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At times like now, when politically the country is a little nervous, the unsure future with dare I say the word BREXIT, and the heartbreaking atrocities happening in Manchester and London and devastatingly every day all over the world, we can forget actually what a rather fine and beautiful country we do live in and […]
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After surf spotting in Bingin, island hopping to the Gilis, visiting black sand beaches, Balinese offerings, traveling through volcanic mountains, and lots and lots of temples, we were coming to the end of our trip around Bali. Ubud our last stop and the most perfect end to a such an idyllic trip. Bali is known […]
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Ubud was the only place we decided to revisit on our return trip to Bali. Having visited back in 2008 in a wedding/honeymoon daze I was excited to be back in the lush, green rainforest but also slightly nervous having heard many a story of how it has become over developed, commercial and full of […]
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After our first night of utter amazement of our surroundings, see here, we happily got into the slow vibe of Puri Ganesha. Our days started in a calm and serene manor and pretty much continued that way until we retired to bed. We had many an idea every morning to do this and see that […]
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Every now and then if you are lucky, you come across a place that is so unbelievably magic you want to keep it only for yourself, safely locked away in your memory, filed under irreplaceable. This is how I feel about the 3 days and 3 nights we spent at the Puri Ganesha Villas, but […]
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There is a photograph of me circa 1990 aged around 13 in a Gingham shirt, white jeans and what can only be described as a full on teenage strop (obviously at the time things were different) We were on a family holiday somewhere in South Devon and ever since the return of Gingham print I […]
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After a blissful three days at The Temple Lodge we were excited to head out to the islands. As this was our second trip to Bali we were eager to see and explore new things, having not quite made it to the Gili Islands back in 2008, they were definitely on our tick list. However, […]
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Even at 1am I knew we had a found something very special on arrival at The Temple Lodge. Although I cannot take credit for the find, Anna Chittenden, the curator of the Lost Guides, an essential to anyone travelling through and around Bali, takes full credit for highlighting this place. The scent, warmth, colour and […]
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Sometimes I am not sure why I take so many clothes away with me, when inevitably I just end up throwing on the same thing. Actually I’m pretty good, I do a little planning so my luggage doesn’t cost me more than the flight but usually I keep reaching for the same piece of clothing. […]
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It doesn’t matter where we are jet setting off to on our holiday my travel essentials have pretty much stayed the same for a good few years now, maybe perhaps even a decade! Not great with change in everyday life as it is, I seem to have just allowed this quality of mine to seep […]
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Promise To Carry The Cases 