Bali Spas

A wonderful mix of 5 days and 4 nights of cuisine and pampering. We learnt the delights of authentic Balinese style cooking in the village style kitchen. In the mornings, walked to the gardens and surrounding farms to gather some ingredients and then try ...

... with very little traffic, a rugged coastline with blackened boulders and black volcanic sand and the volcano, Gunung Agung, which is Bali's highest peak, dominating the landscape. We found a basic bamboo hut in Amed for the night which had fantastic views ...

... as cheap as you can get to drive from south Bali to Ubud, it took about 1hr and it was interesting to see the Bali countryside. Our driver kindly gave us a short tour of Ubud, pointing out all the key points of interest before dropping us at our ...

... T, but I put on my parka and explored the area of the island where the locals live before catching my speedboat back to Bali. I'm bitching to myself about being sick of taking showers in cold, brackish well water and look forward to a hot shower back in ...

... Jimbaron, during kite season. Surfed Kuta Beach, with everyone else, drank cocktails at the Ku de Tah, spent the days in the spas of Ubud, bought an extra duffel bag to carry home all the beautiful textiles, wood carvings and cute bikinis.Off to the ...

... reading the reviews about the hotel being completely isolated and 'nothing to do around the area', but obviously this wasn't true. Bali Collection Center is like 3 mins away from the front gates of the Grand Hyatt. Its a pretty wide spread out shopping ...

... we had spent another day in Bali, so we could practice surfing in the incredible waves, along the beautiful beaches. Spas we visited in Bali (they're all good and affordable, some just more so than others) Zen Spa in Ubudt was the best value ...

... of tourism has done to Bali just wander the streets of Kuta for a day or two. There you don't experience the richness of Bali, there you experience the exported greed of western consumerism. And don't get me wrong, I don't begrudge or judge the Balinese ...

... package tourists and good surf watching.  Most of my time wasn't spent at the beach  and I never ended up surfing myself. Bali is an interesting place with plenty to do and see.  It is busier and more touristy than I prefer my islands, ...

... e artistica, nel centro di Bali. Abbiamo quindi deciso di girare l'isola, visitare i numerosi templi e vagare attraverso risaie. Bali è molto diverso, pieno di luoghi religiosi e culturali. Un vero paradiso. Tirta Empul Tempio o Tampak Siring Temple è ...

... know on Bali puts it this way: “Couldn't get out of Bali fast enough. An island of peddlers and salesmen”. Despite Bali’s beauty this is what really stuck on Chi’s and my mind when we think about that island. Bali is really not a ...

... far, future plans and laughed at the stupidest things! Me and the English guy had a few drinks at the airport and talked about Bali and our expectations. Darwin airport had free wi-fi too, wahoooo!! (It's the smallest things that put a smile on my face!) ...

... the fast paced party capital Kuta in the south (a kind of Asian equivalent to Ibiza but with plenty of Aussie party goers). Bali is quite a largel island with the distance around it approximately 350km. They say that if you take the coastal road, you can ...

... streets of Ubud are lined with stores selling art, clothing, jewelry and other souvenirs with lots of restaurants and massage parlors and spas in between.  The prices seemed to be slightly higher than they were in Java, but we knew to expect that on ...

... arts community congregates here in between the rice paddies. For me, it's the 'food and spa capital' of Bali as there is great food and cheap spas. There is a great concept here in Ubud that a few business are trying to spread...One big problem in ...

... will be out later this year. We also came across “Jules” when we were in India, maybe she is following us? Bali provided us with a very relaxing couple of weeks at exactly the right time and also marked the end of our six month Asian ...

... driven around in just a day. Although a small island, it has something to offer for everyone: beautiful beaches, luxurious spas, fantastic shopping, miles of beautiful hills of rice terraces and many culture-rich temples and sights. The inhabitants here ...

... with a cool vibe to it. There were many artists’ workshops, markets selling clothes and anything else and plenty of spas, massage parlours and Yoga studios. On the first morning we decided to stroll through the surrounding villages which gave us ...

After a smooth 'snooze' cruise, we hit the shores of Bali again, loaded with recommendations from travellers and locals of do's and don'ts and where to head, common theme being to avoid Kuta. When I was younger I had imagined Bali as a small ...