{"id":12300,"date":"2021-02-05T12:12:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/?p=12300"},"modified":"2024-03-25T10:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T10:41:34","slug":"rural-unexpected-bali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.experiencetravelgroup.com\/blog\/rural-unexpected-bali\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bali We Didn’t Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Living Traditions<\/span><\/h2>\n

Kehen Temple, Rural Bali<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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TRAVEL CURIOUS<\/span><\/h2>\n

The way in which we all experience\u00a0travel is evolving. ETG travellers are increasingly seeking out the authentic stories that lie behind the glossy brochure images, and which, we like to say, reveal the fabric of a destination. So, inspired by your own travel moments, we sought out some of the very human stories that lay behind them. We wanted to share them with you; to inspire you to start thinking about your next travel story and inspire like-minded friends and family members to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The lady at the Temple<\/span><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s so much more to Bali than the overcrowded beaches of the southern coastline.\u00a0 And so much more to Indonesia than just Bali.<\/a>\u00a0 The rich traditions that made this island so unique are very much alive and flourishing. Inspired by your travel encounters, we wanted to share an amazing story from a visit to the temple of Kehen. If you want to experience the Bali we didn’t notice, you might also get the chance to meet Ni Ketut Sari, one of our Indonesian heroes, or another like her. This was just a chance meeting.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1516362177999{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1711363050654{margin-top: -35px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”11798″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1516362263800{margin-bottom: -35px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1517402818981{background-color: #faeee7 !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1515683270935{margin-top: 10% !important;margin-bottom: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Time to get away from the tourist trail<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no escaping it:\u00a0Bali is just getting busier and busier<\/a>.\u00a0Each year a list of\u00a0(admittedly\u00a0lovely)\u00a0luxury hotels opens along the south coast and around Ubud, so the tourists come in droves.\u00a0You can easily find yourself stuck in\u00a0traffic\u00a0for well over an hour when travelling from\u00a0Seminyak\u00a0to Jimbaran, even though they\u2019re only 25 kilometres apart. It\u2019s quite an unstoppable force.\u00a0But there\u2019s a reason:\u00a0Bali is just magical. In a way, because so much focus is on the south coast and\u00a0Ubud, it only takes a little bit of searching to get away from the crowds.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” full_height=”yes” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_single_image image=”11801″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1515683085349{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_column_text]You know the part in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/em> when they find the door to Narnia? Well, that\u2019s what visiting Kehen Temple felt like, after a lot of frustrating visits to places we hoped would showcase the Bali that we know and love, but it just wasn\u2019t happening. We were inspired by the stories our ETG Travellers had told us about their experiences in this very spiritual part of the world, but it was proving tricky to capture.<\/p>\n

But when we stopped looking, the Bali we didn’t notice revealed its magic. For about 30 minutes, the temple was completely peaceful, with only the sights and sounds of Ni Ketut Sari going about her daily ritual. What an amazing experience. It was only brief, and the time flew by \u2013 but that\u2019s what travel moments are, right?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1515676545726{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1711363092559{margin-top: -35px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”11797″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1516357628028{margin-bottom: -35px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” parallax=”content-moving” css=”.vc_custom_1515594637830{background-color: #faeee7 !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size:cover;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1515683290351{margin-top: 10% !important;margin-bottom: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]<\/p>\n

Meet Ni Ketut Sari<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ni Ketut Sari has lived in rural Bali for an incredible ninety-five years, working for eighty-five or so of them. Her family said she\u2019ll never stop doing the daily ritual at Pura Kehen and her grace, poise and elegance was amazing to see. She has three grandchildren who all work in the local area selling gifts to tourists, often outside Kehen Temple.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019d like to meet Ni Ketut Sari, then there is sometimes an opportunity on our \u2018alternative explorer of Ubud<\/a>\u2019 tour, which takes in Kehen Temple. But whether you meet Ni Ketut Sari or not, once you get away from the crowds and find your inner explorer; in the Bali we didn’t notice, the stories come to you – sometimes when you least expect it\u2026[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1566402909135{margin-top: -35px !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11803″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1516357735975{margin-bottom: -35px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1566402879830{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;background-color: #003053 !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-sm-offset-2 vc_col-xs-offset-1 vc_col-xs-10″][vc_separator color=”white” el_width=”80″ css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1515672470022{padding-bottom: 24px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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