Ubud Twestival has submitted photos and a short text as well as a quote from our charity to be included in the Twestival Book. Looking forward to seeing it! We were only able to submit a few photos as sadly, the laptop containing many Twestival photos was stolen a few weeks after. We also have a revision to the final tally; the charity received another $100 donation, so the total stands at $1300. Thanks again to everyone for their support and hard work!

Thanks to everyone who participated and donated funds during the first Ubud Twestival. We raised about $1200 for our charity, Bumi Sehat. We also helped greatly increase traffic to their website, and helped raise their exposure on the web. Bumi Sehat reports that they now receive at least 2 emails a day asking about volunteering, visiting the clinic in Bali, making a donation or bringing much-need supplies as a contribution. So, the long-term effect of the Twestival for our charity is yet to be fully seen ….

#twestival. Thanks to Bali Buddha cafe for donating a voucher for lunch or dinner at their restaurant.

Bumi Sehat

#twestival. All of us here at UbudTwestival are excited and inspired to hear about the success of other Twestivals globally. we’re really looking forward to tomorrow night and the Ubud Twestival!

#twestival. Flava Lounge, hosting the UbudTwestival tomorrow night, is offering a drink special: IDR 12,000 Storm Iron Stout beers! (That’s about USD $1.20 for those off you off-island).

#twestival. Thanks to Mary & Wayan of Sawah Sunrise Bed & Breakfast for a raffle voucher for 1 night’s stay in the honeymoon room, and breakfast. They are a brand new small accommodation along the rice field walk in Ubud Kaja. Fall asleep to the croaking of frogs & crickets, and wake to one of the best rice field views in Bali.

#twestival. Thank to Ganesha Books for donating a book voucher for our raffle. They’re another Ubud institution, across from the main Post Office and next door to Bali Buddha (for those who know Ubud). One of my favorite places to browse — with both new and used books, and a very comprehensive stock of books on Indonesia and Bali. Ganesha’s shelves are full of the current bestsellers, and all those books that everyone always meant to read, and finally gets around to reading on holiday in Bali (and then sells to Ganesha before they go!).

#twestival. Thanks to graphic artist Zion Lee for his witty, playful design for Ubud Twestival, featuring a barong, an iconic symbolic of Bali.

Ubud Twestival T-shirt

#twestival Thanks to Taksu Spa for donating vouchers for Reflexology and Thai massage. Taksu is “Bali’s first synergistic Body-Mind-Spirit sanctuary ” I do know their massages are glorious! And done in a soothing green and watery environment in individual rooms built over a river. In fact, I was just there this morning… They also offer an upcoming Partner Pose and Thai Yoga workshop, with an hour of massage, followed by 2 1/2 hours of yoga, followed by a light, yogi lunch, followed by another massage! Heaven on Earth. Call Taksu on 0361 971 490 to book.