Guide for Couples – What to do in Ubud, Bali During the Rain

Is it worth it to visit Ubud during the rainy season?  Many couples ask this question as they begin to plan their trip and pick a time of year to visit.  While rain is not everyone’s cup of tea, the rainy weather in Ubud does not necessarily need to hinder the two of you from planning a trip during that time.

What is the Rainy Season Like?

First—what exactly is the rainy season in Ubud like?  It means unpredictable and heavy rainfall at all times of the day.  The rainy season in Ubud lasts from about October to April.  During these months you can expect light spurts of rain, 24 hours straight of rain, flooded roads, and an overall dampness in the air.  The rain can happen at any time, so it is important that you pack accordingly.  Bring rain gear, plastic flip flops, and even those plastic, one-use ponchos.

What to Do (and not do!) in the Rainy Season

Beach holidays are not your best bet during these months, so visiting Ubud is actually a great alternative.  You’ll get to see the greenery of the hillsides and rain forests in all their splendor.  The terraced rice paddies, the bright lotus flowers rising out of ponds, the lush surroundings don’t stop no matter which way you look.

Ubud during the rainy season is the perfect time to settle in, relax, and enjoy each day for what it brings.  Rather than meticulously planning long day trips, hikes, or trips that may get washed out and leave you disappointed, stick close to your home base and see what there is to do near you.  That may be daily yoga, an Indonesian cooking class, language lessons, or reading at a cafe listening to the rain drip off the leaves.

Indoor activities are going to be better suited to the wetter months for couples.  Try and decide what the two of you love to do together, or something new you want to learn.  A nighttime massage in your private villas is a perfect option for a stormy evening, and a Bali morning yoga session is a practice of learning to remain harmonious together.

Make sure you plan ahead while you are there and, if roads are washed out, you are not stuck at your accommodations with no food or anything to do.   Learn to be all right with cozy days indoors, just the two of you.

Ubud in the wet months can be just as exciting and enriching as the rest of the year for travelling couples—just remember that although you cannot change the weather, you can adapt and enjoy your Bali experience no matter what the sky has planned out for that day.

Shooping Real Estate in Bali

The very busy area of seminyak and Legian in Bali have become very saturated with luxury villlas and boutique resort the prices of the land is growing to the top of the Indonesian real estate market. Many new property buyers from Singapore are beginning to look in other area. Alternative neighbourhoods such as Jimbaran, Ubud, Canggu, and Tabanan offer good value for the investment. Some investors are even looking to the other island lieke Sumba and Lombok islands where you can have better price for mq of land.

Is the end of golden era of Bali real estate? the reality is commercial and domestic real estate investment in Bali have, in large part, been propelled by increased tourism to the island. In 2016, Bali surpassed its target of 4.2 ML tourists from all around the world for the year by November, and the total by year end was 4.92 ML – up 23.14% from the year before. The goal stands at 6.5 ML for 2018. That's why many new condo hotel are in costruction right now but the price still very hight.
Next time we will interview the guru of the Bali real estate market Mr Marck Tuck, and ask to him the future trends about how and when invest on real estate in the island of Bali.

Bali Batik

Fashion batik signed Bali are the offspring of an ancient Javanese tradition well established in the classic period of Majapait Empire.
The word/term batik denotes a craftsmanship for printing indelible patterns on textiles using wax and full immersions dyes.

An art exclusively masculine whereas weaving was reserved to the other half of the sky because only at the end of XIX Century women were allowed making batik but using cantik, the wax pen, and they could never put hands on the shining and virile brass cap.

Cap is a form of art by itself, a tool made out of an intricate network of brass strands shaping very elaborate design.
The mystical tradition, widely spread over the Indonesian Archipelago, saw in those patterns not only an expressions of individualization and the open will to be part of a coherent universe but mainly a magical protection against the forces of disorder.

A gradual and continous development brought from the basic patterns of the Western Java kain simbut to the marvellous kain dodot made in the Royal Kraton of Central Java. Not only each Kraton had its own style and its own patterns but just taking a look to a sarong was enough to understand, from the batik, the status and the background of the wearer.

