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Bern’s Bali Tours plans and guides travel experiences for women wishing to have a customised out of the ordinary journey to Bali. Come with me to Bali.

Have you ever wanted to experience the exotic East, but unsure about travelling by yourself. What if everything was organised for you? For some of you this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity, for others the beginning of a love for Bali and all things Eastern. Bern’s Bali Tours began with an idea to create an experience in the way of a journey to Bali for women to get out of their comfort zone

and be their essential selves for a couple of weeks a year. This opportunity allows women to chat with other women, share ideas and comradeship in a fun and positive way. By enjoying each others company and experiencing the uniqueness Bali has to offer in a safe and fun environment with like minded women. My aim is to give you all a chance to take off your many hats and wear your own for a couple of weeks. Let me es**rt you on the trip of a lifetime where you will bathe in the culture and sights that are uniquely Bali. Sometimes in our lives we just need to do it. Make this trip to Bali something out of the ordinary for you. Bali is an absolutely fascinating place where East meets West in a vibrant array of people, sights, food, sounds, arts, crafts and of course there is the shopping. This trip has everything ... adventure, spa, cooking school Balinese style, relaxing, shopping, your own personal driver and vehicle, culture galore. Together we will explore and share Bali with its people, culture and island life. Bask in the sunshine, have fun with bartering and view Bali from the personal insights of the locals.

*Have heaps of fun and come back to your daily lives refreshed and renewed.
*Enjoy travelling with women who have similar intent and purpose.
*Experience fun adventures that allow for the spontaneous magical moments.
*Meet the real people and embrace authentic personal experiences. I believe that having women of different age groups and experiences is a plus, bringing together an array of knowledge and wisdom, therefore women 18 - 99 you are all welcome.

12/05/2023

Day 16 and 17…Jumanji and some more r’n’r.

Went for a bike ride to have a nosey at the abandoned (said to be haunted) Taman Festival amusement park up past the new ferry terminal in Sanur. It’s an eery place but with some very cool graffiti art on the falling down walls. It was built to be one of south east asias largest amusement parks but not long after opening on Friday 13th a lightening strike hit it and now the local people deem it as haunted. We were the only ones roaming around the very overgrown falling down buildings. Cost to build was $100 million and included an inverted roller coaster, a laser light show, a 3D cinema and Balis largest swimming pool plus a crocodile park.

When we left here there was a you had to be there moment and 2 horses with bridles on were galloping as fast as they could go down the road without their riders! They were sea soaked so must’ve been for a swim in the ocean beside us. Huh 🤷🏽‍♀️ are we in Jumanji 😂

We ended up biking back on the very speedy by pass road which was interesting in the traffic! In Bali it’s flow like water and no drama merging.

Back for our yummy breakfast and a lie in the sun. A last massage and down to the Maya treehouse for happy hour cocktails and tapas watching the kite surfers do their thing.

No cards tonight and in bed by 9pm.

Last day…a stunning sunrise then a pump class in the gym before brekky. Then packing and mooching about, some very last minute shopping and check out.

Wayan picks us up at 3pm and we are off. A smooth check in even with an overweight bag that luckily sneaks through without $$ consequences 👏🏽

Our flight gets in to Auckland early and we clear customs in no time. Now waiting to catch our domestic flight home.

It’s been a wonderful trip and great company. Thank you for hanging in there since 2020 when the s**t hit the fan Julie Gordon and Jo-Hanna Cleaver we got there in the end. And it really makes me happy to see newbies enjoy Bali as much as I do. I’ve loved showing you the different places and the magic of the beautiful island. Peace out ✌🏽

10/05/2023

Days 14 and 15…eat, sleep, repeat.

Sanur days roll into each other and are made for relaxing.

Day 14…another delicious breakfast, a rainy morning sees us moved undercover at breakfast but it passes and the sun comes back out. We wander down to the Artesanda supermarket and have a look around, a couple of purchases are made then back up the street for a bintang crystal stop to rehydrate!

