Thanks Mum, Miz, Sis, DK and all the donating family members. Thanks so much. These buggers are now very happy for Christmas. They are truly my Crazy Rich Asians – just look at that glint in their eye – they are already doing XE.com from SGD to Indonesia Rupiah to see the spot and work out their holiday budgets. They’re not smiling – they are calculating ha ha!!! Seriously though thank you for the wonderful cards and gifts – they are happy campers to say the least!!!

OK as we are packing I think one certain person kind of took it all to a new level. Why he chose Mum’s gear and not mine I truly have no idea – but I will be having firm words with Mary about this of course ha ha!!! Jude seriously you MUPPET!!! Dear me!!!

It’s like the race to the Antarctic. Who will make it first. Well clearly Ollie, BeBe and I as we had an hour start on the flights – so yeah winner winner chicken dinner. Which actually turned in to – let’s throw the bags in the room after a swift check-in and go for a walk to find nearest decent eating hole. And we found one folks – apparently residing in Bali for 20 years now is Pantarei Greek Restaurant – what an absolute cracker. So much so I will be doing an IsLifeaRecipe on it. Just quality!!!

In parallel to that – guess who is at the airport waiting to come and join us??? Oh no trouble (s) is on the way. But I have massively missed these buggers today so far – my travel companions always have not been here – it is not the same travel experience. Hurry up you buggers!!!

OK OK calm down Dad, food has started to arrive. OMG check this out. Serious how good does this look, and this is just a snap from the bloody iPhone. This is one Greek ‘tapas’ spread I am surely awaiting tastebud explosion from. Looking so damned good so far. Great work guys….

Meanwhile on a delayed flight from Singapore. You seriously can’t make this sh@t up. We’re eating and they’re sitting. We’re waiting. They are waiting. Miles apart and we really don’t like that! Hurry the f@ck up SQ. Actually as I type this you actually got worse and worse and worse!!! Thanks SQ for delaying BOTH flights – great work!!! Happy Christmas!!!

Mum and Daughter are together but feel so far apart they have to buy mood rings. I am in a bloody big mood with SingaporeAir – does that mean they buy me a free ring too? I very much doubt it!!!

It’s a lazy arvo in a slightly drizzling Bali. We have checked in and checked out the Villa – yep amazeballs. Back soon. But we need to eat and consume some time until the second party manages their adventures and joins us. OK that lasted a bit and then we had to split – me to airport and Ollie and BeBe back to villa. It’s gonna be a LONG day. And yes – it is MY FAULT!!! That one bad flight booking day!

I have to say I did really like this restaurant choice. Greek tapas stylee for the afternoon – bloody brilliant. I will do a foodie blog for it. Again it more than deserves it as it was quality. More to come, but suffice to say – a wonderful first chow down in Bali.

Then for me it was off the airport for a second time to go collect Mary, Amy and Jude. Here I sat with about a million taxi drivers and hotel drivers. Delayed flight, massive queue at immigration etc etc. It was indeed a long wait. I got to meet lots and lots of drivers…

Food was needed for the late travelers – so a recommendation from the guys at the villa and I ran up the road to this local joint. 8 Chefs, all women except one guy. Lovely food, stupid cheap, and lovely staff. I’ll blog them later on IsLifeaRecipe.

Are they happy to be reunited? I’ll let you guess the answer to that one!!!

Here we are in our living and dining area in our private Seminyak, Bali villa. Not bad right? We’re liking it 5 bedder, games room, pool and garden, just off the main Seminyak drag.

Yep that surely works! Privacy rules!!!

Games room upstairs – a rather nice little touch.

And of course stunning rooms. 4 on suite and 1 with shared bathroom. Jude demanded we had the room by the pool, so we had the blue one. Lovely rooms, lovely staff looking after us – even giving us a mobile phone pre-programmed with emergency number for them 24×7, taxi number and food delivery service. Seriously how cool is that bless them. This will get . good rating from me for sure.

Breakfast here tomorrow – very nice!

All together finally for night number one in Bali. Phewy!