1. Tanah Lot Temple

Tanah Lot temple is one of 10 most visited temple in Bali. It is bustling with tourist everyday. Tanah Lot temple is situated on a top of a large black rock. During high tides, the access way from the beach to the temple will be filled by the ocean.

There is also a small fee of IDR 60,00 (SGD$6.00) for adults and IDR 30,000 (SGD$3.00) for child to enter the temple. 

Address: Jl. Tanah Lot, Beraban, Kediri, Kabupaten Tabanan, Bali 82121, Indonesia

2. Uluwatu water temple

Uluwatu Temple is another famous sea temple in Bali that worth visiting. It is one of the nine directional temples that meant to protect the island from evil spritis. The temple is situated at the edge of the rock overlooking the sea.

The entrance fee to the temple is 30,000 Rp  (SGD$3.00)

Address: Pecatu, South Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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3. Tegalalang Rice Terraces

If you ever googled Ubud, there is a good chance that you have seen the Instagram worthy photographs of Tegalalang Rice Terrace. This stunning rice terrace is hard to miss when you are traveling around Ubud area. As it is a popular tourist spot to take some breathtaking photos, the terrace is well maintained by the locals hence the green foliage around the rice terrace create an amazing pattern. It is totally free to visit but do expect wet mud if you want to step into the rice terrace.

Address: Jl. Raya Tegallalang, Tegallalang, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80561, Indonesia

4. Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave)

Goa Gajah also known as Elephant Cave is an archaeological site which was discovered by Dutch Archaeologist in 1923. The exact origin of the cave are uncertain but it is believed to be a place for spiritual mediation.

Explore the Ancient relics there but do take note that everyone who enters the place has to wear a sarong waist down which can be rented there and women who is having their peroid are forbidden to enter.

Address: Bedulu Village, Jalan Raya Goa Gajah, Blahbatuh, Gianyar

5. Mount Batur

There are 2 ways to view this active volcano. You can either take a 2 hours hike or take a car/drive up to Kintamani village. We decided to take the easy way out and have our guide drive us up to view the breathtaking Mount Batu. You can also enjoy your meal while having an amazing view.

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6. Jimbaran Beach

Jimbaran Bay has 40 restaurants that feature a beachside open-air eatery style. Enjoy the sunset there while having your romantic dinning experience with your love ones. Over the years it has bloom into a famous tourist spot hence the price can be alittle more upscale compare to other restaurant in Bali. But for the view I guess it is worth a try.

7. Tegenungan Waterfall

This is one of the hidden gem we found in Bali.  The fees to enter is 15,000 Rp (SGD$1.50). To reach the waterfall you would need to hike another 10 minutes from the ticket booth. It will be crowded after 1pm we if you wish to avoid crowd we recommend you to visit this place early. 

NOTE: Do not do cliff jumping as the water is not deep enough hence it is exteremly dangerous.

Operating time is from 6.30AM to 6.00PM.

Address: Jalan Ir. Sutami, Kemenuh, Sukawati, Kemenuh, Sukawati, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80581, Indonesia

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However, with that many kind of cuisines operating on a small island, there isn’t guaranteed quality or taste for all cuisines and it is especially hard when you are operating a small shop with huge influx of hungry customers. There is this one casual dining place at New Taipei City that serves incredibly fresh and tasty Japanese style seafood don, or seafood bowl. This dining place is called 二男料理(pinyin: Er Nan Liao Li). Unfortunately, they do not have an English name, so we will refer 二男料理as it is in Mandarin.

二男料理is seated in the middle of New Taipei City, twenty minutes away from Banqiao station. Many people might miss it if they are not aware, this restaurant sits right between many motor and auto shops, unless you are trying to look for food in the middle of motor oils. However, even if you visit the area during the lunch hour, you will see a line of hungry people lining outside this one small restaurant. There are so many people that you have to take a queue number and expect to wait for a while before you have a seat. You have to make your order while you’re queuing, unfortunately there are no pictures on the ordering slip nor there are any language other than Mandarin, so you might have a little trouble to know what’s what on the slip. Worry not, the friendly staff will help you to understand what’s on the menu. 二男料理serves mainly Japanese seafood items such as seafood don, various raw fish sushi and several other kinds of gunkansushi(sushi wrapped with seaweed with various topping). My personal favourite and highly recommended by me is the 二男丼and their aburi salmon sushi.

Look at the size of the bowl, look at that prawn! All these at the price of 620NT$, you can’t find anything this good at this price. The freshness of the seafood is unbelievable, it’s so fresh that you can taste the subtle sweetness in the fish and prawn, you might just taste the sea itself. The prawns are extremely firm to bite, but not hard. The salmon melts in the mouth and the maguro has that sweetness upon landing on your tongue. There is really nothing to complain about the seafood don, if there is one, probably that I can’t have enough of them.

The aburi salmon sushi, in fact all other sushi, are prepared and made in front of the customers. You can see the chefs handling the rice and the fishes, after a perfect nigiri sushi is formed, the chef will then uses kitchen blowtorch and lightly fry the salmon on the top. The fat in the salmon fish will melt slightly and a fragrance will emit out from the fish. You put it in your mouth and it will immediately melts in it, the flavour of the vinegar rice and the salmon combine and form a heavenly taste. If you are a fan of ginger or wasabi, it will even further enhance the flavour.

There are a lot more seafood to choose and enjoy in the menu, but too bad that my stomach can’t take in that much food. I spent less than 1000NT$, which roughly translate less than $50SGD for a whole meal of seafood that probably worth more than that. This is one restaurant I will always return to whenever I visit Taiwan.

You can get to 二男料理by taking bus 307 from Banqiao bus station, which is located right next to Banqiao train station. Alight at Banqiao Motor Vehicle Office, 7 stops later, then continue walk forward and you will reach 二男料理in no time.

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