Travel
bALI
the seduction
Where to start? The unfairly beautiful
beaches, the absurdly exotic paddy
fields, the temptingly mist-shrouded
volcanoes, the improbably felicitous
carpets of impossibly eye-catching
flowers, the ludicrously friendly surf
bouncing you warmly on to talcum-soft
sand. Where to start? The question,
more usefully, is, where to stop?
While the volcanic-black sand
beaches on Bali’s north coast (especially
lovina) have attracted a low-key tourism
scene, with small hotels and outdoor
Portrait of Paradise
restaurants catering to budget travelers,
Every element of Thai culture
the most popular white-sand beaches
challenges and intrigues. Like its food,
are in the south.
Kuta, on the southwestern coast,
the country is by turns hot and spicy!
is world-famous for its classic surf
breaks. it’s also a year-round free-form
beach party of surfers, hippies,
peddlers and masseurs, beer stands,
and ice-cream vendors.
5 things to do
the must-see down the bed at night, but the Bulgari
Many dive-heads – including those resort Uluwatu (Tel. +62 361 847 1000,
City living safari? The Odyssey
who’ve made pilgrimages to the red www.bulgarihotels.com) still gleams
A visit to Thailand Submarine (www.
isn’t complete without submarine-bali.com) offers
sea, the great Barrier reef, and Manado with all the luxury its name implies.
experiencing the hustle daily trips for tourists who
– swear that Bali has the best diving in The setting is supreme. Magnificently
and bustle of Bangkok. want to travel deep under the world. sites range from warm, easy situated atop a 500-foot cliff on the
Visit the ornate Grand the sea in the Amuk Bay.
dives for the novice around Nusa Dua, island’s southern coast, the resort is
Palace and discover some Monkey around
of the 300 plus temples The Sepilok Orang-Utan
to the spectacular wreck of the liberty, a village of 59 private villas clustered
and shrines. Rehabilitation Centre in
a 390-foot american cargo ship that around two restaurants, a seaside bar,
Culinary delights Borneo is a must. See the was sunk off lombok on the island’s a spacious spa, and a curving infinity-
Thailand is famous for world’s largest orang-utan
northeast coast by a Japanese torpedo edge pool. a funicular tram descends
its amazing food, so while population in their natural
you’re visiting the country, environment at this centre
in 1942. While some parts of the wreck the side of the cliff to a rugged,
why not sign up for a Thai for orphaned orag-utans.
lie at a depth of about 100 feet, other otherwise inaccessible white-sand
cooking class. The Chiang What lies beneath parts are in shallow water – less than 20 beach that’s just for guests. The
Mai Thai Cookery School Lake Chini is a tropical
feet – so it’s a good site even for learner interior design is just as opulent –
(www.thaicookeryschool. wilderness and Malaysia’s
com) is one of the best second largest natural
divers. Bali is well-supplied with each villa is constructed of native
and offers 1-5 day lake. Malaysia’s answer
paDi-licensed dive centres, including bangkiray wood and bamboo and
classes for all levels. to Loch Ness, legend pro Dive Bali (Tel. +62 361 726 823; furnished with Balinese antiques,
Sea legs has it that the lake is the
www.prodivebali.com). and has a private outdoor pavilion
The warm tropical waters site of an ancient Khmer
around Bali attract a large city, now completely
and plunge pool. The bathrooms are
variety of fish and sharks submerged and guarded
Sweet dreams positively operatic, with spotlighted,
so why not take a sea by mystical monsters. The maid might not leave a diamond freestanding black basalt tubs and
choker on your pillow when she turns gleaming chrome fixtures.
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