A glimpse at The Laguna Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali

These photos brought great memories, as well as my sadness for not being able to stay in this stunning sister property. Sigh... How everyone highly-valued and positively commented The Laguna Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali rang in my mind again...


The Laguna Resort & Spa in Bali is one of the properties under The Luxury Collection, situated just right next to The Westin Resort, Nusa Dua. An approximately 5-minute walk leads me to the gorgeous lobby. Why was I there? A dinner at the celebrated Ocean Terrace restaurant, with my generous ex-boss and her colleague.

*Okay, that compensated for not being able to stay there, they were fully-booked :( Well, a dinner was better than nothing*

The lobby can be described with ONE word - STUNNING. (I meant it, real stunning).Love the centrepiece, with all the little petals hanging down from the ceiling. The biggest drawback? Open-air. I was sweating like a pig when I reached the lobby.

The pool area. Sorry, the picture didn't portray the essence of Luxury Collection as I went there around 9 pm, for dinner :)

Ocean Terrace, one of the most renowned restaurants in Nusa Dua area. Woody but elegant. We were being seated in a small private area. The wind that night was strong, blowing my hair and I felt so sexy, haha...

It will be even better if we could have our dinner at the beach area. I love the lanterns. Okay, I am grateful, I couldn't ask for more :)

My appetizer - white diver scallops (according to my memory). The presentation was lovely and I am a scallop freak. I could have thousands of it (I am serious). This is great, despite a lil' salty.

Soooorrryyyy, I really can't remember the type of fish in my main course. But you will be recommended with the freshest selection if you were there so not to worry. You can choose from a variety of ways in cooking your selected fish too. I had it grilled with green grapes and hazelnuts accompanied.
 

Succulent wagyu beef with mashed potato and mushroom. So tempting and juicy... Mmmmmm....


If I were to visit Bali again, I will stay here for sure (provided my loyalty as a Starwood fan remains :p).


Love, xXx

What is time?

Time? That's a strange concept for me whilst I was enjoying my sun, sea, food and so much more in Bali. No phone, no watch. ALL I have is my own sweet time.I woke up at my own preferred time, wandered a few rounds in my room, take a deep breath of fresh air at my balcony and only started to think what am I gonna do next for the rest of the day. What did I do? Nothing, oh, just laze around the stunning Nusa Dua beach. WHAT? Look at the below...

The Nusa Dua Beach is simply stunning. Plentiful of deck chairs to enjoy the sun. The sea is clear but was just so-the-opposite during low tide @@. I brought along "Sheer Abandon" by Penny Vincenzi and finished a few good chapters by the beach. Oh, am I in heaven? *Only better with the sight of good looking surfers...*

A looooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnggggggggg stretch of beach, connecting a few elegant beachfront Resorts, such as the Westin and Laguna. Too bad, wasn't able to catch sunset as it was gloomy during that few precious days. And I was not willing to drag myself out of my Heavenly Bed (it's really the iconic bed that can be found only at The Westin) to catch sunrise. I need my beauty sleep hallo...

This hut gives me a strong Balinese feel. Taken this in the evening, with breeze blowing, I was just calmed and relaxed while walking here...

What else to do in the morning? Enjoy a nice brekkie. I had my breakfast at Ikan Restaurant. Al-fresco dining, overlooking the sea. A bowl of healthy cereal is a must, with extra raisins and raw nuts!

My brekkie main course. Omelette, baked bean and pork bacon. Pardon me? Okay, I will repeat, PORK BACON. Oh, pork is omnipresent in Bali, even in the resort itself. Such a bless...

Miso soup with lotsa seaweed and tamago. The brekkie was great overall, but I still like the one with free-flow sparkling wine (uuurrr-hmmmm, like the one in Westin Langkawi :p)


Xx liebe...

The Westin Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali

Being a Starwood die-hard fan (in certain circumstances), I have decided to stay in one of the sister properties for my solo Bali trip. First choice was not exactly (urrr-hmm) The Westin Resort, Nusa Dua in Bali but the other sister properties were all fully-booked. So, okay, here I came :)

Was first greeted by a traditional dancer upon arrival, (later the security check and scan @@). It was really personalized and "Balinese".

