This Isles of Scilly is fast establishing itself as a niche destination unlike anywhere else in the British Isles, thanks in no small part to its nature offerings…

The Isles of Scilly have been designated “An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” since 1975 and no wonder – the archipelago offers a rich and varied tapestry of landscapes and seascapes – from woodlands to wetlands, rocky headlands to windswept heaths, coral reefs to white sand beaches lapped by water the colour of the Mediterranean.

Sanur on Bali’s south east coast has long held a reputation as offering visitors a rather more tranquil experience than its west coast cousins, Seminyak, Legian, Kuta and now the latest hipster hangout, Canggu.

And yet it wasn’t always so – Sanur has its own storied history. In the seventies & eighties, Kuta was about as backwater as you can get – just a somnolent little fishing village – while it was Sanur where everything was happening. And we mean happening. Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall tied the knot there, David Bowie was a frequent visitor as were Yoko Ono and Sting.
Some of the venerable institutions that entertained them rare still going strong in Sanur – most notable among them probably the famous Kafe Batu Jimbar, which is well worth a visit for its tasty Indonesian dishes.