Best places in Bali for fruit?

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Myra on October 28, 2012 at 10:57pm

Ubud is a cool town, there is a market there but I wasn't so 811 when I went, so I didn't really check out the fruit situation from an 811 perspective. I hear you have to go in the morning for fruit. Plenty of supermarkets with tropical fruit, some organics at Bali Buddha, lots of places serving gourmet raw but also smoothies, juices and salads. Lots of yoga and healing type stuff in Ubud too. I like it there a lot, been there twice now. Stay away from Kuta though, that place is a tourist trap.

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Permalink Reply by Jen}* on November 22, 2012 at 5:23pm

was there quite long time ago,nice island but quite a lot of traffic at some places...

A lot of monkeys! very green island, lots of fruits, but also lots of tourists at some places... 

It is major tourist area, a bit too busy for me, but yes, still beautiful. 

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Permalink Reply by Jesse Radja on November 22, 2012 at 7:29pm

Been going to Sumatera since '97 ..... I recommend it over Bali for a number of reasons ....... but if you need to be around a lot of other Western people then maybe Bali is more suited to you .......... got a big gardening project happening in North Sumatera near Bukit Lawang ..... home to 1 of 5 orangutan sanctuaries in the world ...... lots of fresh water rivers flowing off the mountains .... last time we went to the North side of Bali the waterfall was bone dry ???????? Cheaper land prices or just join with the locals ...... Less development pressure ...... Most people are still gardeners .... !!!!!!!!! Yeah I love it ....... 

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Permalink Reply by Sam on November 22, 2012 at 10:41pm

I spent a few months on a small island near Manado in North Sulawesi. It is such a beautiful place and lovely people! It is nearly 100% Christian up there and each family owns some land in the "jungle" where they grow bananas, mangoes and coconuts. There is usually a local market in each village where you can buy the durians, lychees, rambutan etc.

However it is hard to live there as a westerner because there is no internet or good phone service, and there are no other westerners. haha

Their diet is interesting because it is FULL of oil (made from coconuts/palm trees I think), they even fry bananas for breakfast, but most of them are quite skinny. It seems like the rich locals are fatter because they can afford more meat.

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Permalink Reply by Owen fox! on November 24, 2012 at 10:59am

we dont like the visa thing here in bali and its pretty touristy wherever we've been in lovina and sanur. we hear thailand is 30% cheaper and much easier visa situation. been to thailand?

sounds awesome bout sumatra! ill have to google check to see where sumatra is :P .  blessings.

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Permalink Reply by kt2 on November 24, 2012 at 11:32am

Hi Jesse, do you have an opinion on Thailand vs Sumatera? 

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Permalink Reply by Banana Xandra on November 23, 2012 at 12:35am

I'm planning a trip to Ubud this coming April.

Since people actually responded to your post. I'm just going to piggy back on yours.

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Permalink Reply by Sam on November 23, 2012 at 12:38am

Hi Banana Xandra, I found this page after a quick search: http://www.raw-food-health.net/Ubud-Market.html it looks quite on topic! lol

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Permalink Reply by Banana Xandra on November 23, 2012 at 12:52am

sweet i had only really looked in 30bad and wasn't finding much. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Owen fox! on November 24, 2012 at 10:56am

hehehee., no problem u r 10000% welcome! :)

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