Ubud Bali what is it really like?

People ask me what is there to do and see in and around Ubud Bali since I go there often. This video tries to address those questions. Directions to each location are at the end of this text.
Sitting upstairs at the Havana Cafe's "Castro's Table" enjoying that nut loaf with mashed potatoes thing again for a second time in a week, my friends and I were overtaken by the music. One by one as we finished our plates we hurried downstairs to to the bar to enjoy the music of D'STRINGS, Bali's only home grown Salsa Band as far as I know. I still had my video camera with me from the days shooting so I started shooting hand held clips of the band while my friends joined the dancing. Unfortunately the bar was very dark hence the dark video shot in the bar. When the band took a break they told me they didn't have a video of them. They are so good and different I told them if they could put up with me I would come back with a tripod and get a stationary track with audio of entire songs then splice in the other shots and video from all over Bali and post it on YouTube. The video was shot entirely with a Sony HDR-CX550 and edited with Sony Vegas. Enjoy!
Directions to the locations in this video.
1. Morning offerings at the temple in the main market on Jalan Raya at the intersection of Monkey Forest road. The temple is across Jalan Raya from the Ubud Palace.
2. Traffic on Jalan Raya in front of the main market early in the morning.
3. Vendors in the main market.
4. Street scene on the alley off Jalan Raya between Ary's and Casa Luna.
5. The old man is walking on Jalan Raya across from Casa Luna heading towards the main market.
6. The ocean shot is from Nusa Ceningan near Nusa Lembongan only a few hours away, yet another world from Ubud.
7. The lake and volcano cones were shot from the rim of Mount Batur an easy 1 hour drive north of Ubud.
8. The shot of the rice field in the sun is on the left just a few km's north of Ubud on Jalan Suweta, turn off Jalan Raya by the Ubud Palace.
9. The shot of the steep rice terraces in the early morning light is on the right side of the road to Mount Batur about 15 minutes or so ? drive from Ubud. Go very early before the vendors and bus loads of tourist show up. The buildings have flat roofs for viewing the rice fields and drinking coffee.
10. The rice being harvested was shot all around Ubud in March and April.
11. The Cafe Havana is on Jalan Dewi Sita off Monkey Forest road next to the ball field.
For more on crafts and walking around Ubud and a trip to Padang Bai see my video slideshow "Colorful Ubud Bali" Visit my channel to see more on Bali and Thailand.

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[whaleshrimp111]

Thank You TheDutchindo74! I am trying to make them better all the time!

[Vigoriko96]

bali :D

[salseramj]

Loved this video..have been there too and miss it so much!Thank you for posting.

[smileydeys]

Ubud :)

[TheDutchindo74]

awesome...

[tinp42]

awwww.... i miss cafe havana... and ubud... and bali... i miss everyone.. :(

[shamakern]

Really nice sound, and good blend of music and Balinese scenes.