Comments on: Was Ibu Oka’s Babi Guling Worth The Flight To Bali?

By: Legal Nomads

Legal Nomads — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:45:06 +0000

I stumbled upon this post when I was looking for Ibu Oka’s address and I just had to add: nothing crazy about you hauling it to Bali for babi guling. I ate there too and it was fantastic, as were so many other delicious Balinese dishes. I had to take a cooking class before I left, but there’s no freaking way I can cook like a true Balinese; it’s just not possible!

Jodi

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:44:50 +0000

Well, I’m glad you wrote this up because we’re on our way to Ubud and now I can go to the restaurant with lowered expectations. Which puts me in the position to enjoy it more than you did

Love the site – keep traveling fearlessly.

By: LAKBAI

LAKBAI — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:52:51 +0000

[...] start to the day, we went straight for lunch at Bali’s famous Babi Guling (suckling pig) at Ibu Oka’s. Since growing up eating Filipino food and having a huge lechon roasted pig as our main course for [...]

By: Frency Importado

Frency Importado — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:59:36 +0000

Hi Travel Betty. You should also come to the Philippines and experience our own version of Babi Guling. We call it “LECHON” in the Philippines. You may want to go to Talisay, Cebu in the island of Visayas if youre really up for a good suckling pig. Actually, Mr. Bourdain featured it in his show too!

Best regards

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:19:52 +0000

I’m going to this place tomorrow. I’ve been in 35 countries and the last several stops I went everywhere Bourdain did. I’ve been building up this place in my mind too and mostly planned my trip to Bali around it. Hope I’m not let down! http://www.twitter.com/qmg

By: V

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:57:42 +0000

I just love Ibu Oka…. btw… congrats to Betty on her recent wedding…..

By: Nyoman

Nyoman — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:18:16 +0000

Hi Betty,
I am glad I found your website. I am a babi guling lover and I have done that many times. I am going to make babi guling for my neighbor’s party on 4 of July. I want to make them sweat.

By: Travel Betty

Travel Betty — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:31:58 +0000

no need for a car, sheena. you can hire someone to drive you around fairly cheaply if you want to go off the beaten path. and of course you can rent a car yourself, but i didn’t feel comfortable since they drive like crazy people and do so on the opposite side of the road. if it was just one or the other, then it would be fine. but to me, the two together is a scary combination.

have fun!

By: sheena

sheena — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:22:58 +0000

oooh, la la. i want that pig in my mouth, and that bali under my feet. i’m adoring your blog. sure you’re crazy busy, but if you have time: on a scale of 1 to hell, how much does/would it suck to be in bali with no car? or is it alright?

By: Travel Betty

Travel Betty — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:08:22 +0000

You won’t be disappointed, Scott! Enjoy the trip. Bali is full of many wonderful things to see and do.

Click around my site a bit for recommendations or check out my good friend Nomad4Ever: http://www.nomad4ever.com

He lives in Bali and knows all the cool secret spots.