Created hundreds of years ago as status symbol, batik waited an Italian fashionist, to reassume, in a cultural continuity, their primary function.With a western eye Made approached to this antique craftsmanship revitalizing it with the Made in Italy concept of Alta Moda, gathering in the Island of Gods the best javanise craftmen, forging new cap, working with new textiles and new colours thus far giving life to the fashion batik signed Balifu

Best Area for Shops in Bali

Bali is not only known for its beauty, it is also a shopping paradise for those who visit. Shopping in Bali gives you an opportunity to find interesting purchases and to enjoy a unique shopping experience. As most shops in Bali do not accept credit cards, it is advisable for you to have cash ready in hand. Bargaining is common when you go shopping in Bali especially for small shops and markets like the resort area in Seminyak; it is one thing what makes shopping in Bali is more fun. And in one area, you might find some shops selling similar products, so if you are not happy with the price in one shop, all you have to do is to check the price in the other shops and start making comparison.

Where can you shop in Bali?

In Gianyar you can find wooden handicrafts, handmade textiles and paintings. And not only that, you can also visit the workshop where the craftsman work.

If art is your thing, then Ubud is the place for it. A home to talented artists, you can find endless variety of paintings, from traditional Balinese paintings to modern ones. And there are also many galleries of well-known artists for you to visit.

In Tegalalang, you can find a large variety of wooden carvings, such as wooden animal figures, frames, or masks.

Celuk is the center of silver and gold jewelries. The quality of the jewelries is good, the price is reasonable, and you can even do a custom jewelry.

If you are looking for souvenirs to bring back home, Sukawati and Ubud markets sell them at very good prices, and they have many different kinds for you to choose.

You can also find handicrafts, paintings, souvenirs and jewelries in Kuta. But as Kuta is a main tourist area, the prices are higher than the places mentioned above. If you do not have much time in your holiday to go shopping, then Kuta is a good place for it.

So what are you waiting for? Plan your next holiday in Bali and enjoy a unique shopping experience in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

The Heart of Bali Shopping

Seminyak is The Heart of Bali Shopping


Bali is very famous for shopping either local tourists or westerners. You can find a cheap stuff from local designer or high end product from expatriates who live in Bali. Seminyak area is more European styles so many small boutiques around the area from casual until glamour stuff they are available. Not only about clothing surrounding in Seminyak, many art shops, restaurants, salon and spa,Indonesian furniture Bali shops, property agents, etc. In fact the renting for a shop is pricey.

Clothing shops are variable either baby or mature age make a choice which shop do you like to enter and have a look around. There are so many kinds of clothing shops around and they have different style of fashion and always up to date. Seminyak and Ubud resort area is one stop shopping area you will never get enough when you step in to this area.

The next step after you get spoiling with all clothing collection you will never let your self hang out without jewelry to dress you up nicely. You can find thousands of jewelry shops with so many collections and some of them are handmade jewelry. There are art of shopping when you buying jewelry because you have to bid the price as low as you can and don’t forget to play-by-play before you decide to buy.

When you feel tired after windows shopping then you need a little time to relax you can go to salon and spa to get massage, manicure, pedicure or chop offs your hair at one of the beauty salon and they are really affordable price. A restaurant also is good choices to go after tired walking around shopping just choose any restaurants with good ambience and serves your favorite dishes. There are a lot of restaurants with so many choices menu from Indonesia food, Thai food, Indian food, Italian food, Mexican food etc.

Surrounding Seminyak you will see many Bali shop furniture and property agents instead for holiday Bali also is the right place for starting your export business and investments. You have many choices for furniture for example rattan, synthetic rattan, teakwood, bamboo etc and they are made to order so you can make your own designs. Most of furniture shop they have similar designs so what you have to do is trying to find a shop with the cheap price and good quality.

If you like to spend your money more then the last things to do is put your money for buying property with great location and you can choose between sea view or rice field view. The ambience from the local resident is so friendly you can choose who your neighbors are mean that you want to stay closed with westerners or indigenous people, Balinese.

