I attended a reading and book-signing event by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, yesterday at Diesel bookstore in Malibu .
She was insightful and entertaining. Quite a few people asked her about Bali and the Balinese she mentioned in her book: Ketut Liyer, Wayan and Tutti. Apparently, they are doing much better now that they have been visited by many people who have read their stories. I have seen the hardship experienced by most Balinese since the bombings of 2002 and 2003, and I admire what Liz has directly and indirectly done for these people. She proved that we are all connected and can help in our own way.
Liz wrote a short note to Wayan and Tutti for me to pass a long. I am planning to deliver the note this coming Saturday and have some of Wayan's "multi-vitamin" lunch while I'm there. For those of you who don't know what I'm taking about, I hope you'll read the book and visit Bali to see them too.
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If you would kindly direct me to the name of Wayan's restaurant, I would be most grateful. I am planning a trip to Bali and want to stop by. (I have just finished reading Eat, Pray, Love...as you may have guessed!)
Ariana
Chicago, IL
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Wayan's restaurant is on Jalan Jembrana, just two doors down from the Ubud post office. Since Ubud is a small town where everybody knows everybody, the simplest way to find it is by asking, "where is the post office?" Someone will surely lead you to it. Once you find it, walk up further on that road (which is off of the main road) and you'll see a small cafe with a bunch of potted plants on the front. There is a fancier cafe across from her called Bali Buddha.
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