Showing posts with label Bali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bali. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Bali Baby Continues





Seafood mania all for $30 AUD
The Bali Love affair continues, we made our way to Jimbaran Bay to Lia's Cafe
, watch out for the taxi drivers who get a commission from referring tourists to their restaurant, they try and get you to go to other places, fat chance buddy, we're sticking with this place, trip adviser had some really good reviews and we wanted to try the seafood overlooking anger beautiful sunset. The food was great and the views were to die for.

Potato Head
Potato Head – was one of my favorite places to visit I loved this place, food was great and I was craving some hard-core carbs, so it was lasagna for me. Amazing views of the beach overlooking the infinity pool made for a relaxing afternoonOn our last evening we visited Ku De Ta for dinner I ordered the potato gnocchi with wild mushroom and a hard-core vodka cocktail.




Whilst we were staying at the W, we managed to convince the concierge to show us a few other suites (for our next visit).We got showed a private villa and the WOW suite, which we will definitely book one of the two on our next visit. I am already planning my 30th Birthday party next year. A girl can dream!




Bali Kaftan & Necklace

We did a little shopping in Seminyak but nothing too crazy, I was adamant that I didn't want to bring stuff that I wouldn't use or end up throwing. I want to support the local economy and love seeing my husband’s skills for bargaining, but I did see my fair share of it when booking in taxi services. I found this great store which designs in Australia and locally makes dresses and bought 2 royal blue dresses. I also stocked up on a few summer kaftans and some Bali necklaces, as lately I have been obsessed with necklaces. 

We kept running in to footy players down at the pool, my husband would point them out, which was great for a perve, but they were never close enough to take photos together, some guy from Collingwood and Gary Ablett was there also with a new flame, so it appeared.



The day before our departure 

I found a great spa in Seminyak, which would leave Bodyworks for dead, to be honest I cancelled all my treatments at Bodyworks in favor for AMO Spa which was literally across the road from the hotel we were staying at. 
AMO prices were comparable to Bodyworks and had a much more better atmosphere, i found that if you went in the morning you didn't need an appointment, by the afternoon forget about just walking in. I had a manicure and pedicure $25 AUD. On the last day we were leaving I squeezed in a Oxygen facial, apparently celebrities have these every week so whilst I was living it up in Bali I thought I would treat myself to one and at only $25 which is unheard on in Australia, why not? I was not prepared for what I got let me tell you. It started off really nice, cleaner toner, face massage, great, and then came out the extractor. Having a sister who was a beauty therapist I know more than I should about all the equipment, it's one scary devise and she would always tell me don't use it will scar your skin. The beautician went to town, I think she removed blackheads that I have had since year 8. It was painful but the end result was great. Thinking my pain was over, she pulled out this brush which removed all my dead skin. By the end of the treatment I was convinced that my face was going to be red raw. Then came the dreaded steamer, right up my nose, mind you I only have one good nostril so I had to open my mouth to get some oxygen. I know it's oxygen facial but I didn't think that meant you we're deprived of breathing, I ended up coughing as the steam chocked me. To finish it off she placed this weird clear mask, which pumped oxygen to my face for a few minutes. The lady massaged me and then moisturiser my face and was out of there feeling a million bucks, my skin felt great but not sure I would do it again.


Manicure from AMO Spa






After a week of Bali I was totally relaxed and who wouldn't be? Till next time...Adios


KB

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Bali Baby!


It seems likeforever since my last post and whilst I have been secretly tapping away on theiPad whilst laying poolside, I wanted to ensure that I could load up a fewpictures of our time away.


I will be the first to admit I had never any intentions to visit Bali, dont get me wrong I know its a beautiful place but I had many other destinations on my "bucket list" before Bali. With hubby only able to take a week off work it seemed that either Brisvegas, Bali or Thailand was on the cards.

So Bali....Look out the Babas are in town

As most of you mayhave gathered we decided to go to Bali for a week to celebrate hubbies30th Birthday. We wanted to escape all the drama and lie poolside for a weekworking on our tans.

Since we managed to do aquite a few things (not really pool and food), I will try and split this over a couple of posts. To behonest we only ever left the hotel pool to get massages or go to dinner so mostpost will be around food.

front entrance of the W
We arrived at the W after our driver picked us up at theairport, and I was more than impressed with the accommodation, by far the besthotel, I had ever stepped foot in and the rooms didn't disappoint. There wasclub music playing over the speaker, which instantly made me want to getchanged into my dancing shoes and head down to the pool where the DJ wasgetting ready for the silent dance party. Shame I was sporting a massivemigraine to the point I had to visit the "ouch" centre to get somePanadol from the doctor. The doctor was grilling me on my symptoms and I wastrying not to barf all over the place, the plane really set me off.
The service at the W Hotel was fantastic and all the workersfussed over us, which at times made me feel guilty which led us to spendinglots on tipping our great hotel staff. We weren't allowed to touch anything;they would prepare our beach chairs and move our umbrellas when the sun moved.

The next afternoon we journeyed to Bodyworks which definitelywas a Bali experience, it felt like visiting the Asian nail salons inMelbourne, women everywhere, and it was cheap, $11 for a pedicure is a bargain,and she did a great job, it wasn't air conditioned and I was pushed into anawkward corner on the room. Check out the pictures and tell me what you think,I also booked to do a couples massage for JBs Bday.







La Lucciola



Our fist evening we made our way to La Lucciola, which a fewpeople had recommended and enjoyed a ragu pasta and a granita cocktail overlooking a sunset





HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY BABA


Afternoon Cake
JBs 30th Dinner Cake
Breakfast Cake



My husband enjoyed 3 cakes one for every decade. One forbreakfast, which embarrassed the heck out of him, our lovely waitress Sari (whowas the cutest, she kept wanting us to eat everything from the menu) organised the cake. JB wasn't impressed with the entire staff singing, it was hystericalfor me to wath him suffer, too bad buddy! Then after heading back to our roomafter our pool visit in the afternoon the Hotel had organised a surprise in theroom. We had booked dinner at Starfish Bloo the hotel restaurant to ensurethat the cake I ordered for my husbands 30th would arrive safely and it did. Thenfinally he received my birthday cake, which was provided by Ixora cakes in Bali,and was a replica watch cake, which is on order for his birthday, in the meantimehe gets the cake version.

The hotel gave JB a wishing card, wonder what he wished for? He wouldnt show me, but I think I could guess.