2pm to 3:30am. 8.5 hours. That’s how long we had to enjoy this: The night before we arrived at Villa Kubu Boutique Hotel & Spa, Carmen and I had watched the Oscar winning film The Theory of Everything, which tells the life story of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking. Hawking’s theories on the Big Bang and […]
Dave had hurt his arm. We weren’t sure whether it was from a spider bite or something less sinister, but his arm had blown up like a balloon and the bite had begun to look black and sore. Dave was worried his arm would fall off. We went to the clinic on Lombok and the […]
Last weekend we went to Seminyak and I was a little disappointed. Lots of our Aussie friends had told us how great it was, but all we found was a bunch of Seminyak restaurants that were distinctly Australian-esque. Dave and I started to think that there’s so much more to Bali than simply Seminyak. It seemed Aussies came there […]
Chef Matthew McCool gives us a smile, despite his busy day. The clock’s just turned 1pm and already he’s fed 200 people at breakfast and is currently dishing up meals for 250 more guests. A spot to be seen It’s busy at The W Retreat and Spa in Seminyak, Bali. As the sun passes its zenith above, […]
Inspiration is for amateurs. The great writer Somerset Maugham once said something to the tune of “I write only when inspiration strikes… fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp.” As much as I try to ape old mechanical Maugham, I’m still very much an amateur and need inspiration to get kick me along, […]
