Another Date in Bali With Me: Kuta Beach, the Famous Sunset Spot That Will Set Your ❀️ on Fire! πŸŒ΄β˜€οΈπŸ’›πŸŒ΄

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Are you ready for another date in Bali? Come to the beach with me at twilight! It’ll be so romantic!


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I live up in the mountainy-hilly-jungle area, a little while away from the craziness known to coexist with the breathtaking beaches which means sunsets can sometimes slip by into the trees and beyond without me noticing.

The allure of the picturesque colors grazing my camera lens was likely a demanding reason on my soul’s decision to come to Bali in the first place. I am a sucker for a palm tree overlooking the water, sand in my toes so when the ocean calls, I come running!

While my travel story is quite a lengthy one (It’s almost 4 years long) by the time I was pursuing Bali, I was in the mood for match-making, soul-retrieval, birthing of a new life… in other words, I just wanted somewhere to set my kitchen up and get some puppies to play with!

I have been searching for a spot that called to me for longer than I can even comprehend and when the plane was descending down on this mystical island, I fell in love at first sight.


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I’ve been showing you just some of this paradise which you have told me you really appreciate so I thought, I should show you more! It’s only fair of me, being here, enjoying it, why not bring you along?

All aboard for one of my favorite places! Next stop: Kuta Beach at twilight!


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Kuta Beach is one of the most popular playgrounds for those coming to Bali for a good time! Ask anyone where to go to see the sunset and surely you'll hear "Kuta Beach."


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What more could you ask for? Gorgeous views like this, famous sunsets and parties that go until the sun comes back up again... you got it here, baby.


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I love how the painter never paints the same piece twice, there are always different strokes and mixtures of colors on the canvas above!


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Criticized for being too heavily populated by rowdy tourists, Kuta Beach does indeed get quite busy however, I look around and see a collective whole, gathering around the beauty and living together in the moment of mutual appreciation.


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For example, here at twilight, wanderers are setting up chairs, blankets and pillows, snuggling their loved ones, running around playing freely in the oceans wake, paddling out to the perfect wave, adjusting lenses to get the picture of their dreams...


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No one can help but stare on in awe as Mother Nature shows us her love across the sky while the ocean rhythmically dances wildly beneath her, together creating an awe inspiring sight for all!


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Feeling gravitated to get closer, I managed to find my own small spot of paradise here at the waters edge.


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The breeze flew in, dusting my bare shoulders with a crisp warning as night began whispering through the clock, while the sky began to sing its final notes...


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As the beach's audience started clearing out, the colors in the sky being scurried away by darkness, I danced the last moments in the water.


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After the performance I experienced by the wonders of nature, I was disappointed for it to come to a close, I felt like I could have watched it go on forever! With no shortages of sunset points here, I will be sure to catch more of them as they really do set my soul alight!


"Why Bali?"

People often ask why I chose Bali out of all the places I visited and explored over the years. These pictures are just part of the reason. The beauty here (to me) is beyond words. I often drop what I am doing just to look on in wonder. The way I feel here is a heightened sense of appreciation and love for the natural world around me. A spiritual wonderland, this place called to me and I feel a connection that I have never known before.

I love that I am able to bring you along with me and am thrilled that these dates get such amazing, engagement from you! I wish they would hurry up and figure out how to teleport so I could start showing you around in real life!

Sending love to all over the world, wherever you may be from Bali! Check me out if you love travel, food, stories, love, sunshine, happiness and everything else in between the heart and a smile! It's my goal to inspire a light in your heart and a smile to your face! I'd love to connect with you!

FUN FACT: I am finishing my DR series, I know I have kept you waiting but it's been hard to summarize such an experience,
let alone put it into words ;)

I hope you loved this journey around Bali as much as I did! I have big plans to see more of the island before rainy reason comes out to play so if you liked this stay tuned! <3
Hope to see you around!
πŸŒ΄πŸ’œβ€οΈπŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ’›πŸŒ΄
XO,

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@heart-to-heart blows kiss at @rycharde πŸ’œ

Incredibly beautiful, definitely some where that I want to visit.

