Sundowner: Autumn/Winter 2019
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BALI<br />
Indonesia’s star isle, all barefoot bliss and frangipani-fringed<br />
beaches, is one of the world’s original hippie havens, a<br />
mecca for sun-kissed surfers and maverick travellers since<br />
the 1970s. Back then, the original epicentre of cool was Kuta<br />
Beach – a spot now crammed with backpacker hostels and<br />
gap-year teens. Over the years, Seminyak – a little further<br />
north – cemented itself as a vibrant hot spot, with Ku De Ta<br />
paving the way for a huge beach bar scene, including the famous<br />
amphitheatre-style, Andra Matin-designed Potato Head Beach<br />
Club. Here bright young things listen to international DJs spin<br />
tunes as the sun slips into the Indian Ocean.<br />
Cachet, however, brings crowds, and now travellers looking<br />
for liveliness without back-to-back bustle are turning their<br />
attention further north along the shoreline to Canggu. Fifteen<br />
years ago, when I first visited Bali, Canggu was slow-paced and<br />
rural, curls of sandalwood incense drifting through quiet paddy<br />
fields and low-key beach shacks, but of late it’s developed at<br />
a rate of knots with luxe hoteliers COMO (who normally opt<br />
for ultra-zen surroundings) throwing open the doors of a new<br />
beachside property here last year; vine-filled co-working spaces<br />
such as Dojo attracting digital nomads who tap on laptops in<br />
the afternoon after mornings spent chasing waves at nearby<br />
Echo Beach; and places to eat popping up faster than you can<br />
taste test them all.<br />
Chic dining spots such as The Slow, where chef Robbin<br />
Holmgren serves up plates of burnt leeks with whipped feta<br />
and poke bowls, rub up against traditional warungs, which dole<br />
out tasty tempeh and nasi goreng. Cafés dedicated to avocado<br />
on toast and rainbow-hued candy floss serve the Insta-mad<br />
crowd who head to the ’Gu, as it’s fondly nicknamed. Whether<br />
beach bar-hopping, watching as the waves lick the shore at<br />
Echo Beach, or heading out by scooter to Canggu’s fringes,<br />
where you’ll still find old-school charm and ragged scarecrows<br />
that watch over chartreuse rice fields, it’ll suit those looking<br />
for a new Bali buzz – with a touch of east London sass, and an<br />
easygoing atmosphere akin to Tulum.<br />
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