Ubud: Bali's Cultural Side, Ubud, Indonesia

If you are picturing relaxing, sandy beaches for your next island vacation, Ubud is not it! Instead, Ubud is the cultural center of Bali with mopeds zipping in every direction. If you are interested in arts, markets, cafes, temples, and a few scattered rice fields and waterfalls, then you have come to the right place while visiting Bali.

Bali is home to 14 million people, covers 2,230 square miles, and is broken into several regions. International flights arrive at the airport in Denpasar in the southeast section of the island. Expect frustration upon landing!

We, along with every other tourist, thought we had the necessary forms filled out for entry. After all, Singapore Air sent us a link to one of them. Not so! We couldn’t even get to baggage claim without filling out two other online forms (look for the QR codes posted around the area). 

If you have an old phone like me, you will be in a world of hurt! The autofill wouldn’t even populate. Fortunately, I was able to fill out the first form on my friend’s phone. Next, we needed to fill out an online form with our place of stay, including the address. Despite visiting and staying in Ubud, Ubud was not an option! I ended up typing our homestay into Google to come up with the Gianyar Regency, which is like a USA county. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).