Saturday evening at Mykonos in Semiyak Bali

Mykonos is a Seminyak standard. The Greek styled restaurant serves a range of starters and main courses, that when combined with the decor and music, takes you straight to the Mediteranian.

After meeting with Brian moore in Kuta, I shot up to Mykonos, located around the bend before KuDeTa, to meet with a few people, including Tony Novac-Clifford, from Hawaii. Getting comfortable with an arak madu, I learned that Tony lives on the island of Maui, and plans to spend part of the year in Bali. That’s got to be the best of both worlds for sure.

Tony is a ‘food photographer’ by profession, visiting some of the world’s best hotels and restaurants, for free, sampling the food, and capturing it on film. We laughed about having the perfect job, I reckon he’s got a great deal, and he think I do. I asked Tony which hotel in Bali is his favourite and he said without a doubt, the Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay. According to him, he generally does not like staying in hotels, but you’d have to pry him away fom that place. Basically, the Four Seasons Jimbaran has personal, private compound with a bale, pool, lounge, rooms, patio etc. Tony said you basically take your clothes of when you arrive, and don’t put them back on till you leave. Sounds like heaven! I once contacted the Four Seasons, to ask permission to photograph and write about their hotel. They are extremely protective about anything that gets written about them, so declined. Maybe I’ll save my money and check out a room sometime. Tony is obviously an expert photographer, as well as being a super interesting person. I look forward to meeting him again, and hearing how he is dealing with life in Bali.

Arriving late at Mykonos, ordered pork chops, which came with mashed pototoes and a small amount of salad, for 45,000rp. My arak madu’s were 15,000rp a pop and were good value. I can recommend Mykonos for gatherings as it is an informal environment, that is friendly and fun.