Lunch today was at The Sand while watching kite surfers, the wind has got up and they’re motoring along in the ocean. Then into the Baruna Beach Market to find a princess dress. I’m crap at getting the price down so we come to a happy arrangement (happy for Ibu rip me off) that I’d probly of got cheaper at the warehouse 😂 Also got some rugby league tops from a shop in these markets and the man was great, very fair price.

Back to the beach loungers and books then off for a massage at the end of the hotel entrance road called HYU. It’s a small place with only 3 beds that do great 1 hour massages for $12

Dinner tonight was Julie’s choice, and we’re back at Three Monkeys because the food is just so good as is the service and happy hour 2 for 1 cocktails. Back to our outdoor bale for cards and then bed.

Day 15…sunrise was a non event but still pretty and peaceful in the cloudy humid morning.

JoHanna coerces me into doing an online pump class at the on site gym which is a great facility with really good equipment so we get that done with a couple of moans and groans from me. It actually was a great way to start the day.

It’s rainy at breakfast again so we move under cover part way through. It passes though and clears to a lovely day. More beach lounge and reading time including yummy mixed peanut snacks and Bintang crystal.

We cycled to evening drinks at the Maya treehouse which is a very fancy place further down the beach path and got caught in the rain sitting upstairs watching a kite surfer catching air, he was very talented and we wonder what speed he’s boosting along at. Happy hour is 50% off so 2 for 1 on wine and cocktails. I forgot to take photos of the beautiful water features here at night but suspect we’ll be back! Then we ride home in the dark and wind it’s an amusing task but we make it 😂

Dinner was at Warung coconut tree across the road, fresh and delicious food. It’s a cheap and cheerful little place with great music. Less than $10 each including a yummy arak coconut mojito. Back for a chat in the outside bale and bed.

09/05/2023

Day 13…sunrise, a bike ride and mooching.

Awake for the sunrise which was lovely then a bike ride down the beach path to south Sanur and back up the road side.

We eat a lovely a la carte breakfast off the menu here with heaps of delicious choices. Then wander off in 2 different directions to shop and organise a massage for later. Back to the beach for a swim in the sea and sun loungers for a relax. I take off to my massage and the girls stay put reading their books and enjoying the sea breeze. I bring them back a local lumpia spring roll snack that cost 50c to try it’s yummy with a peanut sauce on top.

Showers and afternoon drinkies then the night market for dinner…we chose a couple of options and ate in. It was all yummy and the grand cost for fresh juice, Nasi campur and Martabak was $10.70 for all 3 of us, this is the joy of Bali you can fine dine for under $50 or you can eat delicious street food for $3.

Home for cards and nightcaps then bedtime. Happy campers are we.

Some short videos of the night markets are in the comments I forgot to take photos.

07/05/2023

Day 11 and 12…not much really but did include sirens and a fire.

Day 11, lazy day and a bit of shopping around the streets. Dwi made us breakfast after our night out, the girls went shopping around wiggly street and jalan legian. I lazed about having a pool day. We had Linner (late lunch early dinner) at Santorini that was delicious. And an early night was had but about 6:30 we heard many sirens and smelt smoke. There was a big fire at the back of the Zest hotel about half a km from us and a couple of shops were affected but as far as I know no one was hurt. It happened just after sunset and the traffic in that area is always busy at that time so that would of caused some chaos.

Day 12, we walked up the beach to LaLucchiola for a yummy brunch and then wandered back via the beautiful Kim Soo store for a look and a gorgeous birthday gift from one friend to another. Packed and left the villa at 1pm to move to Sanur. Goodbyes to Dwi with much appreciation for her great service and taking great care of us with whatever we wanted.

Wombat the driver from the villa transfers us to Sanur and we check into Tandjung Sari, it’s a luxurious lovely hotel on the beach front that does everything right. Our last nights will be spent here mostly relaxing before we go home. We unpack and go for our welcome drink then spend the afternoon on the beach loungers reading and sitting in the sea. The tides out so it’s super shallow but still lovely.

