I love adventure and intense cultural experiences, but I also crave peace and quiet. That’s why I go out of my way to visit…
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Finding serenity, bliss and peace in Bali
A guest post by Candace Rose Rardon. It seems an unfair choice to have to make – deciding between serenity, bliss or peace. Can’t…
A day out in Bali
Bali is a heavenly place. Each time I visit, I feel so relaxed and all I want to do is lounge at the pool,…
velvet escape’s Culinary Journey: Seminyak, Bali
What: Grilled soy-glazed tuna with honey & cardamom, and served with a cucumber, avocado, red & green pepper salad. Where: Chandi, Seminyak, Bali Note:…
My velvet escape travel tip: Bali
“My velvet escape travel tip“ is a guest series about what the name ‘Velvet Escape’ evokes and what that would be in the hometown…
The pearl of Java
Jogjakarta (Jogja), also often spelled as Yogyakarta (map), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, and has for centuries been the cultural capital of…
Bali ‘the island of Gods’
Bali, the ‘island of Gods’, is one of more than 14,000 isles in the Indonesian archipelago, is inhabited by warm and friendly people with…