Ubud, Bali: aka Tropical Brooklyn

It's pretty perfect here! Below are some favorite snapshots...

Having successfully located a Pertamina (Indonesian government-controlled gas station), we sat outside our new Suzuki Karimun and discovered roads in Bali don't have names (?!?!?). When you turn onto a road, it just tells you which towns you will encounter.

View from the porch. PS: apparently there is an eel (!!) living in this particular patty, which we have been invited to hunt and eat tomorrow night!

Standard. Rice patties, villas, and scooters.

Nicole majestically navigates the trail up from the river. I can truthfully say this is the steepest trail I have ever seen.

Possibly the coolest road ever. 

Goldfish! PS: it's impossible to take a picture that doesn't have a temple in the background.

The Balinese build temples at curves in the road.

These doors are beautiful. They are everywhere.

Appears to be rice patties being overtaken by the jungle.

Standard.

Portion of the Campuan Ridge hike. Rare sight of a hill with no terraces, villas, or jungle. In the morning, this hike is majestic. In the late afternoon...this is where Balinese teenagers come to smoke cigarettes and make out (hooligans).

Lastly, I must share that every morning I wake up, step outside, and say to myself, "just another day in Paradise".