Then we walked down to Casablanca for tea but they were closed which was our good luck as Three Monkeys next door has reopened since I was here in November and the meal was incredible, we shared some coconut coated prawns with green mango salad for a starter then I had the Duck Betutu Ragu with pasta and it really was possibly the best pasta dish I’ve ever eaten. The girls chose wood fired pizza’s and were stoked with theirs also. Cocktails 2 for one so that has to be done.

Walked home and spied the very beautiful full moon. Had a few rounds of cards and a rum and coke after finding a liquor store for a bottle of Jamaican rum for $29 not bad me heartys ohhhh arghhhh. We climb into our provided crisp nightshirts and hit the hay, we’ve hired bicycles so will wander on those tomorrow. Julie GordonJo-Hanna Cleaver

06/05/2023

Day 10…spa pamper, cocktails, drag queens.

Appointments at Prana Spa today for a delicious 2 hours of pampering. We walked up and stopped for a yummy breakfast at Grain along the way.

Treatment was a 1 hour body massage and then the Ayurvedic oil treatment on the forehead with head massage. It’s a pretty unique building and surrounding like Bali and Morocco made a baby. We taxi home and spend the arvo wandering the streets, then swimming and relaxing. It’s such a great location here with easy access to the busy or stay away in the gorgeous Villa Amadu 2 for the quiet. Dwi is on hand to spoil us with whatever we ask of her and nothing is a problem.

We head to La Plancha for sunset cocktails again and then Chez Gado Gado for dinner, it’s busy so glad I’d booked online. Food is lovely and cocktails are 2 for 1 so we commit.

After dinner we’re a short walk from Bali Joes, it’s become a bit of a tour tradition that we go here once and those that know know what a very fun bar it is with drag queens belting out tunes. We meet Kelly and her friend here and decide we’ll carry on to an old favourite Apache Reggae Bar they have a great reggae band playing it’s really sad to see there are maybe only 20 or so people here and it’s Friday night! Kuta really is looking empty of people. Anywho we have a boogie and head on home in a taxi. Kelly and her mate get the gojek. No doubt we’ll see them out and about somewhere today too. Julie GordonJo-Hanna Cleaver

05/05/2023

Day 9...a bit of shopping.

Woke early and went to the Legian morning pasar traditional market for a look around. I just love this place and everything that is on offer here, it’s all so interesting. Brought some sweet selections to try with coffee. Then back to the villa for a delicious yummy bacon an egg breakfast cooked by Dwi.

Wayan picked us up at 10 and we went to the Bali Galleria mall and the Krisna souvenir store. Got a few bits and pieces, Julie had an eye test at Optik Malawi and found some very cool frames. Our drink break was at JCO in the mall and we were back at the Villa around 2. A swim, a mooch and a wander of our area with pedicures and massages just up the street at Kimberly’s and Bali Organic.

Back to the villa for a Bintang crystal stop and a late dinner at Warung Asia that was delicious. Great to see it open and busy again as it wasn’t open in November.

Walked dinner off the long way home around wiggly street and back to the villa to bed. Julie Gordon Jo-Hanna Cleaver

03/05/2023

Day 8...travelling day. Goodbye Pemuteran bay.

Wayan picked us up at 9am and off we went driving down to Legian through the Pupuan area with it's pretty rice terraces. A much more scenic route and less traffic than the other way.
Wayan Adiarsa is a true book of knowledge who explains all things Bali and is the key to these trips running the way they do. If you're ever in Bali and need a driver, he's a very respectful, knowledgeable, considerate driver and I can share his details to make contact before you get here. Wayan Adiarsa

Stopped at a Warung along the way for a drink and photos of the view then off to our accomodation on the border of Legian/Seminyak.

lluh let's us in and the girls are pretty wowed walking in the door and can't believe we have it all to ourselves. Dwi is our housegirl, she introduces herself and she explains to us about the Villa and how things work. Its fair to say we've gone from beach hut cool into modern luxury vibes but still with Balinese design. The owners have an interior design background and the spaces are really beautiful.

