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If you’ve read Eat, Pray, Love, you’ll remember the Balinese city of Ubud, which is featured quite prominently in Elizabeth Gilbert’s book.
We’ve just arrived to our new home away from home in Ubud, the Nirwa Homestay (affiliate link). The family run guest house is surrounded by a panorama of vibrant rice paddies. Our soundtrack is that of nature: soprano crickets, boisterous roosters, and babbling canals.
Photography & text © Tricia A. Mitchell. All Rights Reserved.
Hi! My name is Tricia Mitchell. I delight in telling stories about my slow travels through more than 65 countries. Some of my highlights have included sharing meals with locals in Armenia, Cambodia, and Tunisia; sipping sparkling wine with French cousins in Alsace; milking goats in a sleepy Bulgarian village; and training with a Japanese mine-clearance team in Laos. My husband, Shawn, and I are based in France’s Loire Valley.
Thanks for visiting my blog. Best of luck on your travels. Very nice photos.
Hello, Victor, and thanks for subscribing! It’s a pleasure to have fellow adventurers and photographers joining along – in spirit – on our travels. Look forward to seeing more inspiration from Photobackstory, and learning blogging pointers from you as well!
You forgot to mention the quacking of the ducks! :-)
So true! They’re serenading us – with a very loud symphony – as I type. I’m still familiarizing myself with all this incredible fauna! :-)
Beautiful scenery, it looks like paradise.
Jane, I’ve used that same descriptor many times while being here. It’s not just the natural scenery either — it’s the friendly locals, the offerings, the exotic and detailed architecture, the overall spirit of the place, and the way it makes one feel.
Bali is at the very top of my wanderlust wish list! Seems like a gorgeous place inside and out.
Britt, I hope your travels will take you there soon then. We used it as a launching pad for our Southeast Asian adventure last year. The friendly people and lush scenery really make it special. Our highlights were a fire dance at the seaside Uluwatu Temple; spending an afternoon with Ketut Liyer of Eat, Pray, Love fame; learning how to make the floral offerings; and relaxing in our little homestay among rice paddies, just listening to nature’s symphony.
Sounds amazing. And, I love Eat, Pray, Love…wonderful story!
Britt, it was interesting to see how the city of Ubud was capitalizing on its Eat, Pray, Love fame (themed tours and souvenirs and lots of female solo travelers, etc.) Here is a little photo series from our afternoon with Ketut: https://triciaannemitchell.com/2011/11/27/an-afternoon-with-eat-pray-loves-ketut-liyer/
Hope you get there soon!
Very awesome! Just checked it out. It’s amazing how Hollywood turns even the most remote places into tourist attractions. It seems that Ketut is handling his fame with grace. : )
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