Bali 2005. This time in a luxury villa in Ubud - Alan Dodds Photography

Bali 2005 - finding the more luxurious side of staying in Ubud.

This is a pictorial story of a trip to Bali in 2005. We had arranged with friends to rent a villa which sits among the rice terraces just outside Ubud. We could walk through the fields to Ubud and we hired a small motorbike when we wanted to go further.

We start the visit in Legian, stay in Ubud for a while, have a short visit to Padang Bai and then return to Legian before returning home

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Bali 2005 - Sunset on Legion Beach

Bali 2005 - Legion beach has its evening parade when we all stroll in the cool of the evening

Bali 2005 - The Pelangi Bali Hotel is right on the beach

Bali 2005 - This kite actually flys

Bali 2005 - The pool at the Pelangi Bali Hotel

Bali 2005 - Planting rice in the waterlogged terraces

Bali 2005 - The new crop is ready to grow

Bali 2005 - Sunlight through leaves

Bali 2005 - An ant takes a ride on a flame tree blossom

Bali 2005 - No water buffalo needed these days

Bali 2005 - The losman of early visits to Bali have been replace by luxury villas.

Bali 2005 - The losman of early visits to Bali have been replace by luxury villas.

Bali 2005 - The terraces around the Balinese town of Ubud are flooded prior to ploughing and seeding. Sunsets are reflected on their calm surface.

Bali 2005 - Sunset from the pool

Bali 2005 - The rice tereraces are quite incredable.

Bali 2005 - Reflections in the eyeling pool

Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town

Bali 2005 - A jeweler has a small shop in the middle of the rice fields.

Bali 2005 - Ducks, ducks and more ducks

Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town

Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town

Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town

Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town

Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town

Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town

Bali 2005 - A walk from the villa to Ubud Town

Bali 2005 - Traditional temple dancing has been strengthened by the influx of tourists and the money they bring with them

Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance

Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance

Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance

Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance

Bali 2005 - The Monkey Dance

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance.

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance. Here a huge bamboo gamalung played by four people at once.

Bali 2005 - The local village has it's own dance. Here the full cast of dancers

Bali 2005 - Puppets in the villa

Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.

Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.

Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.

Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.

Bali 2005 - Eat with your feet in the sand.

Bali 2005 - On the other side of the bay from Candidasa in the port of Padang Bai. The main ferry to Lombok Island leaves from here. It is a busy local fishing port.

Bali 2005 - Back in Legian families play in the ocean with Jacqui in the middle.

Bali 2005 - Legian sunset

Bali 2005 - The end of another day on the Magic Island of Bali.