"My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea, 

and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Saved the best for last.. 

Infinity pool is always a good idea.. Especially in this island.

Good bye again, Bali. 

You have been hot and sunny. Thank you for the memories :)

Wishing everyone a peaceful Sunday.

First stop of the day was Klapa for swimming and lunch. I talked about Klapa on my last year's photo diary post, but I don't mind doing it again. My impression is still the same. It's a super cozy place and the view is absolutely breath-taking. For 150 thousand rupiah (US$14) entry fee that you can use as a voucher to purchase food, the place is absoutely worth the money and I will relentlessly suggest anyone who come to Bali to visit. The food and drinks price range are rather modest compares to Bali standard. It's by no means cheap, but very rationable. My only complain is the changing room. There were holes everywhere! And they do gives you towels but you need to bring your own shampoo and soap. From the beach club, you can took the stairs to go down to Dreamland Beach. Which as you can witness, quite dreamy!

We heard SO MUCH about this recently opened luxury hotel and villas so we decided to visit. Mulia Hotel and Villas are living up to its high standards. We went there and was so impressed, we decided to try their buffet. Although not that exact same day. We simply book a table for seven people for Sunday so I'm not sure if you HAVE TO book or not for their buffet, but more about that on Day Five post.

After a tour around Mulia, we decided to chill down a little and head to Potato Head. There were a short line because we went there on a Friday. But you can book a table in advance to avoid the trouble. We only ordered drinks and waiting for the sunset that never came.. I wouldn't advice you to eat here except for light snacks because I find the prices to be unreasonably expensive.

DAY FOUR

Finn's Beach Club was our first stop of Day Four. This beach aligned with Karma Kandara beach so expectedly, it has similar ambience, which I don't mind at all. We also need to pay 250 thousand rupiah (US$24) to descend using an elevator to the beach club. My advice, just go have lunch at their restaurant near the lobby and spend at least 250 thousand rupiah per person and you can use the bill to go down. If you go straight to the lobby, they will offer you a same amount of money to spend but you can only spend 200 thousand rupiah (US$19) for food. 

Will I suggest people to come here? Definitely! It has better bathrooms and changing room compare to Karma Kandara Nammos and you can get the exact same beach experience. The waves were pretty strong that day, but usually it's calm enough to do kayaking and snorkeling. Which, you can get for free  here!

Based on friends many good reccomendation, we decided to look for Gusto Gelato & Caffe to get our sweet tooth cravings under control and the place did not dissapoint! We admit, it was rather difficult to find the place but we finally did and for 20 thousand rupiah (US$1.8) resulting in that big portion, with that scrumptios taste, who could resist a second cup? And definitely try their pastry! So good eating it together with the ice cream!

Dinner time we decided to try out Rayjin, which is a small Japanese dining-bar hidden amongst the big other resto around it. I will definitely recommend this place if Indonesian/Balinese food and western food tastes tire your tounge.  The price is very pocket-friendly and I will see if I will do a review or not. But overall, very worth the money! And the service is beyond excellent.

Motel Mexicola is arising thanks to social accounts and although we just had dinner, we decided to get our late night drinks here. The place is so colorful and I do love the psychedelic vibe but the place was just so.. well.. loud. I don't suggest it for couples but it can be fun with friends. I didn't pay attention on the food prices but non-alcoholic drinks cost around 30 to 40 thousand rupiah before tax.

Thank you for reading and have a warm midweek all! (for some reason, it has been raining non-stop here in Bandung and it's getting reaaallyyy cold)

Daydresses are my achilless heels. I definitely will have difficulity to say no to a super cute daydress. They are just super practical and unfailingly reliable to make you look polished and chic yet casual at the same time. This one with the soft colors is a darling and there's a bow in the back but I forgot to take pic of the backside.. What's important is that you need at least one perfect daydress. It will look like you try to look good, but in fact, you don't have to think at all! You just put it on and you have a look. How convinience, right?

dress - c/o Laku.com, bag - Gaudi, sunnies - Zara, watch - Guess, sandals - Marie Claire, hat - Bali

The pictures above were taken at the entrace of Klapa New Kuta Beach. It's a lounge resto with a pool. The place is absolutely worth to visit! The entrance fee is 100 thousand rupiah per person but you can exchange the entire 100 thousand rupiah for food and drinks which are not too pricey. It's quite standard cause with 600 thousand rupiah we were able to buy six drinks, two pizzas, one calamari, and one nachos. Not bad at all, right?

The views are absolutely breath-taking and the beach (you need to take stairs down to go to the beach) is even better then the one in Karma Kandara! Although the waves are bigger and there are more rocks. Didn't take any pics of the beach, unfortunately. The whole atmosphere is just super beachy and relaxed, like nothing can annoy you, well, except for the heat. But that's probably just because we went there at 12 o'clock. The waiters are all super helpful but food and drinks took too long to come out. And it wasn't even that crowded..

Hopefully everyone will have a great weekend!

First stop of the day was Tanjung Benoa for some water sport. There are so many options there and they have this new walking underwater program! Which sounds super fun but too expensive for us. Budget at least 300 thousand rupiah if you want to do anything here.

We had lunch at Bapa Dobile which serves porks. The food was okay and quite cheap for Bali standard but definitely not for the weak stomach! The owner didn't was his hand after received money from us to pick up side dishes for the next person. Thank God none of us was in any stomach pain afterwards.

Next stop was Klapa. The place is really cozy although the heat was unbearable but you can dip in to the pool right next to you. Plus, the beach is gorgeous! Even better than Kama Kandara's. Will definitely do a review of this place.

From Klapa, we went straight to Rock Bar which is located in Ayana Resort to catch a sunset. There is a dresscode but not too strict. You will not be granted a pass if you wear tank tops, flip flops, surfer shorts, or too short shorts. My suggestion for men is to wear a nice polo t-shirt with knee length jeans/chinos with decent summer sandals. And for girls, you can always wear your favorite summer dress. Will definitely do a review of this place!

Sorry for the blurry pic taken with my Blackberry.

We had dinner at Warung Made to taste Nasi Campur Bali which is not exactly my cup of tea but a must try if you visit Bali! It's super cheap considering the amount of food and the variety of side dishes in the plate. Didn't take any pics as I left my camera in the rented car.

I have two more days to show you. Stay tune :)