Feb
23
I grew up in a family where everyone played at least two or three musical instruments. That’s not a boast. I had to listen to musical scales being played on piano every day during my childhood. For three hours. Every day. I placed my fingers in my ears while cello, violin and viola practice was taking …
Jul
22
Sometimes words and photos are not enough… Scenes from Villa Tukad, Bali. from Gran Tourismo on Vimeo. CHECK OUT THESE RELATED POSTS:Tips on Renting a Riad in MoroccoPark Life – Sunday in the Sunshine in Buenos Aires The Best of Buenos Aires Markets – Super Mercados!
Jul
20
Moseying through the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary to meet the cheeky Balinese long-tail macaques must top the lists of things to do for most visitors to Ubud. It certainly made ours. If we were anywhere else, that would have meant demoting it to the bottom of our to-do list – Grantourismo being all about digging …
Jul
20
The artistic, cultural and spiritual heart of Bali for centuries, Ubud is serenely located up in the hills in lush jungle, surrounded by rice-paddies. Lined with galleries, cafés and craft shops, its narrow streets are a delight to wander – just watch out for those drains! There’s no denying the town is commercial and it …
Jul
19
Life in Bali is imbued with rituals – religious, spiritual and social; complicated and simple – from consulting the Balinese calendar to the daily offerings made at Hindu temples. Every afternoon here at our home in Tumbak Bayuh, the villa staff make offerings at the moss-dappled shrine in our garden and place pretty baskets of …
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