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Beauty entrepreneur Lindy Klim takes us off the tourist trail to discover the island paradise she calls home.
Lindy Klim’s Bali
LINDY Klim regularly travels to Australia and around the world. But with her three children enrolled in school in Bali, she lives on the Indonesian island for most of the year. Klim, who has an Australian mother and a Balinese father, was raised in Bali then Tasmania. Now living in Canggu, on Bali’s south coast, the creative director of beauty brand Milk & Co. has curated a list of hotspots that any visitor to the island will love.
BEST PLACES TO STAY
Alila Seminyak
Jalan Taman Ganesha 9, Petitenget, Kerobokan alilahotels.com
Katamama
Jalan Petitenget 51b, Seminyak katamama.com
“I’ve spent a lot of time at the Alila Seminyak. It’s a really good place for a sunset drink because the Beach Bar is stunning.
Recently, I stayed at the new Katamama, which is not very Bali; it felt quite New York.
It has a MoVida restaurant and Akademi bar and there’s cocktail-making equipment in your room. It’s very cool.”
BEST SHOPPING
Magali Pascal
Jalan Raya Seminyak 65, Seminyak magalipascal.com
Souq
Jalan Basangkasa 10, Seminyak souqstore.co
“A lot of the clothing in Bali is the same from shop to shop because importing is expensive so it’s all made locally. To find different things, I go to Magali Pascal. Her clothes are beautiful and most of them are on high rotation for me because it’s very much about island living: loose and chic.
For homewares, I go to Souq. You’re guaranteed to find something quite spectacular. I’ve bought coloured baskets and orange tumblers there.”
BEST FOR BREAKFAST
Ku De Ta
Jalan Kayu Aya 9, Seminyak kudeta.com
La Lucciola
Jalan Kayu Aya, Seminyak +62 361 730 838
“I love to take my children to Ku De Ta for Sunday breakfast. It’s a routine thing we do. They have a magician for the kids.
If I’m with girlfriends, I go to La Lucciola on the beach – it’s still my favourite. They have great specials, fresh juices and gorgeous smoothies. I’m an egg fiend so I always have the poached eggs.”
BEST RESTAURANTS
La Casetta
Jalan Bumbak 172, Umalas lacasettabali.com
Mama San
Jalan Raya Kerobokan 135, Banjar Taman
mamasanbali.com
“La Casetta is a super-cheap restaurant. It’s Italian and the homemade pasta is delicious.
At Mama San, I enjoy the atmosphere of the upstairs bar more than the dining room. They serve curries and stir-fries and the coconut mojito is amazing.”
BEST PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS
Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali Resort
Jalan Raya Tanah Lot, Tabanan panpacific.com
“This hotel has a beautiful view of the ocean and a water slide. I like to take the kids there and have a resort day with them.”
BEST SPA TREATMENT
Therapy
Jalan Batu Mejan, Echo Beach, Canggu therapy.co.id
“There’s a woman at Therapy who gives me the best massages I’ve ever had – and they’re about $25 an hour.”
THE REAL BALI
Candidasa
“Candidasa, on the south-east coast, is old-school Bali. You won’t find many tourists but a lot of locals go there for holidays. It’s also great for seafood.”