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Like so many other families I know, our family had several trips planned that were canceled due to COVID. Each month we would try and wrap our minds around a new schedule and a pushed back trip timeframe and then right about the time we would get used to the new schedule, it would get canceled again. We finally decided to scrap our original plans all together and come up with a special time for our family that we could 100 percent plan on.
I can’t believe this spot is in our own back yard. Its a must for your family this summer/fall.
If we’re going to be cooped up at home, we are going to make our home pretty. Here are some of the at home crafts we are doing during our quarantine.
Oh table scape, oh table scape, how lovely are your place settings. haha I had to throw in that little nod to the holidays because with only 2 weeks left till Christmas I am completely in the holiday mood. But in all seriousness have you ever seen a table more beautiful?!
Ever since my early 20s I’ve been in the business of taking good care of my skin. I’ve used high end serums, creams, and cleansers, worn hats to the beach, and have gotten regular facials. We only get one set of skin and I wanted to preserve mine as well as possible. All in all I have a great complexion, and my esthetician has told me I have thick skin, ha! So this means any damage I’ve caused in earlier years a: takes longer to come to the surface, and b: can be treated more aggressively. Even with all the work I’ve put in, I have still found myself aging, go figure!!!
This is probably the most important segment to read of our whole trip if you are planning on visiting this area of Bali. We pondered back and forth on visiting the Gili islands, or Nusa Penida, but ultimately decided we didn’t have time for the Gili islands. The are a little farther away, and an overnight would be required. So let’s dive right into this crazy place called NUSA PENIDA!!
I decided this hotel deserves a post all of it’s own!! Why? Because choosing a place to stay half way around the world is hard, and we struck gold with this one. There are so many adorable places to stay in Bali, and also very ritzy places that you can stay for a bargain. There are bamboo huts, and tree houses, just so many choices! I knew for at least one of our. stays I would want something that felt like true Bali, with the amenities of being at a resort. Lacabane is just that, and more!!!
Bon Bini from the Dutch-Caribbean island of Curaçao. We’ve been planning this trip with our family since before 2020, and finally had the opportunity to go. I had a feeling it would be love at first sight. Hearing that the island was clear blue Caribbean waters mixed with European charm, how could you not!! And boy was I right, the mix of elegance, culture, and local adventure made us never want to leave.