We unpack and relax before heading off for a late lunch at Santorini a geek restaurant just up the road with fabulous food. From here it's down to the beach for sunset cocktails first ones at Champlung then next door to La Plancha where we meet up with a dear friend from home Kelly George who resides in Australia and I’ve been busting to hug her tight. A random fact is she’s often here the same time I am and first came to Bali on one of these trips and now she’s probably been here more times than I have.

We leave Kelly and her group of great girlfriends she’s with and head to Warung Merah for dinner. Love this place and it’s payment system you get given a ticket for what you eat and drink then take your tickets to the counter to pay plus they have great fresh Indonesian food. It’s been renovated since I last ate there but still same same food.

Home to the Villa Amadu 2 for a relax and an early night. All is well 😍 Julie Gordon Jo-Hanna Cleaver

02/05/2023

Day 7…paradise under the sea 🪸🐡🐟🐠🐢

Woke far to early so I wandered off to see the sunrise which was a pretty one.
Back for breakfast and then off to menjangen island for a snorkelling trip.

Left around 9:30 from the beach and we have some other people with us from Germany and the U.S The sea is calm and the boat modern, we are in the water by 10am a few other boats and people but not too many so that's kapai.
First snorkel is on the Java side of the island and it's as calm as a pond we float down a soft current where the boat drops us off the boat and it waits at where we float too for pick up.
The guide is great at pointing out interesting things to us and we appreciate staying close to him as we got to see 2 incredibly beautiful turtles amongst all the other beautiful fish and coral garden.

Next we boat around to the jetty and take our provided lunch on the island. There are friendly red deer on this island, strange but true. It may still be the roar at home but this one is like a pet and just hanging around. Our lunch is yummy and we then snorkel again from here off the beach, following the current down. With the sunlight above it makes the clarity of the water even more so. It's hard to describe how pretty this is but those that have done it know and listening to the foreigners with us it's a worldwide best. Menjangen is part of the West Bali Barat National Park and the reef is a protected marine reserve. I cannot begin to know all the species of fish we saw or the types of coral but it truly is paradise under the sea. I’ve done it many times but will never get tired of this it’s truly a must do.

Back to the pool with us and the girls opt for a restful afternoon. I'm off to explore with Donal and we see a lot in a short time and some things [hadn't seen before. In short if you're up this way and wanting to fill an afternoon seeing more of this area he knows it all. We had a quick visit to a pearl farm, grapes and a small rice terrace, salt farm, mangroves then a fancy resort entrance for a photo of their very cool 1 km long Japanese bamboo archway and ending at a The Bali Tower for sunset, it's part of the very fancy Menjangen resort but open to public for dinner or a drink, the views are incredible but the sunset not so much as it's a bit too cloudy.

Back to the girls for dinner and then more euchre and bed ending our last night here.

01/05/2023

Day 6…Pemuteran 🌞

Love this part of Bali, we have a snorkelling trip planned for Menjangen Island and just lazy days in the sun and sea.

Went for a sunrise walk around to the point at the fishing village then back up past the resorts the other side of us. Pretty sky and clouds and a nice sunny day unfolding.

Back for our breakfast and then Julie and I went for a snorkel over the coral reef restoration off the beach, it’s looking fabulous, it’s about 5 years since I’d seen it and there’s loads of growth and many fish.

Back to the pool where Jo-Hanna is poolside and has set us up to join her. We hardly move from here except for a swim and some massage treatments that are 10 steps from the pool…better living everyone 😍

Dinner is here too tonight as it’s too yummy and their menu has many options. Plus sooooo cheap nothing over $10 and cocktails are $5 and very potent as those that have been before know about 😝

Back to my porch for gin and cards, we’ve switched to the more challenging game of Euchre so it’s competition on now ♠️♥️♣️♦️

Bedtime is creeping up and we make it past 10:30pm. Big morning tomorrow with our boat trip and snorkelling to Menjangen that Donal has organised for us. Julie Gordon Jo-Hanna Cleave,

30/04/2023

Day 5…a big travelling day to the north west and a birthday 🎂

Always sad leaving Alam Jiwa and the fantastic staff here, so great to see Ayu and Nik post covid and everyone else. This hotel gets it so right if you’re ever thinking of staying in Ubud please consider it.

