Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall No matter which list of top bars you consult, you will find Rock Bar, Jimbaran, Bali in the ranking. Often voted as best sunset venue in Bali, friends and colleagues have raved about it as being ‘unmissable’. A…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall The low golden light gives the riverside bar a gentle ambience, happily enhanced by soft acoustic guitar music. Happy couples relax to the sensual sound of water in the background, only occasionally broken …
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall If you like fresh, natural and original food and drinks, you are going to love the Atman Café in Ubud. Perch yourself above the hustle bustle of Hanoman street, relaxing on plump cushions in a natural indigen…
CasCades Restaurant Kirsten Durward and Monica Tindall Breakfast at Cascades is something special and worth visiting even if you are not a Viceroy resident. The freshness of the air by the river, the splendid natural surroundings, bursting with green and vibr…
Interior Clear Cafe Buddha Salad (42 000Rp) Chocolate Bliss (15 000 Rp) Healthy, organic, raw, vegan and seafood. Options are endless. A chill ambience but more chic than funky. Reason to visit: reasonably priced healthy meals, chic interior, a luscious …
Finn’s Beach Club Finn’s Beach Club, Bali Words by Kirsten Durward Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) Another dramatic descent down the cliffs of Bali, this time to the private beach at Semara Uluwatu. Finn’s Beach Club is open to both hot…
Words by Kristin Cosgrove Photos by Kristy Godbout and Kristin Cosgrove On the southernmost point of Bali’s beautiful Bukit Peninsula lies the Semara Luxury Villa Resort boasting stunning views, hill-top villas and unique, inclinator-access to a pristine, p…
Carrot Cake Prawn Mee Shanghai Mee Chef Jason Serving Chicken Rice Condiments for Rice Porridge Chicken and Cheese Bites Gado Gado Smoked Chicken Salad Soba Noodles “Asian Street” Buffet Dinner, Eccucino, Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Words by Polly Szantor Imag…
Via Via Cafe in Yoygakarta, Java, Indonesia: THERE IS NO PLANET B! With a goal to explore sustainability and social responsibility in South East Asia, Kenny Peavy and Jamie Raskin set out from Thailand on bicycles made from Bamboo in late June 2012. T…
I’d like to introduce the perfect escape from the commotion of Kuta and the ubiquitous touts of Ubud. Just four kilometres from Monkey Forest Road, hidden in the rice paddies and accessed through a coconut grove, UmaJati invites you to live in harmony with natu…
Again the Westin pleases from the moment you sit down at any restaurant on their premises, in this case Verandah, with light jazz tickling the background, water trickling nearby, a cool sea breeze ruffling the table cloths and amiable waitstaff ready to receive y…
For the moistest carrot cake in Seminyak visit Grocer & Grind. You can also pick up a few gourmet groceries here, enjoy a coffee and have some light meals. I’d recommend skipping everything else though and just ordering two pieces of the carrot ca…