Indonesia

Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort

Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort

Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort Words: Kirsten Durward   Photos: Monica Tindall Splendidly situated directly on the beach front, in what many consider to be the country club area of Bali, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort makes the most of an eight-hectare t…

Manarai Beach House Bali

Manarai Beach House by Ismaya, Nusa Dua, Bali

Manarai Beach House Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Manari Beach House typifies everything that is wonderful about a beach experience in Bali. With two pools, three bars, a divine expanse of beachfront on Nusa Dua, an all-day menu and cocktail lis…

Healthy Brekkie

Breakfast Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort

Words: Kirsten Durward   Photos: Monica Tindall Breakfast at Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort was so delightfully different that I felt they merited their own breakfast-themed post. Here are the trio of morning experiences. Floating Breakfast Sofitel Bal…

Le Bar Sofitel Bali

Le Bar Sofitel Bali Craft Cocktails Nusa Dua Bali

Expert mixology at Le Bar Sofitel Bali! Words: Kirsten Durward   Photos: Monica Tindall The chic ambience of Le Bar at Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort, is delightful of an early evening, with spectacular views of the rooftop garden and the endless sea and sky b…

Cucina Osteria e Enoteca

Cucina Osteria e Enoteca, Italian Restaurant Nusa Dua

Words: Kirsten Durward   Photos: Monica Tindall Cucina Osteria e Enoteca at Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort has a lovely outdoors setup in the evenings. The soft Balinese breeze cools our skin, the flames atop the pool pillars light up the night sky and the can…

L’Oh Pool Bar Sofitel Bali

L’Oh Pool Bar Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort

Words: Kirsten Durward   Photos: Monica Tindall Pool Bar Bali L’Oh is a full circle, dual land and water experience. Sit at the bar, relax terrace style with a little hookah or perch at an above water table in the shady tree-lined pool. We decide to stay landside an…

Kwee Zeen Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort

Kwee Zeen Restaurant, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua

Words: Kirsten Durward  Photos: Monica Tindall Kwee Zeen, Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Resort’s main restaurant, cleverly manages to escape the feeling of being what it is; a large hotel restaurant. As elsewhere in this magnificent property, the space has been …

ethical fashion Kuala Lumpur

Packing for Bali – What’s in My Bag? Ethical Fashion

Monica Tindall The summer is fast approaching and I can’t wait for my girl’s trip to Bali! This holiday is all about fun and catching up so I am organizing my bag to match. With a goal of supporting local business and ethical fashion wherever possible, here are some of […]

Double Six Luxury Hotel, Seminyak, Bali

Double-Six Luxury Hotel, Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia

Words: Katrina de Laszlo      Photos: Monica Tindall Luxury at the Double-Six Luxury Hotel is not as obvious as it may be at some other five star hotels in Asia. Yes, it’s luxurious, but there’s something unique about this place. It didn’t take me long to put my fin…

The Plantation Grill, Double Six Luxury Hotel, Seminyak

Robert Marchetti’s The Plantation Grill, Double-Six

Words: Katrina de Laszlo    Photos: Monica Tindall Entering The Plantation Grill is like being taken back in time to another era and location. You are now in 1920s, the period of Prohibition in the United States of America. Think F. Scott Fitzgerald’s n…