Bali & Beyond Travel

23/03/2026

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Things are changing around here, and I want to explain why.
Over time, this business has evolved, and I want to be clearer about what I do now and also clearer about what you can expect from me.

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17/03/2026

Real life right now…

I’ve just moved house in Bali and it’s chaos.

Unpacking boxes, trying to work, ants randomly appearing on walls for no reason, and a neighbourhood cat that thinks my bin and any plastic bag I own belongs to him. Also learning (again) that you can’t just leave a glass on the bench or food out for two seconds unless you want a full ant invasion.

And my cat? Has a whole backyard now… still comes inside to use the litter tray. He makes no sense, when all he did for a year at the old house that he wasn't allowed outside, was meow every time to go outside to the toilet.

At the same time, I’m chasing venues, waiting on replies (it’s Nyepi Day Thursday and end of Ramadam this week so everything slows down and sa lot of places are running on low staff numbers), and following up on “yes” answers that aren’t actually confirmed until they’re in proper contracts. It’s a lot more back and forth than people expect.

Everyone loves the idea of running something in Bali. Very few people realise how much follow up, checking, confirming, and re-confirming it actually takes to make sure it runs properly. And that’s before you even think about your clients. This is why a lot of hosts can feel overwhelmed. They’re trying to hold space for their people, while also chasing venues on WhatsApp or email and hoping everything lines up. It adds a level of mental load most people don’t account for, on top of planning and delivering the experience itself.

This is the work I sit in every day so they don’t have to.

Anyway… back to unpacking and figuring out how to live in an outdoor kitchen without feeding the entire ant population.

13/03/2026

A lot of coaches and facilitators tell me they’d love to host a retreat in Bali… but the logistics of organising one in another country feels overwhelming.


So I created something a little different.


Through Bali Beyond Travel, we’ve built a fully structured Bali retreat experience in Ubud where the venue, cultural experiences, logistics, and daily activities are already organised.


That means the host doesn’t need to figure out venues, transport, visas, schedules, or local suppliers.


You simply bring your people and focus on your sessions and the experience you want to create for them.


The retreat itself takes place in a beautiful jungle setting in Ubud, with private rooms for every guest, and an itinerary that blends cultural experiences, relaxation, and space for your own workshops or sessions.


What’s already included:
• 5 nights accommodation in a private room
• All meals included (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Airport transfers and all retreat transport
• Traditional Balinese welcome ceremony
• Farewell dinner
• Balinese cooking class
• Water purification ceremony
• Day trip to temples, waterfalls and rice paddies
• Daily yoga and regular meditation sessions
• Cultural experiences like Balinese dance and nature walks
• A massage for each guest
• Daily fruit baskets in each room
• Professional photographer for selected retreat moments
• A visit to a local school where Bali Beyond Travel donates supplies
• All logistics, planning and coordination handled for you
• Support with the correct visa requirements for hosting in Indonesia
• The host attends free (based on 11 guests + 1 host)


We already have the venue partnership and structure in place, so there’s no guesswork and no hidden costs. Everything is clear from the start.


You simply bring your community and deliver your sessions, whether that’s coaching, breathwork, wellness, business training, or something else entirely.


If hosting a retreat in Bali has been on your mind but the planning side has felt like too much, this might be the easier way to do it.


Happy to chat if it feels aligned.

11/03/2026

What does a Retreat Logistics Partner actually do?


People often ask what I do for work.


Yes, I’m the director of Bali Beyond Travel. But that title doesn’t really explain the job.


The best way to describe it is this:


I’m a retreat logistics partner.


I partner with retreat hosts and handle the venue coordination and operational structure, while the host focuses on delivering their program and supporting their clients.


A big part of my role happens long before the retreat ever takes place.