Breakfast includes some duty free champagne today, flowers and a pancake cake for our birthday girl Jo-Hanna 🎂

Wayan is on time for 10 and we are off. First stop is Pura Taman Ayun a famous temple in the Mengwi district and in 2012 it became a world heritage sight. From here we travel a couple more hours to Lake Beratan it’s raining but Wayan has ponchos for us. We boost around as the place is packed and it’s persisting rain so in and out of here pronto.

Yikes…driving up the big hill not long after the lake the rain has become torrential and rather scary. The road is flooding and the water either side of us raging over the banks, there’s a lot of traffic on it each way. We get near the top inching along and see that a girl has fallen off her scooter maybe it was a rock she didn’t see in the water. She has support from others and we hope she’s ok as an ambulance will take ages to her in these dangerous conditions. This area is reknowned for landslides and today I can see why. Wayan gets us through safe and sound 🙏🏽 No stop at the munduk waterfall, it’s too rainy. I promise the girls it’ll be sunny on the other side and when we arrive quite some hours later it is 🌞

We check in to the Tirta Sari Bungalows, there are many other guests here this trip of varying nationalities. We have a room each nearest the spa and pool 16, 17 and 18 are the nicest rooms in the hotel. It’s a quirky place and has a few cats, one guest is staying with her 2 kids and dog. They’ve covered in the outdoor bathroom roof post covid and added yukky artificial grass where the rock garden was but great to see they stayed in business after the hard times covid would’ve brought.

A quick unpack and look at the sea and then off to the shop up the road for supplies. Donal has come to find us and say hello he introduces himself to the girls, he works at Tirta Sari but isn’t on shift today and will organise our snorkelling activities up here.

Into the pool for a swim and a Bintang then a shower and dinner. There’s a monkey walking along the wall of the next door resort, weird never seen them here before, perhaps he’s on the outta from his tribe as way down the road at the temple there are many. Dinner is delicious and inexpensive as are the cocktails and first sip may make you breathe 🔥

Back to the porch for some intense last card and duty free. Then a night swim and another cocktail at the swim up bar it is Jo -Hanna’s birthday after all and nanighs time. Julie Gordon Jo-Hanna Cleaver

29/04/2023

Day 4…a bit of shopping and cooking class.

Our last day in Ubud today, we had breakfast by the pool and then delivered some baby clothing donations to Bumi Sehat. And then walked to the markets again but via Hanuman Street instead of monkey forest. Speaking of monkey forest it’s strange that there’s hardly any monkeys outside the perimeter this trip so it hasn’t been as scary walking around that way.

Stopped for a morning bevvy at cuppa tea time Long Island ice tea x 2 and a morning mojito are cup of teas surely 🤷🏽‍♀️ then much perusing at the dress shops and up to the markets for some more goodies.

Back to the pool for a swim and rest before we head off to our cooking class activity. We were joined by a lovely Australian girl who was over for the long weekend, the lucky duck her flights were $120 each way.

The Cafe Wayan cooking class is a real treat and they have 6 different lessons to choose from with 5 dishes on each lesson. I’d chosen lesson 4 as it has ingredients we can access in NZ. We cooked a grilled chicken salad with a raw sauce, Balinese Prawns, chicken curry, nasi goreng and black rice pudding 🤤 we enjoyed this feast together and got the shuttle back home this took around an hour as the traffic on the top side of Bali is crazy but on a note the driver said no traffic, no tourists, no 💰 and there’s always something to see in traffic jams even if they test our patience.

Back in the balcony for a nightcap and into bed with us after another fantastic Bali day ❤️ Julie Gordon Jo-Hanna Cleaver

28/04/2023

Day 3…Activity today is a bike ride on the outskirts of Ubud.