Oh you so should, it was always a bucket list location for me and now it is my dream paradise. I don't ever want to leave! I wish they would just let me stay forever ;) I'll keep sharing pictures like this to entice you to come visit πŸ’œπŸ’™β˜€οΈ

You are the best. :) Thank You for all that you do for our little Steemit community. :)

@healthyrecipe you are too kind, I am just trying to share the love <3

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Absolutely stunning! Both you and the sunsetty beach! Thank you so much for bringing us along! 😘

Oh you are most welcome my dear, wanna visit Bali now? ;) πŸ’œ I saw lots of people on the plane with minis in their arms!

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Oh my goodness yesss! Though at the moment I'm just yearning for Thailand! Being away in cold wet England will do that to you. Lol

a phrase that is so meaningful deep in just how other people who translate the sentence by sentence you write because not all can understand it because bring nature and its owner that is not real but can be felt and real is actually long translation for one soul of Bogor

NICE PLACE !!!

Hi dear! I'm so glad to see you in the rays of sunset!Thank you for your beautiful story! I will definitely come! βœŒπŸ––πŸ–πŸ˜˜πŸ˜—πŸ˜™πŸ˜—πŸ˜˜πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—

=D HI! How are you? Did you have a wonderful week? I had to put up some of my own pictures since you were taking such amazing ones ;)
Come visit soon, OK? I am waiting πŸ’œ

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Wow this view are sooo beautiful! You're so lucky! :)

The sunsets here are famous for a reason. They are magic, I swear! I need to go see them more, they make your whole day just so much brighter <3 Happy I can share them here with you πŸ’œ

Okay that's it

Next time I go home, Imma drag the family to visit Bali again πŸ˜‰

AND LET ME KNOW =D
So we can have fun making vegan food together ;)
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That would be nice! If you don't mind 2 lil kids on my tail all the time 😹😹😹 they would say they are only trying to help, but that really means, Imma steal your pan, chopstick, wooden spoon, and start a band in the living room.

Like sooooo loudly

😹😹😹😹

Hahaha awww I love concerts ;) <3

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Nice place and nice sunset

Kuta Beach is famous for a reason, it's heaven on Earth πŸ’œπŸ’™β˜€οΈ

Kamu orang Indonesia ya

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This is a wonderful look in on island living @heart-to-heart! Love it!

I may have said this in another comment somewhere, I don't remember, so I apologize if I am repeating myself. But I worked on Cruise Ships for 4 years and got to trot around to a lot of GORGEOUS islands. Never got to Bali unfortunately, but the beauty is very similar to many of the islands I was able to visit.

My wife is from Puerto Rico, so I have made journeys down there several times in the last few years, to visit her heritage, and there is something... there's not a word for it... just relaxed, and at peace. Living on Island Time.

These are terrific pictures, but the header is my favorite. Everything is focused just right, the silhouette, the moon in the background, the last colors of the sun reflecting off the water. Wonderful catch!

Thank you for sharing with us!!

Oh wow, that must have been an amazing experience! I was considering doing the same, but I guess I have been able to see many islands without being on a boat (That was the drawback for me, I am not so good on boats haha)

Island Time, you're right, it's a whole new world. I first experienced it living in Belize. I have never been to PR, I almost, almost went on a spur of the moment ticket sale but in the end, decided it would be too short and wanted to spend more time there when I finally make it. How lovely of you to visit and learn from her culture =D

Thank you, I had way too much fun, my dress wasn't a big fan of being soaked but hey, the pictures are going to be here forever and the dress is nothing in comparison ;) I'd love to see some photos of PR, do you have any?

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It was a pretty cool experience. It had it's ups and downs....

Get it? Ups and downs... the waves.... HAH I crack me up.

Actually there were a lot of good times and bad times, as you get with everything. But all in all, doing it when I did, young and single, was a great experience. I couldn't do it again now, married with a family. But it was a great way to see places I never would have gone otherwise.

Of course on a Cruise Ship you only get snippets. Being able to see an island for 6-8 hours isn't the same as spending a week there, or living there.

Photos are a great way to capture the memories. You are right, the physical things like the dress, they can be replaced, but the memories will be with you forever.

I do have pictures of Puerto Rico, and rather than risk hijacking your blog, I made a post with a few of them. You can find them here: https://steemit.com/photography/@mikepm74/pictures-from-the-islands-puerto-rico

I hope you enjoy them! Have a wonderful Friday!

Haha that is a good one, you must have been saving that for a long time ;)

I'm not too fond of the ups and downs so land is better for me! I'm excited to see your post, thanks for sharing it with me!

Hi @heart-to-heart thanks so much for more previews to entice me to visit you in Bali in the future.

