Kanishka Villas

Another pleasant stay in Bali: Kanishka Villas

With a private pool, sundeck with loungers, two spacious bedrooms with en-suite bathroom, wide open dining area, a fully equipped kitchen and a relaxing hall that is equipped with large sofas, 42 inch television, sound system, dvd, and high speed internet access, Kanishka Villas is undoubtedly the finest vacation stay that we have ever had besides Maxims Genting!

Pool Side

Activity Area

Open Dining

Fresh Fruit Juice

A Hearty Breakfast

Luxurious Bed with Jim Thompson Fabric Furnishing

en-suite bathroom

Rain Forest Shower

Aria Luxury Villa & Spa

A little heaven: Aria Luxury Villa & Spa

After stepping out of the airport, we went directly to the pick up area where it was flooded with drivers holding signboards of their guest names. Our villa driver was late and we get a little restless after a few rounds of fruitless searching among the crowd. Luckily, the traffic from the airport to Semiyak was pretty smooth on that day and it only took us about 25 minutes to reach the villa.

What surprised us was that he stopped the car in a small lane and we did not see any posh lobby that we have expected, instead we were greeted by a villa’s male staff at the lane and walked to our villa.

The mediocre entry was quite beyond our fanciful expectations but the minute our villa door was opened, that little disappointment immediately turned into astonishment!

Gosh! A private pool and an open living concept that I have always longed for – this is unquestionably heaven on earth!

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walkway to heaven..

on top of the world..

Valentines in Bali

Barely a year ago, we had flown to Bali and did nothing else but spent our entire two days at the Mara Rive Safari Lodge. This time round, though we had initially planned four days to indulge in our resort stay in January but due to my passport woes, the trip was postponed to February and one day was being forfeited by Aria Luxury Villa & Spa due to last minute cancellation,  nonetheless we still have had a wonderful three day Valentines vacation in Bali.

at the airport..

on the plane..

yay! Bali, here I come!

having a little monkey fun.

Our Aria Luxury Villa & Spa and kanishka Villa stay up next..stay tuned 🙂

 

Random Pictures taken in Bali

So tranquil and peaceful, how I wish I could stay there forever…

田园风光 – a view from Aria Luxury Villas & Spa, Seminyak

海角天涯 – a view from the Tanah Lot Temple

浪漫海滩 – a view from the Jimbaran Beach

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Love is in the air in the street of Bali!

 

and a little valentine treat from the supermarket sweetest promoter..

 

even the gay bar is celebrating the day the big way..

Bali – Mara River Safari Lodge

We flew via Jetstar and headed straight to Mara River Sarfari Lodge at the Bali Safari & Marine Park at Gianyar which is about an hour from the airport. Since it is far and away from town, we wasted no time and spent the entire 2 days in the resort –  with the animals.

Lodging at a theme resort is a refreshing change from the regular hotel stay and we simply love that dimly lighted lodge! It is so cozy and how nice if we could replicate that feeling in our own home too..

Apart from visiting the Safari where we seen a handful of wildlife, there was practically nothing to do in the resort after dark.  Nonetheless, dining with the lions was quite an experience by itself and so was waking up to the sounds of the animals in the mornings or feeding them from the balcony while watching the sun set.  We regret for not having our swimming gears with us, otherwise, swimming at the pool with a fleet of zebras roaming around the field at the backdrop will be a memorable experience of a lifetime.

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The Lodge..

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The Safari..

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Before we left for Singapore, we requested the driver to send us to Kuta for a little shopping but the good talker managed to convince us to go for lunch at ‘his friend’s restaurant’ instead.  The so-called friend’s restaurant turned out to be one of the restaurants along Jimbaran Beach that he would earn a commission by bring customers there and needless to say, the food was expensive and we have used up almost all our Rupiah for that meal! And while the food was far from fantastic and the service was slower than snail, the ambience made it worthwhile.  Afterall, how often could we have the luxury of dining by the beach anyway!