The blog, stories, guides, behind-the-scenes
A slow blog from a small team. We post when we have something useful to say.
What we've been writing
Three to start with. More on the way, written between breakfast service and check-ins.
The best time to visit Bali (by month, by neighbourhood)
When to come, when to skip, and which months are quietly the best, even though the guidebooks say otherwise. A month-by-month guide from someone who lives here.
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Canggu vs Seminyak, where should you actually stay?
Two neighbourhoods, fifteen minutes apart, completely different trips. Here's how to pick based on what you want, not on which list you're trying to copy.
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How we built Villa Leaf for remote work
Why we ran a second fibre line, what we learned about ergonomic chairs, and the one timezone fix that made everything click.
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Bali with kids under 10, written by parents who host them
What works, what doesn't, and the seven things to pack we wish someone had told us before our first trip with a four-year-old.
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Eight cafés in Canggu we send our guests to, in order
From the best avocado toast to the only place in town doing proper Indonesian breakfast after 10am. Ranked, with the kid-friendly notes.
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Why direct booking is 12 to 18 percent cheaper, and the math behind it
An honest breakdown of what Airbnb and Booking.com charge a villa, what they charge you, and where the difference goes when you skip the middleman.
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