Negombo is a town near the airport. It's about an hour drive north of where we live with several beach hotels, which seem to be convenient for people at the airport. We decided to spend two nights at one for an easy get away from the city. It made for a nice little break with very little travel effort.
Bali is a beautiful place. It's also very well known, so it can be overly touristy and crowded. The narrow roads around Ubud can't handle the traffic, so expect to sit in a traffic a lot. Fortunately, there's a lot to see and and do, so it's still worthwhile to join the tourist herd and experience some of this natural beauty and facinating architecture.
I don't usually focus a blog post on a hotel, but this resort was an amazing find for the week and I just have too many wonderful pictures of The Lohka Ubud Resort, Villas, & Spas. We stayed in a suite room on the top floor with the valley view, but the pool villas look amazing.
