Category: Asia

Hotel Review: Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali
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Hotel Review: Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali

I stayed here when it was Regent Bali, and about a year later Fairmont bought this hotel and rebranded. This review is based on my experience as Regent Bali, although according to recent TripAdvisor reviews, the rooms appear the same with equally excellent service. (Updated July 5th, 2016) This place was beautiful! I kept having...

Hotel Review: Maya Ubud
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Hotel Review: Maya Ubud

I started 2014 with a trip to Bali, and my first stop was with Maya Ubud. It was important I be in Ubud, as the word Ubud means medicine and I wanted to receive deep healing there. The hotel offered an 8-day Spiritual Journey package and I booked this because I wanted a full experience!...

Bali: Making an Offering & Visiting Temples!
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Bali: Making an Offering & Visiting Temples!

I had a wonderful trip to Ubud, Bali. While I was staying at Maya Ubud, I took advantage of their Spiritual Journey package and had several activities pre-planned. Two of these activities were learning how to make an offering and then bringing the offering to temples. So, let’s learn how to make an offering! The...

Bali: Maya Ubud | and a Village Trek!
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Bali: Maya Ubud | and a Village Trek!

When I started my Spiritual reawakening, all I ever heard was, “You need to go to Bali!” So, to start 2014 off right, I flew to Bali. My New Year began at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, celebrating with all the other excited, albeit possibly tired travelers. My flight departed at 1a and I landed at 7:40a on...