The facade is not really "Balinese" but interior is totally lovely. Wooden touches with a lot of candles and lively botanical arrangements.

I am sorta "soothed" when stepped into the lobby. It's HUGE, modern but with Balinese touches.Very elegant as well. Most importantly, it is air-conditioned...

I love the floating flowers at the entrance of the resort. Simple but gorgeous, and very zen too...

There are candles all around the resort at night, which I love so much. So romantic...

The lobby is a smoke free area and this is being placed on all the tables. I didn't know how I did this from my DSLR but I really really like the dark surrounding effect that compliments...

The welcome fruit platter and chocolate pralines, courtesy of the resort. Was really nice to see something on my coffee table when I checked-in to my room.

My room. Was not as nice as I thought but overall was quite cozy. The iconic King-size Heavenly Bed is simply heaven and too large for myself alone. I slept only on one side throughout the four nights. The housekeeper should be loving me for it :P

Camwhore the first thing after putting everyone in place :P

The main pool. Frankly I didn't swim in this pool even once. Most of the time I lazed around the beach area. They have a very cool water slide for kids. Would really love to try that but I am afraid they might not allow someone with big ass to spoil it :P

View from my room. The nice pathway leads me to the beach area....

Me, camwhore again in my room with the fuschia sarong that I bought for myself in Bali (it's unbelievably cheap and compliments my fuschia bikini :P)

More on Bali next (oh, don't give me that face, I have so much to tell...)

Love, Xx

Heading to Bali

Yeah, I have finally made my way to the Islands of God, Bali, by myself. If you were to ask me for the thousandth time on why did I go to Bali alone, I am just gonna answer the same - I do not have a good travel partner, so I have decided to go there alone, after all, my colleagues are there anyway :)

It's been a loooooonnnnnggg time since I last flew with Malaysia Airlines. The ticket to Bali this time was just slightly more expensive than AirAsia, so I have decided to see how have they changed, looking at I have been warned on the quality of service.

Got my ticket finally. Oh, I have been missing this kind of "decent" air ticket than those which look like receipts. OK, that's what differentiate them with the low-cost airlines.

My lunch in the outbound flight to Bali. It was not nice, but better than nothing or having to purchase @@ The Ferrero Rocher compensated everything anyway.

Sipping white wine offered while watching "Tooth Fairy"... Dwayne Johnson is just simply gorgeous...

Was shocked when I touched down at Ngurah Rai Bali Airport. It doesn't look like an "airport", does it?

Another shock - the interior was worse. The immigration officers were *comment censored*. It took me nearly one hour to get rid of the immigration. Sigh...

Another nightmare at the immigration (again) upon departure. Please make sure you give yourself sufficient of time to catch your flight or the consequences? Stuck at the immigration with yelling toddlers, annoyed tourists and missed flight @@

I was blessed as they have allocated me a window seat at the FIRST row. Aaaaaahhh, extravagant space for my short legs...

My late lunch in my inbound flight coming home. It was, sigh, served very late and horrible. (And no Ferrero Rocher!)

 Don't ask me which archipelago is this. Java? I have no idea...

The super clear blue sky denotes a perfect ending of my solo Bali trip...


More stories on Bali up next xXx

Back to Home. Back to City

Home is where your heart lies. My heart undeniably lies in my city home. I have finally got myself a slightly-more-than-two-weeks leave and now posting this blog in the comfort of my very own home :)

Look at my table calender (which is being placed in my aquarium-like office). Those marked with a love sign doesn't mean I will be meeting my lover okay, it simply indicates how happy I am to be able to go home and meet everyone... (Look what I have scribbled on 24th as well...)

Leaving the isolated island on a Saturday morning. Sipping Chamomile Jing Tea whilst flipping newspaper, and chatting with the friendly and extremely helpful Airport Rep in the elegant and cozy Westin Airport Lounge. Waiting to go on-board isn't that bad now. This Lounge is simply fabulous, how I wish there will be more similar "Westin" cocoons in airports, and I will never think that time wasted in waiting to go on-board is another great torture, especially while traveling alone.

Oh not to forget, Bali here I come (tomorrow)!!!