Awake before sunrise again but feeling rested. Weather has been rainy in the early evening and a bit of thunder and lightening and the days humid and cloudy with patches of 🌞

Pick up was 8:30 so down to the lobby for our breakfast at 7:30. The company I used today is called Baikbike and we first used them in 2007 on a whānau holiday and many times since. Side note:Some of the women that have been on tour have had the pleasure of coming on another one which is a lot more cultural with a bit of biking with the wonderful Rachel Bergsma but this particular one is not back up post covid yet. This woman is amazing…google is your friend so go search her out and buy her books for a true raw and honest insight into life in Bali.

We got picked up by our guide Nyoman and the van driver Wayan. We then had one more person to pick up for the ride who was an Italian tourist called Luca. Off to the Kintamani region to a coffee and cocoa plantation (tourist set up) to explain different coffees and teas including Luwak, catpoochino, poopoo coffee!! If you’ve seen The bucket list you’ll know if you haven’t have a google.

From here we go a bit down hill to get on our bikes and head back towards Ubud on a 20km diem hill mostly bike ride. Nyoman is a crack up and has us named ‘Charlie’s Angels’ his own nickname is ‘Fat Buddha’ aside from his humour he is greatly informative and the girls learn lots today.

We stop at a school first and without disturbing the lessons or the kids we get to observe a snippet of their day. From here the next stop is a whānau compound, here the girls learn about how and why the compound is set up like it is. Like a human body the head at the front has the sacred area of their ancestors and temple. Middle of body is sleeping area with elders in the compound in a higher building than rest of family in respect to them, with others in smaller sleeping rooms then a small bathroom for washing nearer the back and wood fired kitchen then behind here in stinky feet position is a vegetable garden, rubbish area and pigs. Of course depending on your economic situation as to how this may look, some more fancy, some less fancy but always the same lay out. This will stay in the family forever and is many many generations old. As money comes and money goes it may vary in looks but it is a true home 😍 and that wood fired kitchen smelled amazing, the pigs not so much 🐷

‘Now we ride’ Nyoman’s line after every stop. We stop at a rice paddy where there’s a team from the community thrashing the rice off by hand and the stalks are going to the owners cows, he’s there loading up his scooter to take to the feed to the cows how he balances this all on the back of his scooter is unreal. We also stop where there’s a man planting new rice into the mud and there’s a man there chewing on betel leaf and chatting away to Nyoman about a wedding that had been a couple of days before. It must’ve been a hell of a party as he’s cracking himself up and smiling away with his orange lips from the betel stain and high as 😂 he offers it around to Charlie’s Angels but we’d crash our bikes on that juice!

Anywho much more learning happens from our educator Nyoman also his own description ‘sit down I’ll give you a lesson’ this happens at the village hall. The team learns how and why every village has a wooden bell tower used to come together as a community. Certain rings for certain things e.g someone in the village has passed away, a banjar meeting at the hall, a fire, an emergency e.g eruption, earthquake, voting also happens here for local govt. The banjar are the men of the village who make decisions about what is best for the community and that happens in the hall. The hall has no walls and is used for many things, any upgrades are paid by donations from the villagers of that community.

Lucky for us the weather has been cloudy so by the time we hit the end after one very steep hill and 21km done the cold wet flannel from the chilly bin is heavenly but no one’s burnt to a crisp or to knackered.

Back to the owners for a delicious home cooked lunch actually my reason for going oink oink!! There’s all kinds of delicious things satay, tofu, Tempe, smoked chicken, mie goreng, vegetables, a yummy mung bean, long bean and coconut vegetable dish.

This team are great at what they do and if you’re looking for a wee insight into Bali life with some exercise thrown in I recommend them. I’ll link them in comments.

