Heavenly Spa by Westin at the Westin Resort Nusa Dua is voted Country Winner in the Best Luxury Wellness Spa category in the 2014 World Luxury Spa Awards. It was also a finalist in the Best Luxury Day Spa Category.
Travelogue: After Spending 4 Weeks Living Out of Suitcases, It’s Good to Be Home
After spending 4 weeks living out of suitcases, a travel writer discovers that there is a lot of truth to the old saying, “There is no place like home!'
Travelogue: Movie Shown on Silent Day Causes Unexpected Introspection
By coincidence, a movie shown at a hotel in Bali causes a hotel guest to do the introspection that they are supposed to engage in on Silent Day, a.k.a. Balinese New Year.
Travelogue: Up Close and Personal in Kuta with Ogoh Ogoh on Silent Day Eve
Kuta is the best spot in Bali to view ogoh ogoh on Silent Day Eve, locals says.
Travelogue: Boutique Hotel in Seminyak Offers One to One Guest to Butler Ratio
L Hotel is located in Seminyak, which has Bali's best shopping as well as numerous food and beverage outlets. The butler to guest ratio is one to one.
Balinese New Year De-mystified, or Why I’m Extending My Stay
Learning of the Ballinese New Year, or Day of Silence, a travel writer visting Bali decides to extend his stay so that he can witness Ogoh Ogoh and experience this very special holiday..
Environment: If Earth Hour Saves That Much Energy, Why Don’t Hotels Do It More Often?
After receiving several press releases from hotels boasting about how much energy they conserved by turning their lights out for one hour on 29 March 2014, Michael Taylor wonders why they don't do this more often.
Travelogue: As Bali Gears Up for New Year’s Day of Silence, What Happens to Hotel Guests?
Hotel guests are restricted to their hotels on the Balinese New Year or Day of Silence on 31 March. Hotels plan special activities for them such as movies and star gazing.
Travelogue: How to Make Your Own Personal Perfume (or Cologne) – with Expert Guidance
Shop at Ayana resort in Jimbaran, Bali, teaches customers how to make perfume. At the end of the class, they take away a 30 ml bottle of their own personal fragrance, which they can re-order in the future.
Travelogue: Penultimate Stop in the Island of the Gods
Michael Taylor's 30 day Balinese adventure has ended in real time, but it continues in Cyberspace. Today he reminisces about the Rimba, his penultimate stop on the Island of the Gods.