Visiting Bali

First time to Bali, first holiday of the year - a good start of many firsts! Bali seemed to run on island time, which was great to start with - until I realized how short the days were. It was nice to chill and wake up to our gorgeous villa and have people actually make us breakfast, which really made me realize how much of a difference it made to my mental state to wake up surrounded by such lush beauty.

It may have rained most days we were there, but we made most of the mornings to visit the local spots like the Monkey Forest and the local temples.We wandered around the rice terraces of Ubud, saw some amazing views and got our dose of local culture visiting the temples and the kecak dance.

The sun even came out in the end for our final beach day! Finally had a day of amazing weather - just perfect for the day we had planned for the beach! Karma Kandara has a reputation as the most beautiful beach in Bali (because it's a private beach), and you actually had to access the beach by cable car! We may or may not have gotten a little sunburnt, but it was such a lovely day!

Bali, you've been amazing - looking forward to the next visit! 

Bali 2018 from Aida Zabidi on Vimeo.

MarocRendezvous

I had such an amazing time in Morocco.

It really was an easy country to love, and such a beautiful one - filled with rugged landscapes and colour, and so much unexplored territory. The locals were so friendly, and we had good food everywhere.

We went from the desert to the mountains to the seaside, explored the bustling souks and haggled until we couldn't haggle anymore. We conversed to locals with sign language and broken English, and enjoyed the beautiful riads in the different parts of the country. We took photos in the Blue City, and the colourful markets.

Go in the months which are not quite as hot, and travel with locals. We chose to go with Mustafa from Morocco Cheap Travels and were very happy with their services, they were professional, friendly and very flexible.

You can walk most places, and transport in both Marrakech and Fez were reasonable, especially if travelling in a group of three. 

For photos, check out the hashtag #MarocRendezvouz on Instagram!

Moroccan Rendezvouz from Aida Zabidi on Vimeo.