Bali Doors

Bali Doors

I don’t think I have ever been to a country where aesthetic beauty is valued quite as much as it is in Bali.

It is a personal heaven for me, a place where people put flowers behind the ears of sculptures and doors are artworks! This whole blogpost is dedicated to the Balinese Door. They are so exquisitely beautiful that I just had to take pictures of them!

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There is just something about Bali – Photos from our time in and around Ubud

There is just something about Bali – Photos from our time in and around Ubud

There is just something about Bali that touches my spirit like no other country I have ever been to. Bali is a feast for the senses but there is is an energy here that arouses more than just the eyes, the nose, taste, touch and the ears. There is an energy here that touches the soul. You wont find this at a nightclub in Kuta or in a hotel chain resort. No you need to head out of the tourist traps and into Bali itself.

When I asked our taxi driver about this, he simply said “In Bali the people give offerings and thanks to the gods many times a day, and when there is so much gratitude there is good energy.”

This really made me think.

Can you imagine how many more smiles there would be in this world if we all gave thanks many times a day?

Here are some photos from our time in Ubud. Click here to the absolutely gorgeous villa we stayed in the rice paddies in Pejeng.

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Bennu House – Pegeng – Ubud – Rice paddy

Bennu House – Pegeng – Ubud – Rice paddy

Monica, Charlene and I left the hustle and bustle of the tourist trap also known as Kuta, after the Fearless wedding conference needing some peace and quiet. Charlene had booked us a villa on the rice paddies just outside of Ubud through airbnb and we really had no idea what to expect as so often photos can be very misleading. Our jaws had to be picked up off the floor when we walked into Bennu House and we had to give each other a good pinch just to bring ourselves into reality and realise that we had landed with our bums firmly in the butter.

Bennu House is not only in an absolutely breathtaking piece of paradise surrounded by coconut trees and working rice plantations it is also exquisitely decorated. All three of us love interesting and quirky design and we have all commented that Benu House is our idea of a dream house. It is a reclaimed Joglo house from Java, which has been given a modern open plan design and it is mostly blue which is my colour! The furnishings are just perfect and even though it is really modern and spacious it has an Indonesian charm and aesthetic which is exactly what one wants when visiting Bali!

We arrived to macaroons and a bottle of chilled white wine and that was really just the start of how I Made and Phillip went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable. The beds could be likened to big clouds with wafting mosquito nets. There are so many small touches which made it just about impossible to leave the villa like an iPod docking station, flowers in all of the rooms, a huge open aired bath, breathtaking views, delicious Balinese breakfasts, a masseuse on call and lots of space to do yoga, write and just take it all in.

We spent a lot of time chilling at the house but we also had some wonderful adventures in and around Ubud, so even though the house is a bit out of town it is still really accessible. Perhaps my favorite part of the Benu house experience was watching the locals work the rice fields and the sound of the frogs, cycadas and geckos at night.

Benu House is nothing short of magical and I will hold my memories of this past week spent here very close to my heart.

Next stop Gili Islands!! Catch you on the other side!!

And here is a portrait of the prince of Benu House also known as I Made. He is an exceptional human who is one of the kindest and most entertaining people you will ever meet, he also speaks seven languages! To say that the hosts of Benu house went above and beyond to make our stay perfect would be an under statement.

If you would like to stay at Bennu house you can contact I Made on airbnb or psignature.bali@gmail.com

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