Chiang Mai, Old and New
Last week, we finished up the first leg of our trip in Bali and moved on to our second stop: Chiang Mai, Thailand. We had been to Chiang Mai once before — on our honeymoon 12 years ago — so we were interested to see …
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Next Stop: Chiang Mai!
Travelling with young children is always going to be more challenging than without. But yesterday, as we relocated from Sanur, Bali, to Chiang Mai, Thailand — with about 12 hours of travel time, which included a 2.5 hour stopover in Bangkok — we were very …
September Budget: Cost for a Month in Bali for a Family of Four
Sometimes it’s amazing how much time can creep up on you. One day, you wake up and you’re thirty. It feels like a few weeks later you wake up and you’re forty. And when you have kids, time both speeds up and slows down simultaneously …
Our Home Away from Home in Sanur: Villa Joglo
For the first stop on our gap year adventure in Sanur, Bali, we chose to stay at a private villa that we booked on Airbnb. Overall, we have been pretty happy with our choice. The villa has a traditional Balinese layout, with a big open …
Best Things to Do with Kids in Sanur, Bali
Sanur is one of the favourite destinations in Bali for families with kids, and for good reason! It’s quieter and less congested than most of the popular towns on the southwest coast of the island, and doesn’t have the backpacker/party vibe that they do. There …
Disneyland for Influencers: A Visit to the Ceking Rice Terraces
On our recent trip to explore the interior of Bali, we visited the Ceking Rice Terraces in Tegalalang — a UNESCO World Heritage site. The terraces are actually a group of rice farms owned by local families, passed down from generation to generation. They’re made …
Chasing Waterfalls: A Visit to Tegenungan Waterfall
This week we spent a couple of days travelling around the interior of Bali on our way to and from Ubud, the cultural capital of the island. One of our first stops was at Tegenungan Waterfall, where we descended hundreds of giant stairs etched into …
Road Trip! Ubud Bound
Midway through our stay in Bali, we decided to take a road-trip and stay overnight in Ubud. We booked a driver for this trip via Klook, which is a platform that most transportation companies in Bali use to sell you trips and tours and to …
Best Restaurants for Families with Kids in Sanur, Bali
Before we get into some of our favourite restaurants for a meal with kids in Sanur, Bali, we think it’s important to explain our considerations for choosing what made the list: Price: Since we’re on a year-long trip with reduced incomes, one of our …
Staying Long? Our Bali Long Stay
Part of our strategy in travelling as a family with young children is to mix longer stays of around one month with periods of more frequent movement. Our thinking is that this will allow us to visit many of the destinations on our bucket list …