The Rinjani Mountain Garden in Teres Genit, Lombok

If you're looking for something else than beaches on Lombok, this is the place to go. The German owners, Roland and Toni, are very nice and helpful, the location is just breathtaking with views all the way to the sea and the Rinjani Mountain. The food is very good, every afternoon there is a homemade cake from Toni! In the wonderful garden there's lots of space to relax, including a natural pool for refreshment after one of the nice walks you will be sure to take. You share the area with Toni's amazing collection of animals, many of them rescued and raised by herself.

No website, but a phone number +62 818 569730

Bali – The Big Joglo House

Wow! I love airbnb, because there I found this incredible beautiful Joglo-House* near Ubud. It is surrounded by rice terraces and of course the view is amazing. Same like our host Cokie, who is also a great photographer with a huge love for gardening as you can see on the pictures. It's an open house up to two rooms which have wooden walls. So every evening the fireflies could say us good night!

* Joglo is a traditional vernacular house of Javanese people. It consist of two parts; the pendopo and dalem. The pendopo is the front section of Joglo that have large roofed space with columns and without wall or partition. The dalem is the inner sections with walled enclosure and rooms such as bedroom and kitchen. Pendopo is used to receive guests, reception hall and living room, while the inner dalem are more private sections of the house. The roof formed a pyramid-like structure with central part are taller and steeper. It is said that the roof of Joglo is constructed to mimic a mountain.
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The lovely Guesthouse East Surf Cabanas in Arugam Bay

Raffaella, Giada and Sudu. Photo taken by Subha Wijesiriwardena

We met Raffaella and Sudu two years ago and decided to come back for a longer time. So we arrived with the night bus in the early morning at 3 pm and tip-toed through the beautiful garden. The smell of jasmine after eight hours in a hot and sweaty bus was so welcoming! As we opened the door to our room we hoped so much that everything was prepared for us. And yes! A beautiful big bed, with a spotless clean spacy moscito net and white bedlinen. The room is spacious, beautifully designed with an eye for details. After traveling in India this felt like a gift for me!

The two of them are great hosts! So helpful, they are trying to make everything possible. Like arranging surf lessons or a transfer back to Colombo. Raffaella also gives holistic massages to women. The atmosphere is familiar and they are attracting really nice guests. And Giada! The now ten month old baby with the most beautiful smile of the world! Some lovely cats and Mocca, the dog, also belong to the family. We had two kittens living on our veranda for some weeks, this was fun. Monkeys come visit sometimes, which is always a real adventure. 

The food is great, there is a great choice! Sri Lankan breakfast with potato curry, coconut sambol and bread. Or the classic bread with jam, eggs, and fruit. Or the fruit bowl with homemade musli. As Sudu is a fisherman and also a very good cook, there will be always the freshest fish for dinner. I love the jumbo prawns in coconut milk and of course the vegetarian curry, so delicious!

The drinking water is sourced from their own well and is naturally filtered. No need to buy the plastic bottles!

We often explored the surroundings with the bikes which are for the use of the guests. This is also great!

The hosts can organize BBQ nights in Panama and also night safaris with a jeep and a bonfire. Sudu is the best animal spotter, thanks of him, we saw elephants, wild boar, a wildcat and crocodiles!

We stayed here for two and a half months and are sad to leave tomorrow. I will miss the visits from Raffaella and Giada on our veranda and the talks with Sudu after dinner over a small glass of Arrak. But we definitely are coming back!

Website www.eastsurfcabanas.com

Little Andaman, Blue View Guesthouse

Das Blue View Guesthouse ist auf Platz 1 bei Tripadvisor und bei Lonely Planet. Obwohl es nicht gerade das ist, was man unter deutscher Sauberkeit versteht. Doch der Grund für den ersten Platz heißt Azad! Ihm gehört das Guesthouse und er schafft es jeden Abend seine Gäste an dem langen Tisch zu versammeln. Dann gibt es alles, was man sich nachmittags bei ihm bestellt hat. Am meisten gelobt wird sein Fischcurry! Danke, lieber Azad!

Guesthouse Khun Yuam Resort in Ban To Phae, im Norden von Thailand

 

Ein wunderbares kleines Guesthouse, das Jeab und Jai (auf dem Foto ganz oben), in dem kleinen Ort Ban To Phae selber gebaut haben! Es gibt insgesamt zehn Zimmer mit einem gigantischen Blick! Und zwar so, wie auf dem letzten Foto – der Sonnenaufgang, morgens um sieben Uhr. Die beiden sind reizende Gastgeber und Jeab kocht auch noch so lecker! Wir haben es durch Zufall entdeckt, was für ein Glück!

Kontakt Zu erreichen über Facebook oder per mail: vacharin.th@gmail.com

Pai Hotsprings Resort

Das Pai Hotsprings Resort ist in einen liebevoll angelegten Park eingebettet, der River Pai durchfließt die Anlage. Man kann ganz wunderbar einen entspannten Tag hier verbringen. Die schwefelhaltigen Quellen sind fast 40 Grad heiß und man sollte sie sich für abends aufsparen. Danach steigt man gut durchwärmt auf den Motorroller und fliegt durch die kühle Nachtluft nach Hause!

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