Then we are dropped back to Alam Jiwa for an afternoon of r’n’r after a busy day. We did head off down the road to exchange more money and the rate is a bit catpoochino but it is what it is and still incredible value for money. Dinner was at Warung Pojok again as it’s just so convenient and fresh and yummy. Bed time by 9 for us filthy party animals. Julie Gordon Jo-Hanna Cleaver

27/04/2023

*So it begins the first tour since pre:covid how blimmin exciting! Thank you Julie and JoHanna for hanging in there since 2020!

Day 1…an uneventful travelling day grateful that the direct flights are back on, thanks Air NZ. Immigration and customs weren’t to bad we were out an hour after landing. So fun seeing the sea of drivers, Wayan finds us before we find him and off we went to Ubud, he has a chilly bin with some coldies in it for the drive up and good chats. Checked into our home away from home at Alam Jiwa. Tossed a coin on rooms and hit the sack.

Day 2…woke up before sunrise sat on the balcony for coffee then hit the ground running, decided it would be a good idea to stretch the plane legs and go do the Campuhan Ridge walk. Told J and J I thought it was about 8km round trip yeh nah it’s 12km. Such a cool way to see a bit of Ubud in the early morning before the crazy traffic comes.

Had to do the single file, eyes down, watch out for scooters and monkeys run the gauntlet around the side of monkey forest but strangely only saw a handful of them maybe they were still asleep. Up monkey forest road googling at the many pretty shops, then along Jl Raya Ubud past the royal palace and lotus pond down to the start of the track. A few people on it today exercising and strolling. Took photos of the views and turned around to come back for breakfast, stopped for a fresh coconut for rehydration.

Straight to breakfast with big appetites after that. Happy as with our choices and full and satisfied it was showers and pool time before heading off to the Ubud markets and a spa treatment at Putri Ubud 2.

The markets are soooo fancy now but the traffic up that end in the middle of the day is mental. Both girls had a crack at purchasing and bartering for some things that caught their eye. I’m a useless guide when it comes to helping with this but the outcome was happy shoppers…happy shop keeper.

We hightailed it out of there to Tutmak for a cold bevvy before heading off to our massage appts. Arrived on time and went in for 1 hour of bliss came out all brand new after that 12km trek earlier.

Shuttled back to Alam Jiwa for gin afternoonsies and snacks. Made it in time for the complimentary afternoon tea. Todays is steamed sticky rice cake enak sekali (delicious).

Dinner was down the lane at Warung Pojok I just love this place, the husband and wife team really know their stuff and the food is really fresh and good and sooooo reasonable. A main and a beer $8 each. There’s a fluffy black dog doing his darndest for a morsel he’s even doing tricks like play dead all sprawled out on the cold tiles at my feet. Surely he’s a reincarnated Labrador he has this game sussed.

Home to nanighs by 9pm with very happy little campers Julie Gordon

12/12/2022

It’s been a very long time between drinks! So…after an awesome whānau holiday to Bali last month it’s time to get the Bali Tours going again for 2023 🤗

There’s a couple of very patient lovelies that have been waiting since 2020 to go and are locked in for late April so that’s exciting.

If you have been considering it with some girlfriends…don’t hesitate. Bali is back in business and as wonderful as it always was.

After over 20 trips to this paradise island of Indonesia I have gained knowledge on the best places to stay, eat, shop, relax and the best tours and day trips to do. This all happens with the help of our lovely driver and good friend Wayan Adiarsa who is an absolute gem of a man and an asset to making these trips successful.

If you have a group of 4 or more girlfriends and are thinking about Bali as a destination flick me a message for a chat. I have 3 different price point options and will update website in coming weeks to show new pricing. Bali is still a very affordable destination and you can spend as much or as little as you like with so many options on offer.

The tours are inclusive of flights (from NZ) accomodation, breakfast, tours, transport and me to help you make the most of your well deserved holiday and trip of a lifetime. Does not include travel insurance (a must), meals outside of breakfast and personal spending.

Enjoy these pics from our November trip and a very merry Xmas to you all xo

10/03/2021

For anyone that’s been to Bali or had planned on going. This is a really good watch...taksu 🙏🏽💚💚💚

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