I awoke before the birds again after a restless night. It hurts to roll over and I kept waking myself up. I am a woman with a mission. My mission today is to find a chiropractor, hopefully a local one as I don’t think I could sit for too long in a car if I had to go …
I woke again before the birds, as is becoming my habit. Again I did not sleep well, but as I am not doing anything that requires much energy, it doesn’t matter that much. I can always have a nanna nap in the afternoon if need be. It is Saturday and it is another glorious day in Ubud. I have …
Had a lovely chat to the manager of Sayang Sanur Terrace House whilst waiting for my taxi to take me to Ubud. He was very apologetic about the loss of power during the night and requested a good review on Agoda. As I was happy with my stay, I will be obliging. My drive up to Ubud …
Yesterday I took a tumble. In the middle of the footpath in the main street at 7:15 am on my way to breakfast. Only 15 minutes prior when getting dressed I had looked at my sandals and the thought that they look a bit nanna-ish before I remembered how comfy they are and how well they have …
Since February, I have lost 20kgs. That in itself is worthy of celebration. I now go to a gym regularly and I have a personal trainer once a week. Someone I have to look in the eye and confess to, get flogged by and tortured in penance for an hour a week. I had the unfortunate experience of seeing …
I fell in love with Pina Coladas very early on. They came inside a pineapple, with bendy straws and pretty accompaniments like mini parasol umbrellas and carved fruit. Very exotic and handy for a snack when you’ve finished drinking. And very fitting for sipping during happy hour at the pool bar – picture postcard perfect. Happy hour …
Years ago I used to drive myself around in rental cars in Bali. You need to note that the traffic was not nearly as bad as it is now so I wasn’t insane or madly adventurous. Most of my driving was in the countryside, although I have driven through Kuta on occasion. It used to be far easier …
My first foray into a day spa was more confronting than I would have liked. It was many years ago, when spas were just starting to pop up around Bali. It was not like today where spas are everywhere and groups of young women try to coax you in for a treatment. This particular spa was in …
I was a student nurse when my fellow nurse friend J suggested going to Bali for our holidays. It would be my first overseas trip by plane. I had been on a cruise around the pacific islands 3 years before. But Bali? I knew nothing about it. She did. She’d been twice before so knew …
You’re here! Welcome to my website. I am a woman of mystery with a preference for anonymity. I am a single middle-aged woman who has been travelling to Bali since 1986 – yes, before some of you millennials were even born! I was considerably more sprightly back then. I give you a glimpse inside my …