Bali

Made a trip to Bali for a few days around August 2019 when James came to visit. This was my 2nd time in Bali but this time I spent much longer on the island and the days were centred around surfing all day and trying out different restaurants at night. Didn't manage to do any nature walks or trips to the mountains this time because we wanted to spend most of the day surfing and by the time we were done it was close to sunset and time for dinner. Some of the places we went to:

Ku De Ta 

The first night we arrived we had dinner at Ku De Ta which was in Seminyak itself and not too far from the hotel. They had an infinity pool overlooking the beach and huge plush bean bags and side tables with heated lamps next to it. Probably one of my favourite restaurants in Bali because it had such a chilled out vibe to it. The had music playing but not loud enough that it felt like you were at a club. I had the best lamb and olive pizza with mediterreanean dips.

Potatohead Beach Club 

The second night we had dinner at the Potatohead beach club which is probably the most elaborate restaurant set-up I have ever been to in my life. Its about 4 different restaurants in a dome shaped building with an infinity pool in the centre. The food here was so good, we had ayam berempah and terung belado with sambal belacan. I still get cravings for terung belado now. It gets quite cool at night and much less humid whereas its scorching hot in the day with so much humidity.

Finn's beach club 

Finn's was probably my least favourite of all the places we went to. Very much more of a club-vibe. People were literally bouncing of the walls and they had the music blasting. Food was really nice though, and they had everything from pizza and pasta to sushi. Would have definitely appreciated this place more when I was younger. I'm too old for the rave life now.

Motel Mexicola 


This was one of the best restaurants I've ever been to in my life! If you're ever in Bali you have to come here! It's based in Seminyak which was not far from our hotel. The food here was to die for. They serve tapas and there's so many options to choose from, but between the 2 of us we finished about 6 plates. We ordered the calamares, taco de pollo, empanadas, quessadillas and a few other tacos that I can't remember now. Everything was so good! Slightly dissapointed that we only came here for the last night because I probably would have gone here twice if I had known how good the food was going to be. It had the most beautiful art deco walls meet Coco furniture, tiki lamps outside, and overall very 60s glam but with tropical fluorescent lights. This was definitely one of the highlights of Bali.

One of my favourite holiday spots and definitely affordable if you plan ahead. Bali, we'll be back!