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Manarai Beach House Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Manari Beach House typifies everything that is wonderful about a beach experience in Bali. With two pools, three bars, a divine expanse of beachfront on Nusa Dua, an all-day menu and cocktail lis…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Breakfast at Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort was so delightfully different that I felt they merited their own breakfast-themed post. Here are the trio of morning experiences. Floating Breakfast Sofitel Bal…
Expert mixology at Le Bar Sofitel Bali! Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall The chic ambience of Le Bar at Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort, is delightful of an early evening, with spectacular views of the rooftop garden and the endless sea and sky b…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall One of the signature experiences at the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Resort is an evening beach-side at Toya Beach Bar & Grill. Guests watch the moon come up as freshly caught seafood is grilled to order and served up w…
SoSpa, CellScience Solitaire and The Shampoo Lounge (TSL) – Luxury Day Spa Experience Bali Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Sofitel Bali Spa Experiences It is not often that a property provides such a smorgasbord of treatment and pamper…
Words: Katrina de Laszlo Photos: Monica Tindall Luxury at the Double-Six Luxury Hotel is not as obvious as it may be at some other five star hotels in Asia. Yes, it’s luxurious, but there’s something unique about this place. It didn’t take me long to put my fin…
Words: Katrina de Laszlo Photos: Monica Tindall Once you emerge from the spiral staircase from the reception area of Double Six Luxury Hotel to the Seminyak Italian Food restaurant, you wouldn’t be alone in thinking that you’d arrived to a trattoria in Italy…
Words by Sarah Rees As someone programmed to be busy and exploratory on holiday, it is with great emphasis that I tell you that I simply didn’t want to leave this hotel. I’m not talking about the inevitable wrench of departing paradisiacal Bali for ‘the real world’, …
What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I cook for Spice and come from a family of chefs. I naturally crave for more knowledge in the culinary arts. The evolution of food with every era amazes me. Share with us an interesting story from behind […]
Munduk Moding Coffee Plantation Nature Resort and Spa in the north of Bali, first caught our attention as I was searching for an alternative to the Kopi Luwak farms on the island. Looking for something more sustainable and with ethical business practices, this pi…
A couple of years back we stayed at Padma Resort in Legian. At that time we were impressed with the extraordinary number of artworks intertwined with Balinese architecture. Not particularly taken by the beach and surrounding district of Legian, we found that the …
We heard you often have to book weeks in advance to get a seat at Locavore in Ubud, Bali. Lucky The Yum List had an ‘in’ and we were ready to use it (or I should say him). This restaurant is on just about every ‘best of’ list there is […]