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The Island of the Gods: Bali Series

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Welcome to the Island of the Gods - the ultimate island destination in Asia, Bali in Indonesia. After spending 2 days in Jakarta, my family managed to make last minute arrangements to the famed tourist spot. We were fortunate to find reasonable airfares (4k pesos roundtrip) via Air Asia flight from Jakarta to Denpasar in Bali. I have been in Bali 3 years ago, so I was expecting that much have changed. My parents were just in Bali six months ago, so I was expecting them to reminisce about their recent trip. We arrived at 8AM, after an almost 2 hour flight. After getting our luggage, I arranged for an AUV that would be delivered to our villa after lunch. Yes, we stayed at a villa. The best thing about Bali is that the island was the birthplace of villas - detached private accommodations that mostly boast of its own pool and luxurious amenities. I will be talking about our villa in my next entries. For now, we were picked up by the villa manager, and jetted off to Seminyak, the upscale ne