Tomorrow I am jetting off to Bali with my sister and I am super excited! It's been quite a while - read: more than a year - since I last took a proper trip and it's come at the perfect time. I just started a new position at work which has already proved quite the learning curve, so it's going to be nice to kick back in paradise for a couple of days and really, truly relax.
This trip is going to be all about looking after myself: think daily massages, reading by the pool, watching sunsets from cliff top bars and trying not to get too sunburnt of course. I haven't been to Bali in four years so I am also quite interested to see how it has grown, what quirky new places have popped up and if the new Zara store compares to those in Europe.
Of course I left packing to the last minute, so while I procrastinate from the real thing here are my top couple of items I'll be sure to stuff in the suitcase:
1. Some kind of fun one piece. I love this one from Nookie.
2. A nice wide-brimmed hat to keep the glare at bay while devouring a novel on my iPad.
3. Hammamas towels are not only good post-swim but can double as scarves, blankets and rugs if need be.
4. I'm sad to say I don't even have a good beach bag so it will be the first thing I'll be grabbing from a market stall once we land.
5. Also swooning over this Nookie number, but I ended up settling on a polka-dotted swimsuit instead.
6. Maybelline's Baby Lips is basically a God-given creation.
7. A solid skort is perfect to go from casual days wandering the lanes of Kuta to sipping mojitos at a trendy beach club.
8. Jellies. Comfortable, versatile, cute and bonus points for that special feeling of childhood nostalgia.
Let me know if you have any tips of where to shop/eat/play in Bali!
This trip is going to be all about looking after myself: think daily massages, reading by the pool, watching sunsets from cliff top bars and trying not to get too sunburnt of course. I haven't been to Bali in four years so I am also quite interested to see how it has grown, what quirky new places have popped up and if the new Zara store compares to those in Europe.
Of course I left packing to the last minute, so while I procrastinate from the real thing here are my top couple of items I'll be sure to stuff in the suitcase:
1. Some kind of fun one piece. I love this one from Nookie.
2. A nice wide-brimmed hat to keep the glare at bay while devouring a novel on my iPad.
3. Hammamas towels are not only good post-swim but can double as scarves, blankets and rugs if need be.
4. I'm sad to say I don't even have a good beach bag so it will be the first thing I'll be grabbing from a market stall once we land.
5. Also swooning over this Nookie number, but I ended up settling on a polka-dotted swimsuit instead.
6. Maybelline's Baby Lips is basically a God-given creation.
7. A solid skort is perfect to go from casual days wandering the lanes of Kuta to sipping mojitos at a trendy beach club.
8. Jellies. Comfortable, versatile, cute and bonus points for that special feeling of childhood nostalgia.
Let me know if you have any tips of where to shop/eat/play in Bali!
What area are you staying in? In May I'll be going on my 6th trip to Bali, and after 5 times I'm pretty sick of the main drag. The last few times I've been going to Lembongan Island (get a fast taxi boat from Sanur) where there is amazing snorkelling, coconut beach huts and no cars. I'm not sure how it is doing it as a day trip but if you start early then it'd be pretty easy. It's about 90 mins to Sanur from Kuta by taxi.
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