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Article #505: Luxury villa living, thriving scuba diving.

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I am not a diver myself, however, about again after the house, so it was in
two years back, just out of being between the two hills. Built on roughly
curious, I spent a weekend at Amed. Amed 5,000 square meters of land, it has
and Tulamben on the East coast of Bali, spacious parking space at the front.
with their crystal clear waters and the Entering the gate, narrow pathway leaded
Liberty ship-wreck, have been famous as to the house through soothing freshwater
divers' paradise for years. With the pond full of koi fishes. The main door
distance to travel to get there, they are opened directly to the living area
not really took tourists attention unless opening to spacious terrace at the back,
those seasoned scuba divers. Casual overlooking the beach through its indigo
divers mostly went to Sanur or Tanjung swimming pool. On the left hand side was
Benoa on the greater South, minutes away a huge LCD-TV with state of the art sound
from the Airport. The almost three hours systems equipped the living area
drive was completely paid off with the furnished with modern comfortable
good time I had. It was a really sleepy couches. On the right hand side was a
fishing village with only a few modest dining table and fully equipped kitchen.
accommodations available. Even my At the same floor there were a study room
cell-phone, subscribed to the widest with a double bed, and a private home gym
network provider, could not get a signal. with complete set of body-building
I stayed at a very modest bungalow called equipment and a mini-pool table. The
Three Brothers, less than $8 for an stairway next to the front door leaded to
absolute beachfront bungalow with private a hall at the upper floor, which housed
bath. Whilst it did not have luxurious all the remaining three bedrooms. The
amenities like TV, AC, or hot water, it spacious master bedrooms enjoyed both
is nice and clean, but the more ocean views in one side and mountain
impressive thing of friendliness of the views in the other side. Both views are
staffs treating guests like old friends. magnificent, however, after a while
Just a few weeks back we got in touch stunning at the ocean views I found the
with Scott, a Seattle based American mountain more appealing. The two smaller
furniture exporter, who has just guest bedrooms enjoyed either one views,
completed a beachfront villas at Amed. a bedroom enjoyed the ocean views while
His invitation to visit his new villa was the other enjoyed the mountain views. All
really appealing. But I was calculating bedrooms had adjoined western en-suite
about the chance that we can rent it out with bath-tub and running hot water.
to our mostly Seminyak-minded clientele, Functional minimalist furnishing
and the time I had to spend to pay a suggested the guest to enjoy outdoor
visit. No other holiday rental agency living. However, the master bedroom had a
listed villas outside the greater South, wide LCD-TV. While the upstairs balcony
literally means "close to Seminyak". No offered spacious space gazing at the
one has ever inquired villas at those stunning views, the downstairs terrace
remote areas. It was simply just like a offered even more space for more
question of who came to earth first purposes, with large daybeds, lounging
between a hen and an egg. A few days chairs, and dining table. At the opposite
back, we rented out a villa Talia Vasthi of the swimming pool, very close to the
at Candidasa for two weeks. I felt this beach was a garden gazebo. A small
occasion like a moment to clear the cloud pathway leaded to a small door to the
out. It proved that there were certain beach where hundred of traditional boat
holiday makers who are interested in decently parked nest to each other. There
off-the-beaten-track areas. So decision was nothing special about the beach,
was made, I would drive east to meet really. For lovers of underwater world,
Scott at his villa. I was surprised that the treasure was hiding under the calm
things have been progressing quite surface. Boat parked just in front of the
quickly. The new bypass connecting Sanur villa to transfer you to chosen diving
to the East has now been completed. They spots. Scott, the owner, was a
even started construction to make it four well-seasoned scuba diver who managed a
ways instead of two. This new road ended diving operator in addition to his main
just a few kilometers away from Padang furniture business. I would personally
Bai, the main ferry port to Lombok which suggest that he owned it more for his
was very close to Candidasa. It cut out personal enjoyment than to deliver decent
the traffic hassle at Batubulan, Celuk, income. However, the point was that the
Sukawati, Gianyar, and Klungkung. Only a he offered package of daily diving to
few minutes over one hour I have passed various diving spots in the area to guest
Tirtagangga. The traditional fish-market renting his villa. He should be away when
which was the entrance to Amed was you stay at his villa. That was the
reached within less than two hours. reason why you could rent his villa
Turning right from the fish market, I anyway, because he left the villa vacant
just followed the road along the beach. while he was away, either taking care of
Everything remained the same, nothing his business or dive other underwater
seemed to change compared to my previous treasures in the other sides of the
visit almost two years back. There was globe. But Wayan, his right-hand aide
nothing to notice until the road hiked up would do his best to pamper your stay in
hill and sloped back down, I saw a big and out of the villa, on the surface or
house on the beach. The road hiked-up underwater.






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