Indonesia · 7 nights · June
Bali, where we finally stopped moving
The plan
Work mornings, explore afternoons. Actually stick to it.
What actually happened
We did both, badly and happily. The volcano hike happened on day two, the alarms stopped on day three, and the last three days were rice fields, laptops and long dinners.
Vinay wanted
A volcano hike and a temple at sunrise.
Aditi wanted
A villa with a view and absolutely no alarm clocks.
Stay
Rice terrace villa near Ubud
Pool facing the fields. Fast wifi, which mattered.
Eat
Warung down the lane
Ten dollars for two, best nasi campur of the week.
Ubud brunch spot
Aditi's office for four mornings.
Do
Mount Batur sunrise hike
Hard, cold, worth it. Once.
Rice terrace walk at 7am
Empty and free before the tour buses.
Vinay: 'We start at 2am for the sunrise.' We did. Once.
The verdict
The best workation format we've found: one big thing early, then slow down.
Would we go again? Yes, same villa, two weeks.