Tag Archive: Tumbak Bayuh

Jul
22

Scenes from Villa Tukad, Bali

Sometimes words and photos are not enough… Scenes from Villa Tukad, Bali. from Gran Tourismo on Vimeo. CHECK OUT THESE RELATED POSTS:We’ll always have Paris, but hopefully not this again…James M White, the Man Behind The Broken Spoke, AustinThe World’s Most Fascinating City Neighbourhoods to Explore

Jul
18

An Amble Around the Rice Paddies of Tumbak Bayuh

“Hello! Hello!” two skinny little kids call out as they peek from behind a dilapidated brick wall, a short distance down the lane from our Balinese villa. “Hello!!!” we shout back and they smile shyly and scurry away. Opposite, at the entrance to another home, a young woman looks up from sweeping her cement courtyard with …

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Jul
13

Price Check: a Bali Shopping List

Price Check is a series of posts from every destination we visit that could serve as a shopping list to stock the kitchen at the start of your stay, as well as a cost of living index in a way. We’re including some basic items to get you started plus a local specialty or two …

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Jul
07

A Stroll Around Our Balinese Villa Gardens

The gardens of our Balinese villa are so gorgeous, we decided to devote a whole photo gallery to them instead of including them in our ‘Home Away from Home in…’ post as we usually would. The place is so beautiful and the gardens so tranquil that even when we had to work it was a …

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Jul
07

Our Home Away From Home in Bali, Indonesia

Bali is to Australians what Mallorca is to the British and Cancun is to Americans, a cheap beach holiday destination. But one person’s popular vacation spot is another’s exotic off-the-beaten-track escape. Our Bali is altogether different again and, somewhat surprisingly we’re besotted with it. We must have been the only two Australians who didn’t have …

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