Beat The Waves On The Bali Island

You must already know sports surfing. The most visited surf destination is the island of Bali. There are many beaches with waves that are challenging and desirable. Before we discuss some of the beaches in Bali that became a favorite surfing place, we know the history of surfing. Previously in Hawaii, there was an ancient tradition called "he'e nalu which means the shift of a wave." According to the ancient Hawaiian culture that the sea that has the waves is a mirror of an emotion, surfing is used to test the ability to risk wealth, white people came to Hawaii, the culture changed when Captain Cook in the late 18th century came. Since then surfing has become a sport with no traditional, cultural and spiritual elements. 

In 1900 'Waikiki Beach Boys' (a group of young guardians') made this sport even more famous. The first surfer George Freeth took advantage of surfing as a railway promotion, then in 1915 Duke Kahanamoku (an important person in the history of surfing) introduced surfing to Australia. Design papa skating increasingly famous in the 1920s that make this sport much-loved and become the beginning of the competence of surfing. 

Changes from year to year embed surfboards in designs such as shark fin shapes that make surfboards lighter. In 1950 was created 'Wetsuit' (clothing used in water spot activities) that made surfers last longer in the water. The popularity of surf climbed up when Dale Velzy became the first sponsored sponsor for a very lively campaign. Surf-themed films such as the movie 'Gidget and Endless Summer' make this water sport a trend and a hobby for the whole world. Now surfing is not only a Hawaiian culture but a business that promises big profits.

Surfing is also an adrenaline and extreme water sport. The most popular place of surfers is on the south coast of Bali, because there are many clusters of coral that make waves getting bigger, and it becomes an exciting challenge for surfers. Here's a list of beaches that become a favorite of surfers like Padang-Padang Beach, Impossible Beach, Suluban Beach, Kuta Beach, Seminyak Beach, Canggu Beach, Keramas Beach and many other beaches. If you cannot surf there is a class to learn to surf because before you start on the beach you should be able to surf so you are safe and safe.

When you are on vacation to Bali you do not need to be confused to find a place to stay because we Taman Sari Villa is ready to serve you with all the facilities that make you comfortable and of course the service we provide very good and friendly. There are also surfing facilities in Bali, and surely you need boards & shorts. We will take care of everything for you so you can spend maximum time on the famous water surfing in the Bali world, and some lesser known Balinese waves. For beginners, we offer surf lessons at our surf school dedicated to surf camp guests. For intermediate and advanced surfers, a local Balinese surf guide will take you to the best break. We take care of everything so you have a surf trip without difficulty.

Recognize God’s Hair In The Western Temple — Rambut Siwi Temple

Symbol of Dang Hyang Niratha at Rambut Siwi Temple

Many interesting and sacred stories from Bali. One of them in the west of this island, there is a temple that has a history that makes us unnerved. Rambut Siwi Temple is located in Yeh Embang Kangin Village, Mendoyo Sub-district, Jembrana District. This temple stands on the cliffs of Yeh Embang beach. Rambut Siwi Temple is one of Pura Dang Kahyangan Jagat (a place to worship and honor teachers of holy teachers such as Reverend, Maha Rsi, and the Empu). The philosophical history of the temple is related to the holy journey of Dang Hyang Niratha or often called Dang Hyang Dwijendra who has the title of Pedanda Sakti Wauh Rauh. Calm, peaceful atmosphere with a spiritual aura is very supportive when doing meditation in this temple, other than that its direct position facing natural scenery of the Indian Ocean adds to the beauty of this temple. In the past when Dang Hyang Dwi Jendra came to Bali, he started his journey from the west continued in Jembrana area turn south and turned back east along the beach. When he passes the beach, meet with a sweeper in a garden. When the Pastor passed, he greeted and asked not to rush to pause. The sweeper says that the mercy is a haunted place, all passers-by must worship if it will not be pounced by a tiger. He asked Dang Hyang Niratha to pray in the prahyangan, and he obeyed him. In front of a pelinggih (place of worship) he did yoga, Angghsana Cika (Calming down, concentrating with only the tip of the nose) and unite the soul to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa (God).

Rambut Siwi Temple

When he did yoga, suddenly pelinggih that worship collapsed and happen was seen by the sweeper. She cries and asks Dang Hyang Niratha to have the Prahyangan repaired and returned to its original state, so there is a place for worship. He felt sorry to see the building “Pelinggih” (Media symbolic for pray) that collapsed and sad to see the sweeper who was crying. Then Dang Hyang Niratha unleashes a bun (hair tie) and pulls out his a strand of hair and then goes to the sweeper to put in the Pelinggih in Prahyangan. The sweeper obeyed, the miracle happened that Prahyangan had collapsed back into a whole. He gave the advice to pray diligently in order to obtain salvation and asked to keep a hair of his then placed in the pelinggih to be revered. Sweepers obey what the Reverend tells. This is the history that made this temple changed its name to “Rambut Siwi Temple”.

