Bali honeymoon trip

I went to Bali for honeymoon in the month of November 2017.  It was a memorable trip. We stayed one km away from Jimbaran beach in Hotel Astari Villa. Jimbaran beach we felt is the best beach in Bali.

This was my first foreign trip. So I was initially apprehensive that if we would face any problem during the trip. But we faced no problems during the trip.

Makemytrip had booked cab and a guide for us who took us to hotel from the airport. We converted american dollars to local currency during our trip to hotel.

In many shops you can use your credit card if you have international spending enabled. For travelling within Bali, Uber or local taxis can be used. Uber is much cheaper than local taxis.

For using mobile, we had taken international roaming plan of airtel. You can also buy local sim. They contain 1-2 gb of mobile data. Using that one can talk to home using whatsapp. Whatsapp is very popular in Bali.

During our stay in Bali, we visited many places. But three places among them really stood out.  Jimbaran beach is the best among beaches. Sand in shores of Jimbaran beach is very soft.

Secondly Uluwatu temple is really special. It is a hindu temple located on a cliff looking over the sea.  They do an amazing fire dance every evening on the cliff.

Thirdly Bali Safari and Marine Park is very amazing. It is one  of the costlier things to do in Bali. But it is pretty good. 

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