Last weekend I headed to Bali- solo - to meet my work mates for an awards trip.
We stayed at a place called
Pantai Lima- where the 10 of us were split between two massive villas: Villa Mary and Villa Ambra. The trip was absolutely amazing.
I have spent too long working on this post- only for it to get deleted twice- and now the pictures are all out of order. I guess Ill just share it as it is- its taking too long to get the photos in the right order. Dang. Oh well- you get the idea..
Friday
I arrived and met the group for dinner before heading back to our villas for the night
Saturday
a few of us went on an early morning run- then we all headed out for a day of river rafting down the Ayung River (Ayung means beautiful and it was!)- then shopping in UBud- then a nice dinner at Bridges Restaurant
Sunday
6:30am sunrise yoga in a town called Canggu- followed by breakfast at Tugu Hotel- a family owned property with amazing art and antiques.
The rest of the day was spent sipping cocktails by the pool- having a private massage ($15 and they come to you) and an amazing BBQ lunch prepared by the Villa Staff. I headed to the airport at around 6:30 and everyone else headed to dinner with the royals!
All in all- a jam packed 48 hour adventure in Bali- but totally worth the trip! Next year rewards trip is a skip trip in Japan.. not a bad company to work for, I'd say!
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| Post River Raft- Lunch |
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| Sunrise Yoga- Sunday morning |
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| Melissa and I at the bottom or the river- we floated down to the finish bank. |
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| After river rafting- lunch |
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| Crazy monkeys with huge fangs.. they warned us not to get too close.. |
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| Bridges Restaurant- for a nice dinner |
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| Sunrise Yoga with our private yoga instructor |
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| Yoga |
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| Water in a wine glass- post yoga |
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| Our private pool at Villa Ambra |
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| Lounging by the pool- sipping on cocktails |
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| Getting ready for the best BBQ lunch- ever. They had everything you could imagine.. |
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| Relaxing by the pool |
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| Sunrise on the first morning |
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| My villa |
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| Common area overlooking the rice fields |
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| Our Villa's private pool/s |
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| Sunrise |
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| Sunrise at the other Villa's private pool- where we spent most of the time hanging out |
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| The lagoon that leads from our villa to the ocean |
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| Dogs were everywhere- apparently dogs are sacred in Bali- they roam free everywhere and everyone treats them with respect. (Mylo.. don't get any ideas...) |
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| Our own personal dining room with a staff of 10 cooking up the most amazing food- any time. |
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| The walk to my room- with a welcome drink in hand (a basil, mint mojito concoction- amazing) |
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| Our other private dining room- we ate breakfast here the first day. |
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On our way to the white water rafting - probably the highlight of the trip. I didn't take any photos though..
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