Welcome,

I’m a world-traveling journalist with a passion for telling intriguing stories.

Also, I’m an author, podcaster, copywriter, hospitality consultant and magazine editor.

Publications

View fullsize It’s not every day I get to experience Tibetan singing bowls and sound healing along with a palm reading and chakra adjustment by a lovely Balinese healer… in a gorgeous secret cave nonetheless! @rafflesbali
View fullsize A revelation of a Northern Bali crayfish dish with Padang curry and the sweetest tomatoes at @rumaribali’s new chef’s counter @rafflesbali by the very very talented @gchef1.
View fullsize It’s pretty fun to have contributed a dozen or so pages in the beautiful new @travelandleisureasia issue—friends in Asia, make sure you pick up a copy! I wrote a definitive guide to the best restaurants and bars in Bali, a piece about awe
View fullsize The toddler-sized bathrobe and slippers at @rafflesbali are everything. Swipe for some hilarity.
View fullsize A supremely quiet morning at @rafflesbali while the girls were at school. Just the sound of birds and waves.
View fullsize @kmarks1229, we’re so darn fortunate.
View fullsize It takes a professional—fortunately included in our stay!—to capture us all looking pretty normal. And he even got it in less than 10 minutes. Thank you, @comoshambhalaestate, for being a paradise of happy memories and new healthy habits
View fullsize This is the face of someone feeling decompression, peace, slowness and spaciousness a couple days into her Connect to Rebalance wellness path that included daily massages, a private postural alignment Pilates session, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber sess
View fullsize The highlight of Indah’s month: hanging out and dancing with the local dancer girls from Begawan at @comoshambhalaestate (they perform every Sunday during brunch). She said to me later, “Mommy, can I be a professional Balinese dancer like
View fullsize A very special Balinese Hindu melukat cleansing ceremony and blessing at the holy water temple on @comoshambhalaestate’s lusciously Jurassic property. 🙏🏽 no matter how long I’m in Bali and how many different ceremonies I do I learn more