Seminyak is a pretty good base, Rira, it's where we were. W Hotel there is great. Didn't stay in Sanur so can't say too much about it.

From Seminyak you can do day trips to Ubud - Saraswati temple was great- or Lembongan island easily. Batur is worth an overnight, nice spas. As we had sprogs with us, we weren't as mobile as we'd have wanted, so we didn't make it to either Lombok or Gili islands but both of those supposed to be brilliant - worth side trips. On the main island you can hire a driver for about £20-30 a day - got a nice contact if you want.

Good day trip is the Halo bike tour around a volcano and lake - stunning. You ride through the villages and see the stunning rice terracess and people who live in the country side of Bali. It finishes with lunch at the family compound. Driver whisks you there and back.

Seminyak itself was def more built up than I expected, but also has loads of places to eat and drink. If Ubud and beyond is the 'real Bali' anything southwest/south/southeast of that is pretty touristy. Out of the touristy places, Seminyak has the best places to eat/drink I think. Some recommends:

- Potato Head Beach Club - great at sunset, djs, cocktails
- Woobar at W Hotel also great at sunset
- Corner house- on the Main Street of Seminyak, decent for breakfast and coffee.
- Revolver- great spot for a coffee, like Caravan on Exmouth market.
- Ku De Ta - decent beach club, good for lunch and a day at the pool slash beach as it is right on the beach.
- Red Carpet Bar
- Metis - good for dinner
- Mamasan- stunning modern Asian, beautiful cocktails and delicious food
- Sisterfields - strong for breakfast and lunch. Near Seminyak square. A bit like granger or caravan.

I'll dig out and PM - driving there looked mental

sardine is a good seafood place in seminyak!

we went for 10 days and split the trip up
did ubud for 3 nights. i would def have at least 2 days in ubud its got a very different feel about it
from there we did sunrise trip to batur which was amazing then trip to some rice fields and hidden water falls was a great day trip. cool laid back, loads of little markets

we then stayed at alilia soori which was ok its up to past seminyak and cangu. resort wasnt worth the money but apparently the soori in uluwatu which is supposed to be very good then you have a temple in uluwatu thats supposed to be worth visiting

we then did 2 nights in ayana and did the rock bar which was cool.

i dont like seminyak if honest its very touristy and you dont get much of a bali feeling there. the beach isnt very nice. Its a shame but Australia has basically buit seminyak and it all feels to well done doesnt have the gritty feeling like alot of SE Asia

ask away if theres anything else you want to know

Not sure if they actually have Sky Sports but watched a few games here - Orsted Olbar. Decent beer as well.

Yo. Random question, but I figured a fuker might actually know the answer…

Some pals have just been to Gdansk, and they reckon there's a club where you can pay between £2k - £8k for a drink in exchange for lady services…so my question is, what do you get for £8k?

Thanks!

Cocomo Club is the one you're after

If you are going to Bologna should definitely try get a booking at Osteria Francescana in Modena

Went Soho Farmhouse at the weekend, place is ridic. If you can go, go do it.

doing LA up to san fran end of august. Got two weeks. Want to do 5 days in san fran and apart from that pretty open. Any must sees or tips on unknown decent places to stay?

Anything recommendations between Ravenna and Urbino, effectively within this area:


We are going to Ravenna for 3 days, Urbino for a week and got a unalllocated week in between. Not picky, just after some peace & quiet.