Yeh Embang Beach

Not felt that day was late and he intend to spend the night in the temple. Many people come here to ask for religious advice and ask for medicine. He also gave lectures on the teachings of Hindu religion, and bhakti against Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa to live in this world prosperous. Be warned when every Wednesday Umanis War Talent (Hindu Calendar), held a pujawali (pray) in this temple to beg for the safety of the village.

Beautiful Sunset at Rambut Siwi Temple

In the afternoon the atmosphere in The Temple is very calm, peaceful and coupled with the beautiful sunset view. Of course, if you are on holiday to Bali want to visit this temple which has a history and exotic scenery when compared with other places. There is one villa near to Rambut Siwi Temple that is Villa Taman Sari located in Denpasar-Gilimanuk road, Pura Kerta Laksana №88. Pekutatan, Pulukan, Bali. The villa offers a variety of activities that are the very interesting one tour to Rambut Siwi Temple, in addition, you will feel very comfortable with the service and all existing facilities.

Choose a quality holiday and stay at Taman Sari Villa.

Top 5 Balinese Cuisines

Let this not be an endless list of describing the delicious Balinese traditional cooking, but only the top 5 on my favorites list. Bali is very famous, for its culture and unique places of interest. Want to not get bored to come to this island. This is like having an appetite to just fly back in forth from Bali just to eat the food. Balinese food is famous for its rich spice flavor. I will share some of my top 5 favorite Balinese dishes that you can try while you’re on holiday in Bali.

Top 5 in no particular order

1. Ayam Betutu

You will not regret eating Spicy Ayam Betutu (ayam is chicken in Indonesia). This whole Chicken is slowly boiled in traditional rich spices that have been passsed down the generations throughout the past 10 centuries or so in Bali. The meat is so savory and soft it slips of the bone. A complete set of AyamBetutu is accompanied by sambel matah(roughly chopped chilies with shallots and lemongrass with some oil) served with rice some peanuts and diced beans and coconut shreds. This is one juicy, mouth burning dish, one for the spicy lovers.

2. Babi Guling

In English, this means suckling pig. A Balinese classic starting with a whole pig being hand spit roasted over open flames, the secrete to this crispy crackle dish is from the roasting, as the pig spins around on a stake its drizzled with coconut water, browning the crackle and giving it the snappy crunch its famous for. Normally this dish is served with no meat gone to the waist, a few assortments from all around the pig's body will be served with rice and spices such as turmeric, galangal, ginger, garlic, red onion, and chilies, Unique and flavorsome. Babi Guling

3. Serombotan

Serombotan is a Balinese salad, hehehe. Serombotan consists of vegetables that are boiled and fried with coconut, chili, and lime. Hmm ..can imagine how delicious serombotan ,,,

4. Rujak Kuah Pindang

Rujak kuah pindang is a mix of fruit with the sauce comes from water pindang .Pindang have a meaning salted fish. Maybe you strange to hear it, but when you later eat rujak sauce pindang surely you will be addicted ... let's try ..very nice ..

5. Jukut Ares 

Jukut Ares means Jukut which means Vegetable and Ares means banana stem, this exotic culinary is cooked with yellow spice (turmeric mixture, red onion, garlic, chili, ginger, coriander, ginger mashed with stone). Meat is in it pig bones, chicken duck added to jukut ares. It feels very tasty, you must be addicted when trying it,

 It's just some Balinese food, there are many more foods you should try. When you come to this island, you do not need to be confused looking for Villa, because in Taman Sari Villa you can stay there and enjoy all the facilities and service very friendly. Here there are also courses for cooking Balinese cuisine. 

Unique Foods In Bali

Will not be bored if we review everything that is in Bali. Starting from tourist attractions, culture, food, and drink. Activities that cannot be separated with a holiday is to try the typical cuisine, so also if you are in Bali you can also hunt for typical Balinese food. Especially the unique food made from natural ingredients rich in spices. Can you imagine, how delicious your tongue will be spoiled by Balinese cuisine? Here are 5 unique foods you can try while on this island:

1.Lontong Jukut Serapah Lontong

Jukut Serapah, traditional Balinese food is one of the most favorite culinary. Ketupat as the main ingredients are then mixed with many boiled vegetables such as cassava leaf vegetables, spinach, and banana heart. Then added with a telengis (telengis is a savory gravy that can be from coconut water deposits are boiled for a long time).


