All Blog Posts Tagged 'Bali' (16)

Imagine yourself leaning back, feet propped up, sipping on a delicious cocktail while watching a beautiful, colorful sunset over the glistening ocean. Grooving tunes fill the air, you deeply breathe in the fresh smell of the ocean and find yourself melting further into your comfortable daybed. You feel like you could stay there forever. Sounds nice doesn’t it? It’s one of my happy places and it’s exactly how I feel when we visit our favorite venues in blissful Bali. There…

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Indonesia is the fourth largest population in the world and home to the largest enclave of Muslim people. Indonesia is made up of 17,508 islands and about 300 different ethnic groups.…

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If Kuta & Seminyak appeals to the young & hippie, Sanur would be the place for the middle-aged and retired. Likewise, located on the Eastern side of Bali, Sanur is the place for picturesque sunrise, although we didn't manage to see one due to the clouds. Along the beach, music-blasting pubs are replaced by upscale restaurants and resorts. Interestingly, resorts in Sanur deploy an open concept - you can easily enter one as there is no physical barrier… Continue

Located at the famous Western stretch of Bali, Seminyak was the choice of our first 2 days there. Compared to Kuta, Seminyak is the upmarket and quieter counterpart. Indeed, the atmosphere is much more sophisticated and laid-back than other parts of Bali. Though the sands of Seminyak beach aren't the best I've felt (white sands of Redang still tops my list), the area is an amazingly refreshing place to… Continue

Ask the locals what they think about Ubud, many of them would tell you that they love it. And so did we upon our first day there. Ubud is an area located in Central Bali, the hub for Balinese arts, culture and rice paddies. Compared to the oversubscribed beaches, Ubud is a cultural paradise situated amidst lush paddy fields.

Enjoying views of the rice paddies is therefore a must in Ubud. The best way would be to spend a night at an accomodation situated right beside…

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Our Fromeyn Adventures Hotel here in our house in Bali is almost fully booked :-) In the past few weeks a lot of visits have been confirmed and now we are almost “fully booked” until the end of our time here on Bali. We are happy to know so many of our friends take the opportunity to come to Bali and explore this wonderful island together with us. In 3 weeks we will welcome Iris’ brother Anders, together with Tonje and Aina who come over from Australia for a weekend. Aina and Tonje were here…

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Friday last week everybody at Sjaki-Tari-Us went together on a school trip to Pura Tirtha Empul, a Hindu temple in the Ubud area. The reason for the trip was that all the children and teenagers were getting their reports this day, and for this nice event we went to the temple. Pura Tirtha Empul is one of the important temples for the Balinese, because of the holy spring water and the public baths connected to the springs. 



It was a sunny and nice day and we went with buses a 45…

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Last weekend we decided to discover the east part of Bali the next following weekends, so this weekend we jumped on our scooter and headed to Candidasa. This is a small coast village that suits perfect as a basis for exploring the east of Bali. This time we chose to afford 2 nights away, this way the weekend feels longer for the hard working Rino.



The sun wanted to be nice to us this weekend compared to last, we had perfect weather for almost 48 hours, which is a record since maybe…

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After buying an underwater case for our camera we hade to take it a bit slow for a couple of weeks. Eating at the cheapest warungs and no beers it is easy to save money around here. We also didn’t do anything special last weekend. But this weekend we had planned a weekend in Amed on the east coast to test our underwater case. In Amed the underwater life is right of shore and supposed to be one of the most beautiful snorkelling spots of Bali. We didn’t explore anything yet of the east of Bali,… Continue

Shoot me. I’m a Starbucks-goer. I even collect the mugs. I am one of the millions of Americans who ENJOY the feeling of home that a Starbucks outside the US gives us. The US Starbucks have given up on “cozy” and crammed the space with as many wooden chairs and tables as possible. Those leather sofas and overstuffed armchairs take up room—and room is money.



Not so in the Starbucks in Munich, where I live. Cozy is still very much on the menu in München. Yet even with their Bavarian… Continue

Since December 11th we live back in our house in Seminyak and that was also the arrival date of Els, Loek, Marion and Jort (Rino’s family). It has been a busy month, because one week later Julia, Sofie and Roger (Iris family) arrived. It were interesting and active weeks for all of us. 



The first week only Rino’s family was there. Rino arranged an airport pick-up from his hotel and they were still quite fit after a 28-hour trip. Once they saw our house we went to the beach and had…

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For the Christmas weekend we had arranged a trip to the Gili islands. The Gili islands are Lombok's most popular tourist destination. They are three small islands in front of Lomboks west coast and we had booked a hotel on Gili Trawangan, the biggest of the three. The Gili’s are called paradise and it truly was! The pictures underneath also show the paradise, but to explain in words: white sand beaches, turquoise waters, corals ride on the beach, beachside cafes and restaurants, relaxing…

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It has been a low travel year for me. In total, I'm going to 8 cities, 5 among them are first visit, in 2 countries as well as our own country. On average we were traveling once every 3 months.…

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Last week, we satisfied your appetite with home made pasta and farm fresh veggies with Eat, Pray, Love for the Sustainable Traveler: Italy. This week, we'll be cooking up a different kind of recipe, revealing a menu that will feed your soul and nourish your spirit.

Holistic Bill…

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Siwaratri is known as “Night of Shiva”, and is celebrated on the dark moon of the seventh based on the Balinese lunar calendar system, a day which usually falls in the month of January. This is an auspicious time for introspection and meditation during which the Hindus of Bali pray for forgiveness of their earthly sins and support and strenght from Shiva in order to reach their higher level.



Balinese believe that on this day, God Shiva, the destroyer, meditate for the welfare for the… Continue

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