What Is a Joglo? Sleeping Inside Javanese Heritage on a Bali Beach
Quick answer: A joglo is Java’s traditional aristocratic teak house — built nail-free around four main pillars under a soaring roof, which is why antique ones can be moved. The Joglo by the Sea is one such original, rebuilt in a beachfront garden in Temukus; it sleeps two. Every guest asks the same question within […]
A Romantic Escape on Bali’s Black-Sand Coast
Here’s the honeymoon paradox: the Bali everyone recommends for romance — the famous resorts, the swing photos, the floating breakfasts — is the least romantic part of the island, because everyone’s there doing the same thing. Romance needs privacy, and privacy left the south years ago. It moved north — see Bali without the crowds […]
Working Remotely From Bali: Villas With Genuinely Fast Wifi
Every villa listing in Bali says “high-speed wifi.” Ask for a speed test screenshot and watch the conversation change. As people who host remote workers year-round, here’s the honest guide — including our own real numbers, outages and all. The Truth About Bali Internet Bali’s fiber networks (Biznet, GlobalXtreme, Indihome) are genuinely good — when […]
How to Plan a Private Retreat in Bali: The Venue Guide
Bali is the retreat capital of the world, which is exactly the problem: the famous retreat centers are booked a year out, priced accordingly, and shared with other groups. The workaround more retreat leaders are discovering is simpler — take over a private villa. Your group, your schedule, your kitchen, no other guests. Here’s how […]
Bali for Big Groups: Villas That Sleep 14 to 16 (Without Splitting Up)
Organizing Bali for a big group usually ends one of two ways: everyone scattered across separate hotel rooms coordinating by group chat, or one giant villa where half the party got the bad bedrooms. There’s a third way — and we run both versions of it. Here’s the honest comparison. Option 1: The Beachfront Compound […]
North Bali Itinerary: Seven Slow Days in Bali’s Hidden North
Cross the mountains and Bali changes. The traffic thins, the sea flattens, prices drop, and the island starts looking like the postcards again. This is a seven-day route through the north we’d give a friend — two bases, no backtracking, no tour buses. Day 1 — Over the Mountains to Lovina Leave the south mid-morning […]
10 of the World’s Dreamiest Treehouses You Can Actually Book
Everyone has the childhood dream; almost nobody acts on it. But grown-up treehouses are now a genuine category of travel — from Scandinavian design statements to jungle canopies. Here are ten real ones you can book tonight, including, yes, two of ours. Some links in this article may earn us a small commission at no […]
Training at the Yoga Barn? Here’s Where to Stay in Ubud
If you’ve booked a teacher training, an immersion, or just plan to take daily classes at the Yoga Barn, one decision will shape your entire stay more than any other: how far away you sleep. After hosting yogis for years — many doing 200-hour trainings — we can tell you exactly what matters. The Commute […]
What It’s Actually Like to Sleep in a Treehouse in Bali
Every week someone asks us the same three questions about our treehouse: Is it safe? Are there bugs? Will I regret this? Fair questions — “treehouse” covers everything from a plywood platform to a luxury suite that happens to have a tree through it. So here’s an honest account of what a night in a […]
10 Things to Do in Lovina: Dolphins, Waterfalls and the Quiet Side of Bali
Here’s a secret most visitors never learn: Lovina doesn’t officially exist. There’s no village called Lovina — the name, borrowed from a pioneering 1950s beach hotel, spread to cover seven fishing villages that grew together along the north coast: Pemaron, Tukadmungga, Anturan, Banyualit, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem and Temukus. That origin explains the place. It’s not a […]