 2.Sate Kakul

Sate Kakul is made from snails that are burned and placed on a bamboo and baked. Seasoning only use chopped pepper mixed with soy sauce. Hmm, surely it feels very unique because the meat comes from the snails of rice fields.


3.Babi Genyol

Babi genyol is a typical Balinese food made from fat parts along with pigskin which is then cooked with soy sauce and spices .. it feels very tasty and makes us addicted.

4.Jaja Bendu

Jaja bendu is a Balinese sandwich. This food is made of glutinous bread glutinous rice and the contents contained in it containing Bali sugar mixed with coconut grated and wrapped in banana leaves. You will not regret trying this food, it's very sweet .. let's try ..


5.Penyon













Penyon is an animal living on the coast that resembles a sea crab, usually cooked with a yellow Balinese powder (yellow spice comes from turmeric, garlic, onion, pepper, and chili crushed by stone). It feels very good and unique, let's try it soon .. really nice

If you go to Bali you should try this food.. surely will add exciting your holiday. There are many hotels and villas that exist, but there is one villa that has activities to learn cooking is Villa Taman Sari. This villa is located at Raya Denpasar-Gilimanuk Road, Pura Kerta Laksana No.88. Pekutatan, Pulukan. The facilities provided are very complete, and there are several attractive villa options for you to visit. The diverse activities will also add to the excitement of your holiday in Bali. Let's go on holiday to Bali and stay at Villa Taman Sari.

The Underwater Beauty of Menjangan Island

Menjangan Island

Let us explore the western part of the island of Bali. Lots of places that become religious tourism destinations and marine tourism. Precisely in Menjangan Island, located separately with the island of Bali but still within the province of Bali. The island is rarely visited by tourists and is a new marine tourism. It is also close to Pulaki Temple, Menjangan Temple and Ganesha Temple. This island stores a variety of natural beauty and uniqueness that is not owned by other attractions. Certainly your holiday will be exciting on the island. Let's start reviewing Menjangan Island. The word "Menjangan" comes from the Javanese language which means "Deer" and, so Menjangan Island is Deer Island. The inhabitants of this island are mostly Deer and there are also birds and monkeys. Deer on this island has a history, in ancient times when spring, gazelles willing to swim 1.5 miles, just to go Menjangan Island.

The island is growing because it is now used as a conservation site for the protection of endangered animals such as antelope and starling birds Bali. Let's take care of Bali not to hunt for endangered animals, and let them thrive in their habitats. You can pass through Gilimanuk Harbor to Menjangan Island which takes 20 minutes. This island has white sand and underwater scenery is extraordinary. Marine tourism under the sea is still very natural. There are a variety of coral reefs and fascinating marine life. You can do diving and snorkeling and guaranteed you will be very satisfied with the underwater scenery. There are 3 famous spot of Diving and Snorkeling  Menjangan Island:

1. El Garden is a spot located in the western part of the island with a 40 meter coral wall depth, many tourists say that this spot is the best diving / snorkeling spot, in which there are many garden eel and sea fans.

2. Secret Bay is a spot that has a depth of 10 meters, you can also enjoy a variety of coral and marine biota are diverse.

3. Anchor Wreck is a diving / snorkeling spot that has a depth of 45 meters and usually this spot is tried by experienced divers and professional. Remnants of the second World War relic like a shipwreck owned by the Dutch.

You can enjoy all the beauty of marine tourism on Menjangan Island by staying at Taman Sari Villa, because this villa provides facilities for Snorkeling and Diving to Menjangan Island. There you will feel the sensation of a great holiday because the facilities there are complete and there is a wide selection of villas that you can choose. Do not forget you have to prepare all your vacation needs, do not forget to be brought to be ....

Explore the Western Part of Bali Island

The island of Bali is often referred to as a paradise of the world and is a very famous island with its culture, exotic places, and friendly Balinese people. Another thing that can be the answer to preserving Balinese culture is the vision of the Balinese who inspire every soul to love and glorify its own culture without being ashamed. Bali is rich in traditional arts and diverse cultures such as paintings, sculptural sculptures, woodcarvings, and dances that make Bali's distinctive and attractive appeal to every tourist visiting. Bali also has the designation of the island of a thousand temples, it is because Bali has a temple building that many come from ancestors who are Hindu majority. Although Bali is a small island, this island has four lakes and also has two volcanoes. The four lakes are the lake Batur, lake Beratan, lake lakes and Tamblingan lake, while the two volcanoes are majestic mountains and mountain Batur. Bali can be divided into 5 areas: South Bali (Denpasar, Jimbaran, Kuta, Legian, Sanur and Seminyak), Central Bali (Bedugul, Tabanan, Ubud), West Bali (Gilimanuk, Negara, Pantai Madewi, Menjangan Island, Pemuteran, West Bali), North Bali (Lovina, Seririt, Singaraja), East Bali (Padang Bai, Candi Dasa, Kelungkung, Amed, Kintamani, Tirta Gangga).

