My adventures in Bali

On my trip of a lifetime with my family to Indonesia...

We'd been promising our great friend for years that one day we’d go en famille, to visit him in Bali where he lives and this summer, we finally made it happen. My husband Charlie wanted to make to make it the adventure of a lifetime; we wanted to introduce our three boys to a completely different part of the world; show them a lifestyle and a culture entirely removed from their reality back here in the UK.  So we went to Lightfoot, a travel company set up by one of my best friends from school, who helped us plan and coordinate our trip. 
 
For 32 days we snorkelled, we ate, we trekked, we waterfall-ed, we sat in a serious amount of traffic, we explored, we laughed, we surfed, we found dragons, we beachcombed, we fished, we played 21 for shells for hours on end, we hunted out deserted islands, we drank a serious amount of milkshakes, we discovered new fruits (snake fruit anyone?), we lay under swarms of flying foxes heading out to feed, we ate mango for breakfast and had every meal together, we hung out with monkeys, swam with dolphins and turtles and had the happiest, most bonding of experiences we ever could have hoped for. It truly was magical. 

Here are some of our favourite discoveries in and around Bali - where to eat, play & love...