Been a few days since our last update... Not because we've been rushed off our feet though! In fact we've been enjoying a little luxury courtesy of a few of Dad's hotel points to celebrate Chris's birthday!! The Conrad Bali is the poshest hotel we've ever stayed in! We made the most of our 24 hour stay by enjoying all the pools, sunrise yoga lesson as well as making good use of the complimentary 2 hours of open bar! The staff were very thoughtful and gave us ...

Enjoyed our 2 days in Kuta. It’s known for being the Australian party place but as we’re in low season, didn’t actually see that many Aussies partying, except for some who needed ‘to catch up’ with Smirnoff ice. Payed more for an apartment in Kuta for Chris’s pre birthday treat, which included a roof top pool hardly being used by other guests. More to see in Kuta than Canggu. Enjoyed some evening beach strolls, watching the sunset and eating at our l...

We were not massively impressed by Canggu having spent the last 2 nights there. Bit of a surfer vibe but far too quiet. Except for the 2 sausage dogs that guarded our hotel who liked to bark at the cat at 8am. Or the puppy at 7am. Or the massive Doberman (who was more of a pussycat) in the evening. Our room was nice with a deep pool to sunbath but wasn’t much to do there and more expensive. We were spoilt by the cheap/good food in Ubud and sadly the new pl...