We have just returned from an absolutely perfect tour in Bali, as the weather, scenery, fabric shopping and local sites could not have been better for our visit. While it was quite warm, we seemed to dodge the rain so our activities were never hampered.
The beauty of this island always seems to overwhelm me, there is something inspirational around every corner. Travelers from this trip felt the highlights were: learning how batiks are designed and printed, printing their own wax-resist indigo batiks, the Hoffman factory and field tour, and of course shopping.
Fabric shopping was particularly fun as we were able to pick up incredible Balinese batiks for $1.75 a meter (!), these along with the colorful sarongs will make an incredible quilt, or for some who were with us, perhaps 10 to 20 quilts!! In addition to the batiks, silver beads and jewelry, which are very reasonable here, soon adorned the fingers, wrists, necks and ears of most tour participants.
The colors and scenery of the markets and landscapes are so inspiring, I believe that many of us had quilt ideas in our head by the end of the first day.
Staying at our two beautiful hotels allowed us to see Bali from different perspectives; from the serenity of the beach at Nusa Dua to the tropical rainforest in the art village of Ubud the scenic variety of the island and islanders was evident. In between, the sites, sounds and smells we enjoyed will be memories that remain with us for many years to come.
Please enjoy highlights from our 2010 tour in the slideshow below. Our 2011 tour is already filling and we will soon be adding an optional 3 day extension to Java. For more information see our website.
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