Today, for example, looked something like this:
• researching venues across Bali that can accommodate small retreat groups
• reviewing pricing, room availability and facilities
• reaching out to properties and arranging calls to discuss group packages
• negotiating possible inclusions such as accommodation, meals, and spaces for sessions
• checking whether venues are actually set up to support retreats, not just accommodation
• working through the numbers to ensure the retreat is viable for both the host and the venue


Behind every retreat that runs smoothly is a lot of coordination.
Venues, transport, activities, schedules, and the many small details guests never see.


My role is to take care of that side of things so the host can focus on what they do best: guiding their group and delivering the experience.


If you’ve ever thought about running a retreat but the logistics and coordination side of it feels overwhelming, feel free to reach out and we can have a conversation about how it could work for you.

05/03/2026

One of the biggest mistakes I see hosts make is choosing the retreat price before they understand what it actually costs to run it.


Over the past few weeks I’ve spoken with several hosts planning experiences for their communities.


Good leaders.
People who genuinely care about the impact they’re creating.


But a pattern keeps showing up.


Some have broken even.
Some have agreed to organisers or facilitators taking 20–30% of the retreat price, sometimes even 50%.
Others set a price because it felt about right or because it matched what they saw in the market.


And only later do they realise what that actually leaves them with.


One conversation recently really stayed with me.
A host mentioned that organisers often take a percentage of the retreat price.


Not the profit.
The price.


Which means the number gets chosen first, and then everyone else takes their piece from it.
When pricing is built that way, even a beautifully run retreat can quietly fail the person leading it.


The host carries the vision, the responsibility, and the emotional labour of the experience, but the financial outcome becomes uncertain before the retreat has even begun.


The healthier approach is building the real costs first, then deciding what the experience needs to generate for you as the host. When the numbers are built that way, the retreat becomes sustainable for the person leading it, not just the venue or the organisers around it.


If you’re thinking about hosting in Bali and want someone who understands both the business side and the on-the-ground logistics, that’s exactly what I help with. I handle the venue sourcing, local negotiations, transport, activities, and all the moving parts on the ground so you don’t have to.


Send me a message or comment Bali and I’ll show you how we build experiences that work financially before a single room is booked.

03/03/2026

When my ceiling collapsed.


At 3:30am Sunday night I heard something fall and assumed the cat had knocked something over. When I checked, the entire ceiling in the spare room had collapsed. It was hanging down that I could not even open the door. It was the third issue that week. The street had flooded on Tuesday. The water pump on my roof had caught fire on Friday.


Standing there looking at the collapsed ceiling, I was not panicking. The thought was simple. What else is compromised?


When you are operating in a country that is not yours, you do not always know the systems. You do not know what sits behind the walls. You do not always know what you might not be seeing.


This is what I see with hosts planning experiences overseas. It is not about control. It is about the quiet fear that one missed detail could unravel the entire week. A permit. A supplier. A timing issue. A cultural misstep. Something small that becomes large at the worst possible moment. Leadership in unfamiliar territory is not just about vision. It is about infrastructure.


That night, I did not stand there trying to calculate every possible risk i went back to bed. As I had already decided to move and found a new place that was maintained better, I messaged my new landlord first thing in the morning and brought forward my exit. I reduced exposure.


That is what I do for my clients.


You lead the transformation. I handle everything else. Venues, logistics, local systems, cultural nuance, timing, contingencies. The things you cannot afford to miss.


If you are planning an international experience and want to do it properly, book a call. We will look at what you are currently managing and move the operational responsibility where it belongs. You lead the transformation. I handle everything else. If you are ready to stop running both roles, book a call.

26/02/2026

23/02/2026

10:30am and I still wasn’t dressed.

It had been pouring with rain all weekend. On Saturday night my laptop crashed and I had to reload Windows, which logged me out of everything. I hadn’t done my usual weekend planning. I’m moving house in just over two weeks. The toilet is leaking and the plumber isn’t calling back.

By 10:30 on Monday morning, I was sitting there thinking, Everything is too much.

