One of the delights of staying in Bali is the vast choice of local cuisine which is available a few metres outside the door of any of the many Bali villas for rent. One such restaurant is Warung Kolega on … Continue reading

The earliest of the Indonesian islands dates from the end of the Miocene Period, 15 million years ago and was formed by enormous volcanic activity as the region between the continental plates of Asia and Pacifica stabilised. There are two … Continue reading

Sanur was the first place to host an international standard hotel and the Grand Bali Beach Hotel, built in 1966, was the first. The nine-hole par 36 golf course has recently been remodelled to include new water features, small hills … Continue reading

The development of any tourist location is inevitably a source of controversy. Dreamland, on the northeast corner of Bali’s south western peninsular, ‘The Bukit’ (literally The Hill’) used to be an inaccessible slice of paradise. Visited only by the most … Continue reading

Gunung Batukaru, a long dormant volcanic cone and Bali’s second highest mountain, rises inside the caldera of a vast, ancient volcano which is the remnant of one of the cataclysmic eruptions which helped form the island. It towers above the … Continue reading

The Nirwana Bali Golf Club host one of Bali’s most spectacular courses; lying atop the low cliffs on Bali’s western shore a little north of the popular tourist areas of Canggu, and Seminyak in the region of Tabanan. The temple … Continue reading

For the true golfing enthusiast, no expense is spared when pursuing the perfect eighteen, no stone is left un-thrown into the bushes, and all sand is avoided as much as possible. So it is with great pleasure that many golfers … Continue reading