Le Pirate Beach Club on Nusa Ceningan, a small island 30 minutes off the coast of Bali, is one of the OG Instagram spots in Indonesia. It rose to fame because of its picture-perfect white and turquoise beach boxes in the early days of Social Media and has stayed a favorite ever since. Having visited Le Pirate regularly over the past 14 years, along with most of the other beach clubs on Ceningan ...
Sandy Bay Beach Club Nusa Lembongan: Is it worth a visit?
Are you looking for the best place to soak up some sun on Nusa Lembongan? Maybe Sandy Bay Beach Club is the perfect spot for you! A visit to charming Nusa Lembongan is like a vacation from your Bali holiday. The island spirit runs deep here and the pace of life is slow. Spend your days exploring white-sand beaches, go surfing or lounge by the pool with a frozen coconut daiquiri in ...
Pura Gunung Kawi: Why this temple is my favorite in Bali
At the bottom of a lush river valley running through the village of Tampaksiring, just outside Ubud, lies one of Bali's largest ancient temples, Pura Gunung Kawi. I visited for the first time early in the morning one day in the middle of January. The sky was blue and the morning fog was still laying low over the surrounding rice terraces. You could only see the contour of ...
Tanjung Aan Beach in Lombok: The ultimate guide
Are you looking for the best beach in Lombok? Then you're in the right place. Tanjung Aan Beach is the epitome of a tropical paradise. I have said it before and I'll say it again, the south coast of Lombok is the place to be if you are on the hunt for tropical paradise beaches you can have almost to yourself. With countless white-sandy coves and bays within a 40-minute scooter ride from Kuta, ...
Selong Belanak Beach Lombok: The ultimate first timer’s guide
When I first stepped foot on the island of Lombok almost 10 years ago, Selong Belanak Beach was the place to be on the south coast. A picturesque and vast bay with powdery white sand and crystal-clear turquoise water. However, as more and more tourists visit the island, the other beaches around Kuta have been developed and made attractive for tourists as well. So is Selong Belanak still worth ...
Bukit Merese Hill in Lombok: The best sunset viewpoint
Bukit Merese or Merese Hill is one of my favorite places in Lombok. Located on the western side of Tanjung Aan, the best beach in Kuta, Bukit Merese is the best sunset viewpoint around Kuta. And the views aren't too bad during the day either. To one side you see the picturesque Serenting Beach and Seger surfing Beach lined with majestic palm trees. And on the other side, you get panoramic ...
