July 8-11, 2023 The Hotel Del Coronado is truly an icon of the west coast of the USA. It’s victorian architecture and bright red roof are unmistakable. In fact, the Grand Floridian hotel at Walt Disney World is based on the Hotel Del! While the Del has undergone some massive-scale remodeling in its common areas, as well as adding entirely new buildings to the property, they still have a lot of work to do, and I believe they are shutting…
May-June, 2023 The thing about planning a trip to Bali is that there are about a billion activities to do on the island. There are traditional temples and dances, hundreds of resorts and restaurants, water and land adventure activities and things you’ve never even heard, or thought of doing before! We were in Bali for seven nights, and this was my third time on the island. I really wanted to have a nice mix of land and water activities, try…
July 9, 2023 What’s a weekend on vacation without eating brunch at two different places? On Saturday, after we arrived, we had a delicious lunch at The Henry, which you can read about here. On Sunday, we met my parents for brunch in the Little Italy area of San Diego at Wolfie’s Carousel Bar. I actually found Wolfie’s on a “best of” list on Instagram, and I just had to check this kooky little place out. The space is actually…
I always try to book one of the first flights out of O’Hare to whatever destination I’m going to as much as humanly possible. This usually means an on time departure and fewer headaches traveling in general. This also means that you usually get to your destination way before check-in time. This was absolutely the case for our trip to Coronado, as we arrived at San Diego’s airport at 9:30am. I booked a brunch at The Henry figuring that there…
Boy, the Four Seasons resorts in Bali really know how to plan an excursion. One of my favorite activities on the whole trip was the “Ocean to Table” excursion, which was extremely special, and you can read about that here. The “Can you keep a secret” tour was no less interesting, varied, and extraordinary, and I highly recommend this tour if you are staying at Four Seasons Sayan. You really need to book in advance, though, because this is a…
As I mentioned in my article about Nusantara Restaurant, there are gobs of restaurants to choose from in Ubud. This village has turned into a massive tourist destination with so many options for restaurants, shopping, wellness, activities, and places to stay. It’s tough to choose just one or two places to check out here, but I chose Hujan Locale due to its focus on Indonesian food, and tapas-style menu, so that you can try a whole bunch of things. Turns…
When I say I had a pretty relaxing and de-stressing vacation in Bali, I mean it. You can read all about the absolutely amazing Healing Village Spa at the Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay here, where I had the incredible Baru Detox treatment. At The Four Seasons Resort in Sayan, I had two spa treatments while staying there for three nights. This resort has two separate spa areas. The first is on the ground floor of the main building. There, you…
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….
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…
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…