July 2023 – ChiLuxe Travel

Chef’s Table at Sokasi Dinner, Four Seasons Resort Sayan, Bali, May 29, 2023

July 27, 2023 Aukse Comments 0 Comment

I was really excited to write this article, because this was was one of my top dining experiences in Bali. I had heard great things about this dinner a the Four Seasons Bali Resort in Sayan, and booked it way in advance since it is only offered a few nights a week at the resort. It’s pricey, but totally worth it. Sokasi is the word for the baskets that Balinese people use to store and transport their food, mainly rice….

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Garden View Villa, Four Seasons Resort Sayan, Bali, May 28-31, 2023

July 25, 2023 Aukse Comments 0 Comment

We booked a garden view villa at the Four Seasons Resort in Sayan to round out the second half of our “Bali, Twice the Magic” package through the Four Seasons. You can read all about the property in my overview here, and this article will focus on the villa itself. This resort is well known for its stunning architecture, and the villas themselves are no exception. The roof of each villa is actually a lotus pond, and there are even…

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Four Seasons Resort, Sayan, Bali, May 28-31, 2023, Overview

July 20, 2023 Aukse Comments 1 comment

As I mentioned last week in my article about our private rafting tour, we were able to check in to the Four Seasons Resort, Sayan, via river raft. It was a cool way to arrive at our second resort for the trip, and gave us some really unique views of the main building of the resort from the river and pool area. This resort gets voted as the top resort on Bali, and one of the top resorts in the…

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Nusantara Restaurant, Ubud, Bali, May 28, 2023

July 18, 2023 Aukse Comments 1 comment

Nusantara is a restaurant I decided we should visit after my extensive research about local food in Ubud. There are about a billion restaurant offerings in this small town, and it’s really hard to just pick a few when you are only staying there for a few days. Nusantara is the decidedly more low-key restaurant headed up by the folks at Locavore – a restaurant that has been at the top of most “best-of” Indonesia and Asian lists for a…

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Momotaro Restaurant, Chicago, USA, June 17, 2023

July 13, 2023 Aukse Comments 0 Comment

Momotaro has been a staple for Japanese food and Sushi in the busy West Loop neighborhood of Chicago since it opened in 2014. I have been here about five times, and this time, we came to celebrate one of our wedding anniversaries! It was a very busy Saturday evening, and, unfortunately, the service was really lacking this time, and I feel like this place is starting to decline a bit in quality and service. This restaurant’s design is minimal and…

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Private Rafting/Check In By Raft, Four Seasons Resort Sayan, Bali, May 28, 2023

July 11, 2023 Aukse Comments 0 Comment

As I mentioned in my article about Four Seasons Bali, Jimbaran Bay overview, we booked the Bali – Twice the Magic Package through Four Seasons, which allowed us to stay at both Four Seasons properties in Bali. When you book this package, you have the option to check into Four Seasons Sayan via raft – which means you get dropped off at the Ayung river, the longest river in Bali, and a captain and guide take you down the river,…

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Nusa Penida Snorkeling and Land Tour, Forever Vacations, Indonesia, May 27, 2023

July 6, 2023 Aukse Comments 0 Comment

One of the activities Noah really wanted to do on our trip to Bali was snorkeling. I had been snorkeling a few times in areas around Bali – there are a few small islands to the east of Bali where snorkeling is excellent. Previously, I had been to Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan and I have awesome memories of those excursions. Back then, in 2002 and 2009, Nusa Penida was not even on the radar as far as tourism goes,…

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