Launching a business in Bali during covid
Back in 2017 we interviewed the Brown family who had already been in Bali for five years and were running a popular pub in Legian. Now fast forward three more years and they sold the pub to build a new exciting business from scratch. You originally
A plastic free Bali for this family
Meet: Silvija Rumiha Originally from: Melbourne, Australia Arrived in Bali: 2011 Home in Bail is: Kerobokan What made you move to Bali? We were wanting to leave London after living in England for over 10 years. My partner got offered a job and we thought it would be a
Meet the Godfery family in Pererenan, Bali
So who am I talking to ? Profile: Lisa Godfery, husband Richard and James (11) and Ella (9). Originally from: Auckland, New Zealand Arrived in Bali: January 2017. We thought we had to arrive for the start of the school year but actually my children attend Montessori Bali which
Meet Jessica teaching at the Australian Independent School and living in Bali for two years
So who am I talking to? Jess Originally from: Eumundi, Queensland, Australia Arrived in Bali: January, 2015 Home in Bali was: Legian I lived in an apartment down a small gang in north Legian, near Double Six Beach. How long did you plan to stay? I originally planned to stay for
Families moving to Bali for a year or more
It is great to connect with other families like us who are doing lots of planning for their move to Bali! We love getting emails from families around the world who have discovered our blog and appreciate all the effort that we have put in to our
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
Ubud Getaway
To kick off the school holidays, we went up to Ubud for 3 nights. We stayed about 15 mins out of town in a quirky hotel called The Mansions Baliwood Resort. Trent and I weren’t sure about the place but the kids loved it. One thing
Ding, Ding, Ding – its Bakso time!
Article written by Demi Collins (age 7) Every afternoon I listen out for the noise of the 'ding, ding, ding' from our friend Adi the bakso man who taps a soup spoon on one of his bowls. That noise means he is in our gang (street) ready to
A chat with Demi living in the umalas
It has been 6 months since we arrived so I thought I would chat to the kids to get their take on living in Bali so far. Nice to see what Demi sees from her 7 year old eyes. What are the Balinese people like? They are kind and
Food Glorious Bali Food- Updated
Well it looks like of all our posts the food ones are the most popular, so we decided to repost this one to the top of the list with some updated photos and restaurants. When we were researching a recent holiday to Bali we had not expected