From the moment we drove through the gates of Alila Villas Soori in Bali, we knew we found a little slice of heaven!  In typical Alila fashion, every detail is thought of to ensure the most memorable stay for its guests.  People we’ve never met would greet us by name, the architecture stylish and uniquely Alila, and the […]

As badly as we’ve wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, we have to admit that we never thought we’d actually do it.  At least, not anytime soon, that’s for sure.  When we made our While We’re Alive list a couple of years ago, it was really just a fun way to write down some […]

Dear Anantara Maldives, We’ve seen your website, scoured the Internet for photos, and watched countless videos, and frankly we think you can do better with your promotional material.  So, we stayed a week at your resort and made a point of visiting every island, reef, beach, hammock, foot path, and pool to capture what we think […]

This past weekend we subjected ourselves to an insane amount of colour abuse in Singapore’s 2nd annual Color Run.  We knew when we signed up that this would be a good one, as it sold out in mere hours.  Nothing could’ve prepared us though for what was to become one of our more memorable races […]

Originally, our bucket list item #42 read “Stay a night in the Maldives”.  But really, who goes to the Maldives to spend just one night?  We figured that if we were going to visit this sinking country, we’d have to do it right.  That meant having an overwater bungalow that didn’t completely break the bank, and […]