Bangi Kopitiam in Denpasar and Ngurah Rai airport

My latest holiday in Bali was during Christmas 2013 with my usual partner in crime which i described as a hectic holiday. We arrived almost near midnight and our first blunder was that the guy that I usually rent a car from has mistaken my arrival for a different date or different month probably, I normally drive myself around in Bali but do not recommend this for first timers. The drivers seem to have unwritten rules and as a driver in Bali you are given an extra job scope to watch for  safety of motorbike riders. However, once you ventured towards more remote and quieter neighborhood driving is a such a bliss. It is rewarding passing through row of rice terrace in Gianyar, beautiful lakes near Bedugul, small winding road to Lovina to name a  few.

During my few recent visits I have noted that Malaysian based coffee shop, Bangi Kopitiam is now opened in Bali.You will definitely not missed the one at located Ngurah Rai airport. This is convenient for visitors who arrived late and want a quick halal grab prior to starting a holiday in Bali. Personally I try not to feast upon any home based food when abroad.

Another bigger branch that can be easily spotted from the main road (even when driving a manual car and looking after the safety of bikers) is located at Jalan Teuku Umar, Kecamatan, Denpasar Barat, Bali. For a complete list of 100 Halal Restaurants in Bali, please click here or go to Halal e book page.

Frustrated by the car rental blunder we took a cab to our resort in Sukawati nearby Ubud town. It cost us 350k rupiah to get there. We reached the remotely located Bhanuswari resort by 1 a.m. Half day of the next day gone to looking for a rental car in Ubud town. Due to a long Christmas holiday all cars were taken. Finally we got an old MPV with a manual transmission. My left leg has developed handsome muscles as a result of driving for 4 days due to the car's stiffed clutch.

One experience worth to mentioned is the communal bathing in Bali. To get to Bhanuswari, from the main road to Goa Gajah, we took a turn to a smaller road that  passed through villages along a small stream. I was curious passing through group of partially clothed villagers near the stream. It was a communal bathing spot for the villagers. The population is dominated by Hindu but halal food is ample in Gianyar area.

Please go to Halal ebook page for a complete guide to Halal Bali.