Meet the Grant family retired and living in Canggu, Bali
So who am I talking to? Profile: Sue, husband Gil, gorgeous groodles Sophie and Lua Originally from: Perth, Western Australia Arrived in Bali: February 2013 Home in Bali is: Canggu How long do you plan to stay? It is open-ended because we are on a retirement kitas visa. We still love it here
Thank you Liam
The other night at dinner Liam out of the blue said ‘last year was the best year of my life’. ‘Why’? I asked. His response was: There are three reasons mum
Meet the Maiden family living in the Umalas, Bali
So who am I talking to? Profile: Belinda, Husband Carl, son Alex (14) and Jessica (12) Originally from: Forrester’s Beach, NSW, Australia Arrived in Bali: December 2016 but spent 2 ½ years before in Balikpapan, Indonesia. Home in Bali is: Kerobokan How long do you plan to stay? Paid rent and school
Two years ago
We talked about living overseas for many years but specifically the idea of living in Bali came about two years ago. I still remember as I was heading out the door one day Trent said to me 'what about living in Bali?' At first I was in
Our chat with Expatfinder
I have enjoyed chatting to some families about their move here and now it is our turn. A website called Expatfinder asked us for an interview so here are some of our insights into living here. Click here to have a read.
What we’re NOT looking forward to in Bali
This is a continuation with the post about what we are most looking forward to next year. So below is a list of the things we are least looking forward to. We will review this brain dump 12 months later and see if any of the below
Picnic Goodbyes
Today we had a lovely long picnic with our friends at Centennial Park. It was a "Farewell Picnic" so we could have one one last catch up before we head off in 3 weeks time. It was also the chance for the kids to hand out their "Keep
The 29 Day Countdown
Wow- how time flies. I remember writing a post back in September when we were having an 18 week countdown. Now we are in the home stretch with just 29 days until we set off for our family adventure. We still have lots to organise and things to
International Driving Permit/ Licence for Bali
We got our International Drivers Permit in the post yesterday. For anyone wanting to drive in Bali (car, bike, scooter, etc
The joys of selling online
Over the last few weeks we have been busy selling lots of different things around the house. Some things we forgot we had, some things we weren't sure we wanted to sell, some things we used to love and others we will be happy to get rid