Condor Kristen: Four Seasons in Ubud

As I mentioned earlier, my Aunt Liza went on holiday to Bali while I was there and I was lucky enough to spend time with her in Ubud (as well as Gili) where we stayed at the gorgeous Four Seasons resort – the same place Julia Roberts stayed while filming Eat, Pray, Love.

The resort was gorgeous and true to the Bali culture and lifestyle. There were rice paddies on the premises, along with gardens growing all types of fruits and vegetables that were used by the kitchen to make our meals. The resort was etched so beautifully into the mountainside and the river below that the land truly did look uninhabited.

The best part was our trek of the grounds with Sari. She took us on an hour hike through the Four Seasons estate and the village next door where she grew up and now lives with her family - most of which the Four Seasons employs. At the end of the trek we came to a temple wall with an unseen door hidden in the midst. We opened the door and walked onto the path leading to the front entrance of the resort. Was that a dream? Did I just hop out of Alice and the Wonderland? Sure felt like it.