Those of you who recall our adventures in Luang Prabang may recall my personal misadventures in hair removal. For those who are interested in such things, I can happily report that Ubud is a very different story, and I am overdue in letting you know.

Fresh Spa on JL Dewi Sita, which promises treatments so good you can eat them, has “caramel waxing.” This means sugaring, in which hair is removed with a warm taffy like sugar and water mixture, rather than hot wax. Because business was slow, I had two ladies working on me – don’t expect this, it was a totally a low season perk. But you can expect an awesome service. It was the most painless hair removal I have ever had. Seriously, it did not hurt, not even the bikini sugar. After the sugaring, they carefully removed stray hairs with a tweezer, quickly, and i was a smooth and happy soon-to-be beach bum. And I got to watch a gecko while it was going on. It was a good price too. Very very happy.

– The Private Eye