Page 15 - Explore Magazine Summer 2017

A REMINDER OF THE 13

RICHNESS OF LIFE

Michelle Malcolm of helloworld North Harbour and good friend author and corporate speaker Sarah Laurie,
headed to Bali for a winter getaway. As Sarah writes, their stay was restorative in a number of ways.

Michelle tells me she was as busy as I was in the
weeks leading up to our Bali getaway. We both
craved rest and poolside, books and the occasional
cocktail would be all we needed. Or so we thought.
Bali restored us in ways we didn’t expect. It
awakened our senses, sparked our curiosity and
reconnected us with life’s true pleasures.
DAY ONE
We had flown in the day before on one of Air New
Zealand’s twice-weekly winter seasonal services,
which rise to three per week during peak New
Zealand holiday times. We were pleased to hear that
Air New Zealand will nearly double its capacity on
the Auckland to Denpasar route in 2018, with up to
five flights a week using the airline’s Boeing 787-9
Dreamliner. The current May to October season will
also be extended next year by almost two months.
There is something exciting about opening the
curtains to the first day of a beautiful holiday and
any remnants of tiredness dissolved as the misty
morning sun rose above the ocean and the sparkling
blue water of our infinity pool stretched out to meet
it. Bali was definitely beckoning.
An array of freshly pressed and squeezed juices
were lined up for us as we reached the beachside of
Alili resort for breakfast: earthy beetroot, healing
turmeric, lush greens and sweet fruits followed
by eggs and coffee (for me, anyway). I love rituals
so this menu became one of mine every morning,
and for breakfast adventurers the menu was also
bursting with options.
Bali restored us in ways

we didn’t expect. It

awakened our senses,
sparked our curiosity

and reconnected us

with life’s true pleasures.

It felt as though we could have been at any stunning
resort in the world, only we could hear the early morning
calls of roosters and see the rambling local dogs trotting
along the beach. It gave us a sense that there was to be
so much more to Bali than sun and cocktails.

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