving both international and Indonesian foods. The nasi goreng, mie goreng and the nasi campur are among the famous Indonesians food to try. Also taste the Balinese delicacies such as the Bebek betutu, Lawar,Sate lilit and Babi guling are among the famous ones.

Experience the Landscape, Art and Monuments in Bali- You will for sure experience many of these when visiting this beautiful island.

Shopping in Bali can also be a lot of fun especially in bargaining. There are lot of fashion boutiques there and you will always find affordable prices when shopping. The arts and crafts in Bali are very popular. When you go shopping, be sure that you are in your best bargaining condition.

A Day-Sightseeing in Amsterdam

Sometimes a day sightseeing in a city is not enough to see everything. If you are clever enough to plan ahead for your travel, you can maximize your trip and can even see a lot of sights in a certain place or city in just one day. This is what we did last summer 2010 during our one day sightseeing in Amsterdam, the capital city of Netherlands.

One good thing we did during our Europe tour last 2010 was planning our trip ahead of time. Five months before our trip, we already started looking for cheap flights to Amsterdam, Rome, Paris, Brussels and Cologne including affordable hotels to stay.

Let's go back to Amsterdam. We started our sightseeing tour by taking a canal boat cruise. As far as I can remember, we started the cruise in front of the Heineken Brewery. You can get a general view of Amsterdam when doing this and it is also an excellent way of viewing its main sights. The cruise took around 90 minutes and we truly enjoyed the sights that we saw along the canals.

boats and houses along the canals of Amsterdam. This was taken during our trip last August 2010.

After the cruise, we took a walk on the historic part of the city. At the Dam Square in Amsterdam, we met a friend who currently lives near this city. Among the few sights you can see there are the Royal Palace, National Memorial statue, the famous wax museum of Madame Tussauds, the Nieuwe Kerk or the New Church and the hotel Krasnapolsky.

The famous Madame Tussaud wax museum in Amsterdam. We don't have the chance to go inside it.

There are a lot of cafes and restaurants to choose in Amsterdam and we preferred to eat in a Japanese restaurant. While waiting for our order, we chit-chatted with our friend whom we met there. It was so far a great time seeing her again after so many years.

After our lunch, we went a bit shopping for souvenirs. You can have a lot of choices when shopping in Amsterdam. The 1 km shopping street of Nieuwedijk-Kalverstraat is quite interesting. It is a pedestrian full of tourists, students, locals and other people just hanging around. Our walk to the Red Light district was also fine but not so interesting compared going there during the night. You know what I mean!

the cheese factory we visited near Amsterdam. They also explained and had a demo on how cheese is being processed.

We also had the chance to make some sidetrips in a cheese and wood-shoe factory nearby and a photo pause in one of the windmills there. It was only a day trip but so far we did saw and experienced a lot of things and sights. It was simply a great trip we had in Amsterdam!