So anyways, this time last week, this was me on a deckchair by a pool in a resort on Legian Beach in Bali. The resort is the Padma, and I’ve told you about it before. …
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Friday Five: The Legian Five
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Charlie’s Bali Chocolate Factory
Four years ago we happened upon a chocolate factory north of Candidasa, just outside Jasri village. I told you about it here. The creation of an expat named Charlie, the location inspired me- to the …
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Welcome home to Wapa…
That’s what they all say. From the driver who met us at the airport to the reception staff to the cleaning staff to…well, everyone. The reception staff will even say it when they see us coming …
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Bali Asli…revisited
We didn’t mean to go back to Bali Asli this trip- it just sort of happened. We were originally planning on going to the temple on the lake- Pura Ulun Bratan, on the shores of Lake …
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Some pretty flowers- just because…
I’ll share some more photos taken at the gorgeous resort we stay at in Ubud over the next few weeks, but for now, some pics from their fabulous gardens…just because it’s Sunday afternoon and I feel …
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Finding my balance…
Our driver in Ubud, Kadek, talked a lot about balance. Balance and cycles. ‘It’s all connected,’ he said. ‘Everything.’ He also talked a lot about the body being a temple, and the mind being clear. …
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Friday Five: The Ubud Five
So anyways, hubby and I have been in Bali for the best part of the last two weeks. We leave tonight- substantially more relaxed and balanced than when we left. I haven’t blogged at all …
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Friday Five: Ubud on my mind…
It’s been a week of endings. Endings at my work, for me personally and some other stuff besides. I said to my BMF the other day at lunch that I feel like there’s so much …
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Sardine at Seminyak…
Every so often you have one of those dining experiences. You know the sort- where everything is as it should be. The food is just what you felt like, and the décor is just as …
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Sanur…
So anyways, I’ve mentioned before that there’s a Bali for all tastes. It’s not all what you see on the Australians behaving badly TV reality shows- not if you don’t want it to be, that …
