Greencaviar Travel

“We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and  learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable.  We can never have enough of nature.”  ― Henry David Thoreau  I do n’t know why I chose to go with strangers on this trip , but for some uncanny reason I knew it was the right thing to do . I did n't want another vehicle burning up fuel . I wanted to save the planet ! I was making a car reservation for a trip to Mount and Lake Batur when I noticed waiting in line , an older couple who wanted to talk to the concierge. I overheard them talking about hiring a car , and a driver to go to the village of Kintamani to see the volcano. I approached the couple . They were Mr. and Mrs. Pitah from California. I suggested that we should share t...

The Lure of the Sunset Photo by the author As our Toyota MPV crept uphill, the landscape suddenly transformed into what seemed like a completely separate world from the bustle and hustle of Nusa Dua. Our vehicle took a turn off the smooth pavement to the parking lot. I thought we were the only ones going into this secret place. But when we got there, the lot was full of tour buses and MPVs (Multi-purpose Vehicle – a type of rental car common in Bali). An entire town, it seemed, was there to watch the sunset. Our driver/guide told us that when visiting a temple in Bali we had to wear modest clothing or dress appropriately. He pointed towards the entrance for us to pay (sort of rental) for sarongs and sashes. One of my traveling companions had to wear a sarong over his shorts. I wore a sash around my waist. We quickly ascended into a walkway where we were greeted by monkeys. We continued on and followed a foot path towards the edge of the cliff. Looking westward, there was noth...