Bali is Paradise Island for tourists and many westerners are dreaming to life in this island. Seminyak is really small part from Bali if you go further up then you will find cozy natural village to life. It is depend on what ambience do you prefer to stay. Make your own decisions do you will come regularly as a tourist and do some shopping to take some souvenirs back to your country or do you want to be a part of expatriates who live in Bali.

Putri Daninggar

The place you have to stop before you shop in Bali

The place you have to stop before you shop in Bali

In Bali when you planning to shopping you must find the shop related to your search before to start to to the selected shop is important focus un the items categories you need for your shopping.This blog want be a guide for all the tourist an business peoples come to Bali shop.For many items, especially Bali handicraft and Indonesian furniture, prices are far cheaper.Bargaining is the rule when sopping in Bali even though showroom and some traditional shop "Pasar" displays prices.The best street for shooping is Jl. Legian and Jl. Raya Kerobokan with many colourful antique shop and incredible modern showrooms. Other notable areas for antiques Indonesian furniture and Balinese crafts is Jalan Basangkasa .The clothing items and Surfer's accessories found in a Poppies Lane 2 typically caters to the youth, sometimes reminding you of major surfing clothing lines design such as Billabong and also of popular designs of fashion brand t-shirts, but their design concepts are original enough. Plus, you can always get a nice wallet or bag you feel too old to wear the products in such an overtly manner or if the sizes simply doesn’t fit you.Poppies Lane 2 is a famous area to stay near for eat and shopping in Kuta. The traffic is unrelenting because the alley is wide enough for cars to get all the way from the Beach Road to Jalan Legian .There is a lot of stuff geared for the younger crowd for sale on this street but it is not that much different from any other shopping place and surf destination. Even Kuta Square lower Jalan Legian has plenty of cafè and restaurants and well as fantastic souvenir shops of modern artwork, leather goods, casual summer clothing, shoes, jeans, CDs, T-shirts, furniture and pottery as well as antiques to the latest quality fashions in extraordinary displays await the shoppers.The famous Lio Collection Bali shop and showrooms is a premier shopping destinations, attracting business visitors from all across the globe. From traditional handicrafts to Indonesian furniture like ; Indonesia sofà,Indonesia chair,Indonesia table and the latest Indonesian designer brands enable you to shop for local arts and crafts. Now in Bali lot tourist go to Ubud for shopping in the lost tradition Balinese markets.

Shop Bali

Shopping in Bali Guide listing:

In Bali you can find a lot shop ewith great manufacture of wholesale Indonesian teak furniture, Bali bamboo furniture and unique arts and Balinese handmade crafts.One of the best shop in Bali to discover incredible range of silversmiths, accessories, furniture, gallery, gazebo, interior, Bali Handicraft and Accessories is Lio Collection shops with the headquartered in the tropical paradise of Bali, Indonesia and with six gallery showrooms located within the Oberoi, Seminyak, Legian, Kerobokan and Ubud districts:


Lio Collection Head Showroom:
Jl. Raya Kerobokan No. 2
Banjar Taman, Kuta
Bali, Indonesia

Telephone: +62 361-7800 942
Mobile: +62 813-37 400 800
Mobile: +62 812-36 368 68

E-mail: info@liocollection.com
E-mail: cliokouras@yahoo.com


Lio Premium:
Jl. Raya Kerobokan 51X
Kuta Utara
Badung, Bali, Indonesia

Telephone: +62 361-7300 44
Fax No: +62 361-7300 45

Lio Lifestyle
Jl. Kayu Aya No. 18 B
Oberoi
Bali, Indonesia
Telefax: +62361 - 738975


Lio Print
Jl. Basangkasa No. 31, Seminyak, Legian
Bali, Indonesia
Telephone: +62361 – 8546769

Lio Collection Seminyak
Jl. Dyanapura Abimanyu
Arcade No. 4 Seminyak
Bali, Indonesia


Lio Collection Denpasar
Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai
Suwung, Denpasar Selatan
Phone: 0361 726775
Bali, Indonesia