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In the sweepstakes, one lucky winner will win a trip which includes a seven day stay for two and over $1,500 to use towards your travel expenses! Continue reading Win A Trip For 2 To Bali including $1,550 To Use Towards Travel Expenses
4ocean, makers of bracelets made primarily from recyclable materials are giving away a trip for two to Bali, Indonesia!
The prize includes airfare, a six night hotel stay, $1,000 gift card for good and more!
We visited Bali back in 2012 and had an incredible time. Continue reading Win A 6 Night Trip for 2 To Bali, Indonesia!
In the summer of 2012, the Michael W Travels family visited Bali as part of a trip to Southeast Asia. Our time on Bali counts as our visit to Indonesia towards my 100 countries visited.
Lonely Planet mentions that, “when it comes to visiting Indonesia, travelers tend to favor Bali.” Continue reading Indonesia Wants To Increase Tourism & Create 10 More Balis
There’s currently a mystery, which has yet to be solved on Bali.
People are wondering how an abandoned Boeing 737 got to the middle of a field on the island. Continue reading There’s A Mysterious Abandoned Boeing 737 On Bali
While in Bali over the summer Kim, Lucas and I visited many interesting sites.
(Check out my SE Asia trip recap HERE.)
There was one site that I wanted to check out- mainly due to it’s name. (Definitely not the best reason to go out of your way to visit a site!)
When I first heard of the Elephant Cave, I immediately added it to my list of places to visit. I did a little more reading about the site and decided it was worth a stop. I wasn’t really going to visit just based on it’s name!
The Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah) is a short drive from Ubud. From what I read, it dates to the 11th century. It’s name comes from people believing the face at the cave entrance resembles an elephant. In my opinion the face looks nothing like an elephant. According to Lonely Planet the entrance to the cave is actually the mouth of a demon.
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| Inside the cave- statue of Ganesha |
After paying the entry fee we were given sarongs to wear while visiting the Elephant Cave. To reach the entrance to the cave we had to walk down a bunch of steps and then pass by some bathing pools which had some interesting carvings.
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| Lingam |
The Elephant Cave wasn’t a busy site which was really nice. However, we still had to wait to get photos at the entrance without other visitors in them.
Inside the cave there wasn’t much to see. We did a quick walk inside and saw a few small statues. According to my Lonely Planet guide-one was of Ganesha and another of lingam- ” the phallic symbol of the Hindu god Shiva.
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| Exiting the cave |
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| The Michael W Travels Team |
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post regarding the headache we had to go through to book our next flight. (Check out the post here) I definitely think it was worth the effort and can’t wait to get on the flight already!
