South East Asia

As I sat on my balcony overlooking the warm glow of sunset lighting up a golden path across the eerily still water, I breathed as deeply as I could. Our Halong Bay cruise was everything I had [...]

This was not my first visit to Kuala Lumpur (KL). And with less than 12 hours for my Kuala Lumpur layover, I knew it wasn’t going to be wasting it at KLIA2. Hell no, I was going to go exploring. [...]

It was my second visit to the InterContinental Bali Resort. After the first time, I had no idea why I decided to came back. And all it took was one night to remember 5 reasons why. You have been [...]

The best part of any holiday has to be food. Eating. And Bali is going to tickle your taste buds. Not only is Indonesian food some of the most delicious and flavoursome food in the world, but [...]

There are many things to do in Bali. I have 101 things to do in Bali with kids or without them. And while most people want to head south to the beaches of Nusa Dua or stay central in the [...]

Since 1998 I have stayed in more than 20 different hotels, resorts, and villas across all parts of the beautiful island of Bali. Think of me as your personal “Bali Guru” since I’ve visited more [...]

My first time in Bali was 1999. I had graduated high school the previous year and my parents decided to take the whole family on our first overseas vacation as a graduation gift to me. I hated [...]

For my 14th trip to Bali, I really wanted to focus on the kids. I know my idea of Bali is daily massage, a couple of yoga classes and sitting by the pool with a cocktail. But what did they want? [...]

The wood door stood wide open inviting me into the lush sanctuary held within. It’s open invitation tempting me to step through into another world. Sukhavati Ayurvedic Retreat Bali. With one [...]

August on Travelocity! Every month I use my 20 years of travel experience to write for aggregator giant, Travelocity. They call us the Gnational Gnomads. These are excerpts of those stories. This [...]