Probably that's one of the reasons my partner is so crazy about this place.
Maybe, when I get more time and funding, then we will be able to come over and visit you.
It was really good to have met you in person. I am now too exhausted to write after my 3 hour rehearsal so I will probably try to do that tomorrow and dig into the photos that I mentioned to you earlier during lunch. ;) (for us to know, for the rest of the world to wonder)
Take care and have a safe flight!
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I will have to keep putting lovely pictures like this up to draw you in! Maybe I'll have to go around you and get your partner to convince you ;)

I'm really happy we were able to meet! I got to see this lovely sunset and everything! I just landed a couple of hours ago and am safe and sound back home but sad that I have to wait until morning to get my babies back!

Haha you are going to be a busy bee. I want the detox post up by next weekend πŸ’œ

Hope you're well, thank you for being a wonderful human! PS that store has lots of organic goodies!

Glad to know that the store is a keeper for you @heart-to-heart . If you can actually get my partner to actually take day offs from his work for bali I would salute you. (He has a really tough boss)

Absolutely stunning place my friend! Wow! You really took the right decision to choose Bali!
Really impressed!
Cheers
@progressivechef

Well, I actually have been meaning to talk to you my dear! I am thinking about planning a visit your way! I just had to go to KL for the week for another visa run and it's making me crazy! I wonder if they wouldn't kick me out every month in your part of the world ;)

It's really crazy thing to do , moving every month for the visa. Come in Mauritius my friend, you can stay up to 90 days in a row, then you can make a short trip to a country only 30 minutes flight and come back again! Stay 90 days more and so on!

I was actually looking into it chef! I was messaging you on Discord to pick your brain about it ;) You have made it sound so lovely, I can't help but want to see for myself! <3

That's lovely! Just ask me anything on Discord dear, i'll happily assist!

Wow...the violet blue tinge to ths sky is worth every penny in my pocket. I will always remember Jimbaran and the sunset it offers.

I know, I would fork out my whole wallet to the sky too. I just love it. I wish I would dedicate the time to going to see it every day. I'm going to make sure I see it more. It's phenomenal here and certainly lightens the heart πŸ’œ

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The location is so beautiful and you did a good job with the pictures. A great place to visit. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

I firmly believe everyone should be able to see the beauty of this place, even if they cannot travel there themselves ;) It's a public duty really πŸ’œ

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I agree with you...

beautiful sunsets, as I've heard, mother natures way of blowing one last kiss across the sky. Keep up the good work, my friend

Aww I just love that, I have never heard that expression before but it melts my heart! Thanks for sharing it, I feel all fuzzy now =D
Have a great weekend πŸ’œπŸ’™β˜€οΈ

and you also have a great weekend, my friend. I hope you enjoy my photos, and will see your post again later

What a wonderful photography from bali again and sunsets are always beautiful and we like to capture it again and again. I like that some three or four colors in cloud as its look so lovely. In second last photo your dress is perfectly match with background and scenes look so beautiful due to

Thanks @birjudanak, I will have to visit there more often, every day the sky is different. I just went a couple of days ago again after this time and it was like a whole new sky! I'll have to share those too to compare =D

Wow!!!! It cannot get more beautiful than that .. That moon in the sky, it would be fun if that was shaped line a heart :) You look so happy and refreshed!!!! Amazing photo friend .. Love ya!! SUNSHINE247

Oh I wish the moon would have become a heart for me! I should have asked it to ;) I actually didn't realize the difference between sunset and twilight so I was heartbroken thinking I had missed all the action... only to find this beauty waiting! I went again and got a whole different perspective of the setting sun, so lovely! I'll have to share that too <3

Dream BIG heart-to-heart, YOU GOT THIS Friend!!!!! Be fearless and go all in :) You did not miss all the action .. the action was asking you to come back and visit again. I love you Friend .. SUNSHINE247

The format of this post (going on a date with you) is total genius. The information you provide here is wonderful and I love the personal tone of your writing! The photographs are gorgeous too. Extremely nice work, @heart-to-heart.

Hi @jaclynsnow :) Thanks so much, I like to take people on dates all the time, why not make them virtual since many places I visit are quite far for most to just fly on over to haha ;)
I'm happy you enjoyed our date <3 I'll take you on another soon!
Have a great week!

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Lovely.. I sent you a message..go check it out