[trip style = beach + sun]
Sultry sunsets. Steamy beaches. Scintillating views. Meet Bali, the sexiest stop—so far—on the TS flight map.
After a life-long obsession with the Indonesian island's photogenic seascapes and far-flung location, I finally satisfied my longing to visit Bali last year.
With so much pent-up desire for the place, Mr. Trip Styler and I didn't stay at a reasonably priced pension just off the beach {of which there are many}. Since we traveled more than halfway across the globe to get there, we decided to turn up the heat and book three beachfront hotels—two of which had oceanfront infinity pools, and one of which had its own bath...on the view-for-miles balcony!
And don't even get me started on our moonlit dockside dining, or late-night tipple at Rock Bar, a low-lit lounge perched over the edge of the Indian Ocean {only reachable by open-air elevator}.
As a member of the crew piloting the Expedia Viewfinder Travel Blog, I was asked to write about the sexiest destination on my jet-set list. Bali won by a mile.
It turns out I'm not alone in my infatuation with sand and sea, based on the findings of the Expedia Heat Index, released just in time for Valentine's Day. Almost a third of Americans {29%} identified beach vacations as the most romantic trip style, and a whopping 64% chose "room with a view" as the most romantic hotel feature.
What trip style and hotel amenity is sexy to you? While I don't expect you to jump on a plane to your x-factor destination in time for February 14th, just thinking about it is enough to set the mood, mais oui?
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Check Expedia's Instagram to see other spicy stops chosen by my fellow Expedia Viewfinders {and, if you're an American citizen, details about a LAN Airlines sweepstakes valued at $2,500}.
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Anantara Seminyak, one of my Bali beachfront stays.
Just a "typical" restaurant along Seminyak Beach in Bali.
Dockside dining in West Bali at The Menjangan {glamping!}.
Bali's famous cliffs and, nestled amongst them, the private beach for RIMBA and AYANA Resorts.
Sundara {see below for more information}.
Mr. Trip Styler swimming at Sundara beach club at the Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran. Read about how to get into Sundara and other tips about Bali.
[Photos by @tripstyler. Post presented in partnership with Expedia.]