Now let's visit first in the western part of Bali island. One of the places that have a famous tourist attraction in the western part of Bali island which one of them is Jembrana. If you want to visit Jembrana and confused to find a nice and comfortable Villa, just calm down in Jembrana there is Villa Taman Sari which is precisely located at Jalan Raya Denpasar-Gilimanuk, Pura Kerta Laksana No 88. Pekutatan, Pulukan, Bali 82262 Indonesia that will make your holiday the more interesting and fun, the many choices of Villa that you can choose at Villa Taman Sari. The facilities, service is very good and guaranteed you will be satisfied and feel very comfortable. There are many activities that are accommodated by Villa Taman Sari one of them is Tour. Villa Taman Sari provides 9 tour options including:

1. The Wana Bone River

2. Dolphin Tour

3. Go On Rice Field Adventure By Mountain Bike

4. BTS Trail Bike Tours

5. Jeep Adventure 4 WD West Bali Land Cruise

6. Rubber Plantation And Factory Tour

7. City Tour

8.Wonderful West Bali National Park Trekking At Belimbing Sari

9. Bunut Bolong - Sweet Juwuk Water Fall

From 9 tour options, you can choose any tour, guaranteed safe because there will be a guide who guide and equipment used must be safe. Trust your tour to Villa Taman Sari, you definitely will not regret it and your holiday will be so interesting and fun.

Eliminating the Burden of Mind With Yoga

Problems certainly make a burden in our minds. Problems can arise from family, friends, and work. Sometimes we are preoccupied with daily activities that cause to forget to remove the burden in our minds so that we seek escape in the wrong way which causes us to get worse. One way to get rid of the burden of our lives is to find a way out like to calm down by means of yoga. The word "yoga" comes from Sanskrit, yoga means concentrating the mind to control the five senses. Yoga originated from India that appeared around 3000 BC. Another opinion mention, the notion of yoga is derived from the word yuj, which means the relationship, the relationship between the personal spirit and the universal spirit that is not personal. But Rsi Patanjali defines "Cittawwriti Nirodhah," the control of the mind moves in the mind.

Yogis (believers of yoga) who believe in pantheism (the belief that the world and everything in it is God) seek unity with the soul of the whole world. The atheist yoga (not acknowledging the existence of God) seeks perfect recompense from all other souls and perfect self-knowledge. The last glory to be sought is the glory of perfect illumination. Yoga practitioners use physical discipline to achieve it: sanctification, cleanliness, samadhi and practice. Someone who does yoga should be able to concentrate on creating harmony and balance between soul, body, and mind. Yoga also has many health benefits. The teaching of Yoga was built by Maharshi Patanjali and is a very popular teaching among Hindus. The teaching of yoga is a practical science of the Vedic teachings. Yoga is rooted in the word Yuj which means relating, ie the encounter of the individual spirit (atman / purusa) with the universal spirit (Paramatman / Mahapurusa). Maharshi Patanjali defines yoga as Cittavrttinirodha ie the cessation of mind movement.

When yoga is done, you will definitely get the peace and the burden of your life will be reduced. There are many yoga movements that we can do such as yoga movement bhujangasana, yoga movement dhanurasana, yoga movement tadasana, yoga movement pavanamuktasana. In Bali there is one villa that has activities of yoga Taman Sari Villa. Taman Sari Villa is located at Jalan Raya Denpasar-Gilimanuk, Pura Kerta Laksana No 88. Pekutatan, Pulukan, Bali 82262 Indonesia. Taman Sari Bali Villa is very comfortable, like staying at a friend's house. Taman Sari Villa has 4 very nice villas like Two Bed Room Private Public, Residence River View, Private Pool Villa Suite, Garden Pool View. You can choose the villa you want, all villas owned Taman Sari Villa has been proven to make visitors comfortable and want to vacation there again. You can eliminate fatigue in working, staying at Taman Sari Villa and doing soul-soothing yogic activities. Let's try and prove guaranteed you will be very satisfied with the service Taman Sari Villa.

Let's do lots of interesting activities and enjoy your holiday at Taman Sari Villa by calling us at Jalan Raya Denpasar-Gilimanuk, Pura Kerta Laksana No 88. Pekutatan, Pulukan, Bali 82262 Indonesia, Tel: +62 82144134103, email: info @ tamansarivillamedewi .com or balitamansarivillas @ gmail com.