It wasn’t that I didn’t know what to do. I just needed to get dressed and start my normal routine. I’ve always said my routine starts when it starts. I work for myself, so I don’t have a fixed 6am alarm. It just begins when it can. But because it felt late, my brain stacked everything at once. I’m behind. I haven’t planned the week. I need to log back into everything. I need to organise the move. I should exercise. I should eat properly. I should deal with the plumber.

And instead of just getting dressed, I sat there.

We’ve all done this. It’s not that we can’t do the things. It’s that we try to hold all of them in our heads at the same time.

I see this all the time with coaches and leaders who want to run a retreat, especially internationally. It’s not that they can’t choose a venue or organise transport or figure out entry requirements. It’s that suddenly they’re thinking about venues, negotiations, flights, transfers, pricing, visas, catering, marketing… all at once.

And the thought creeps in, maybe I’ll do it next year. Maybe I’ll keep it local. Maybe I’m not ready yet. Maybe I’ll wait until things calm down. The vision doesn’t disappear. It just gets pushed further away.

Sometimes the difference between moving forward and freezing isn’t capability. It’s not trying to carry every logistical detail yourself.

That’s the part I take off your plate.

So you don’t end up staring at the clock thinking, “It’s too much,” when actually all you needed was someone handling the bits that aren’t your zone of genius, so you can focus on what you actually want to bring to the room.

If you’re ready to explore your retreat properly, without having to manage venues, negotiations, travel logistics and all the moving parts alone, send me a message and let’s see what’s possible.

21/02/2026

I was scrolling through Facebook groups the other day and noticed something that genuinely bothered me.


There were ad after ad for retreats — five days in Bali, daily yoga, beautiful villas, early bird pricing, last spots discounted. It was all very polished. And the locations were stunning. But almost none of them were talking about what would actually change for the person attending. It was itinerary after itinerary. Features. Scenery. Bonuses. Very little about transformation.


And that’s where I felt disappointed.


Not because I think retreats shouldn’t be beautiful. They absolutely can be. But when we market them like upgraded holidays, that’s what people expect to receive. A great experience. A reset. A nice memory.


What concerns me is that if leaders don’t start building and communicating retreats as transformation containers rather than event schedules, the industry will keep rising and falling like a trend.


People don’t return because the villa had an infinity pool. They return because something in them shifted.


If you lead retreats or are thinking about leading a retreat, the question isn’t whether your location is impressive. It’s whether the experience creates change that lasts once they’re back home.


If you don’t want to feel like an event coordinator when you’re meant to be leading change, reach out.


I support hosts with the logistics and the thinking behind how it’s positioned and priced.

18/02/2026

Quick tip:

Whether you’re selling a retreat, a program, or a course — stop leading with the schedule.

Lead with the shift.

What changes for someone after working with you?

That’s what sells.

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17/02/2026

Have you ever considered adding a high-ticket in-person experience to deepen client results?

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16/02/2026

My chest tightened when I thought about lowering the price.



It was $97. No one had purchased yet.
The easy move would’ve been to make it lower and make it feel safer.


But as soon as I thought about lowering it, I knew I was contradicting myself and I’d be out of integrity which I pride myself on.



I spend a lot of time telling retreat leaders not to undercharge.
That they’re not selling themselves — they’re selling transformation.


That pricing affects how you show up.
That underpricing often leads to over-delivering and quiet resentment.


And caught myself doing the exact same thing. I nearly changed it because of my fear.



When I decided to not change the price, it immediately felt better.


Not because I was trying to prove something.
Because it felt right.



That was the reminder for me:
You can’t guide people toward stronger positioning if you quietly discount your own products.



Pricing isn’t just a number.
It shows how certain you are.



And I’m human too. I still feel the fear sometimes and have doubts.
I just don’t let it make the decision.



I’m running a live session on pricing retreats with clarity and confidence.

If this sounds familiar, reach out and I’ll send you details.