by Mark Butland | 27/07/2019 | Bali
After a colourful breakfast at Kynd Cafe, we headed inland to Ubud. The Seminyak café opened in 2017 and is still the biggest of the Kynd cafés. We’d arranged a private driver for the journey. The scenery changed as we went, with green rice fields and thick jungle...
by Mark Butland | 26/07/2019 | Bali
Our last day in Seminyak was all about the food. We found Warung Nia on Jalan Kayu Aya, where we had the best slow-cooked ribs we’ve ever eaten. We spent the rest of the day browsing the local markets before saying goodbye to the coast. Seminyak had been our home for...
by Mark Butland | 25/07/2019 | Bali
After several busy days around Seminyak, with Nusa Penida and Finns behind us, we gave ourselves some time off by the villa pool. A massage from a local therapist sorted out the aches. We had time to look back on the trip so far before heading into the island’s...
by Mark Butland | 24/07/2019 | Bali
We wanted something a bit livelier, so we went to Finns Beach Club. It’s at Berawa, near Canggu. With live DJs and attentive staff, it had a much more upbeat feel than the previous few days, and quite a change from our quiet afternoon at Potato Head. It’s still one of...
by Mark Butland | 23/07/2019 | Bali
Next up was a day trip to Nusa Penida with Bali Customized Tours. We looked down on Kelingking Beach from the clifftops, where a steep and loose path leads all the way down to the sand. We also saw the turquoise water of Angel’s Billabong, which sits on the rocks at...
by Mark Butland | 22/07/2019 | Bali
We took things slowly and spent the day wandering round Seminyak’s boutique shops and along the sand at Seminyak Beach. The beach faces west, so it’s a good place to be when the sun goes down. Then we treated ourselves to a Balinese massage, which was exactly what we...
