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Archives for May 2015

The Anantara Uluwatu Bali: Putting the P in Panoramic

The Anantara Uluwatu in Bali... you know which hotel I’m talking about,  chances are you’ve seen the architecturally designed glass-fronted chapel featured in countless Bali #inspo posts on Instagram. The resort, hugging south Bali’s rugged limestone cliffs and providing uninterrupted views of the awe-inspiring surf and sunsets across the Indian Ocean, is inspirational indeed. But what makes the luxurious Anantara Uluwatu stand out from the other five-star resorts of this ilk that dot the ... Read More

What To Do When You Get Sick While Traveling

What To Do When You Get Sick While Traveling... It’s every traveller’s worst nightmare: after spending months on prepping, saving and packing you’re finally on the road, fully immersed in a far off land. Suddenly, on the fifth day you feel a foreign rumble in your tummy and you’ve got a fever that'll launch you to the moon. Or perhaps you’ve come down with a simple holiday flu, which, thanks to Murphy’s Law, often tends to happen on much-needed vacations. Whatever the symptoms, the outcome is ... Read More

A Secret Garden: The Santai Villas Bali Review

I must admit I hadn’t really done my homework prior to pulling up to the enormous stone columns marking the entrance of The Santai Villas in the laid-back suburb of Umalas, Bali. The Amala Villas, The Santai’s sister retreat and the place I’d just arrived from, was the hotel I was dying to experience after hearing some fantastic reviews from fellow travellers. The Amala was the escape I had been looking forward to and The Santai was an afterthought, a small blimp on my Bali-adventure radar. But ... Read More

The Amala Hotel Bali: A Fine Romance

The Amala Hotel Bali is the perfect setting for an intoxicating Balinese romance. Hidden at the end of a lush vine-fringed driveway peeling-off one of Bali's chicest shopping and dining streets in Seminyak, these intimate one and two-bedroom villas are like beautifully designed hugs for your senses. The bali boutique hotel takes the concept of holistic living to a whole new level, thatched wood and concrete structures fused with meticulously manicured grounds, water features and feng shui ... Read More

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  • Happiness is... somewhere deep, deep in the Cambodian jungle 🌴
  • Never not trying to be a mermaid. ✨
  • Rainy day B-rolls...
  • I get quite emotional thinking about my time spent here in the Cambodian jungle. - As a travel writer + blogger, I am constantly seeking out untouched or vastly unique places from around the world. I can say that without a doubt, my experience in Koh Kong will stay with me forever. So much so, I almost wanted to keep it to myself... almost. But that would be selfish, for those worthy will always deserve to witness this world, even just for a fleeting few days. - When I wasn’t swimming off the back of our traditional wooden cabin floating on the Tatai River, or eating flagrantly cooked Khmer cuisine, or jumping off palm trees and sliding down waterfalls, or trekking through the jungle - I was just utterly in awe of my surroundings, and how profound our planet truly is. - To say it was an experience of a lifetime would be an understatement. This is a place that nourished my soul...
  • Scenery courtesy of Cambodia. Hat courtesy of @beach.luxe ✨
  • Welcome to the jungle.
  • Waiting for a friend/airplane
  • Winter in Stockholm done right. 🙏 A bit of a travel guide for the chillier months over on the blog. [link in profile] @singaporeair @visitstockholm
  • Those who’ve been following the blog for a while will know I’m quite partial to a sea cabin or beach shack. If you’re visiting Stockholm soon and want pure, unadulterated solitude (inside the cutest lil cabins on the water) then have a read of my latest article... link in bio. @visitstockholm #visitstockholm @singaporeair
  • France. All of the feels for you right now. 😔
  • Travel has taught me so much. One of my biggest takeaways is that insect repellant doesn’t work for everyone. 🙄*Getting bitten inside a very beautiful floating hotel on a very beautiful Lake, in India. @tajhotels @tajlakepalace @incredibleindia - 📷 @christopheracworth