Here’s a little recap of the last few days. When we first arrived on Gili Air, I honestly I wondered what I would do for 8 more days on this tiny island, I suppose after 10 years in a corporate job, it can be hard to relax. Well as you already know it, diving took […]
We enjoyed many wonderful meals with our families prior to leaving home, including two Christmas meals, however we wanted to celebrate together and Morgan, our host at Villa Surya Abadi recommended Hotel Tugu in Canggu. Morgan celebrated her wedding anniversary and thought they might offer a special Christmas eve dinner. We hopped on our scooter […]
It’s been five days since we’ve arrived on Gili Air, a small strip of sand located off the coast of Lombok (an island almost as big as Bali, about an hour away by fastboat). Picture three minuscule islands, fringed by white-sand beaches and coconut palms, sitting on a turquoise sea: the Gilis are a vision […]
It’s been three days since we arrived in Bali and we’re absolutely loving it. Even though we’re in the middle of the rainy season, it’s been sunny mostly sunny. In fact, my nose and my neck are as red as Santa’s hat! At first we thought Anne-Marie and her irish skin were going to be […]
We’ve decided to blog about what we eat on our travels. Prior to leaving home, we enjoyed many great meals with friends and family, from traditional Christmas dinner (twice) to yummy cheese and fondue vigneronne. Food here is very different, and though Anne-Marie may crave brown bread with real Irish butter in time to come, […]
This is it, we’re gone. Saying goodbye to the family on Monday was heartbreaking but they are happy for us. We’ve had a wonderful final weekend with the family and enjoyed amazing food over the last few days: fondue vigneronne, great cheeses, foie gras, beautiful wines, etc… I’d like to say a really big thank […]