The Tegalalang Rice Terraces are about 10 kilometers to the north of Ubud. As you traverse up or down the hillside here you are bound to bump into local rice farmers begging for money. Ultimately this excursion is a hike, and quite a steep and muddy one so don't wear sandals like I did.
The Gate's pretty popular, definitely a touristy type thing. Within 1 minute out of the cab I was ambushed by business people on the street. They offered to clean my ears, tried to sell me weed, or would try to just follow me and ask me questions and then beg for money for the "help" they had just given me. It seamed that darting into traffic across the street helped me evade them, insults helped also. I was able to get in and get some good pics though, and then even made it over to the Taj Mahal Hotel for a drink!
