Personal trip plans and advice
Michèle
Michèle travels whenever she gets the chance. Her next trip is already planned: in early 2027 she spends three months travelling through Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Borneo and Bali. Sometimes she travels with others, but mostly alone. So she knows what it feels like to arrive on your own, as a woman, in a country you do not know yet and to travel around it. You want to know whose car you get into, where you sleep and that there is someone you can call when things go wrong. Those are exactly the things she looks after at Vrouwvriendelijk Marokko (women-friendly Morocco).
She has lived and worked abroad several times, and comes from the hotel world. Today she works as a project manager, and makes sure more women find their way to Soukayna, the driver behind that site.
For My Bali Tour Guide she designs your trip. She knows Bali inside out and has built a network there of drivers, places to stay, guides and rental people she knows personally. Dek Leonk is one of them.
When she designs your trip, she first looks at who you are: how fast you want to travel, what you do not want, what tires you out. Then she finds the route that fits. Not too full, not too empty, and with time to just sit somewhere.
- Role
- Intake, trip plan, places to stay and bookings
- Background
- Hotels, project management, lived and worked abroad several times
- Early 2027
- Three months through Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Borneo and Bali
- Languages
- Dutch and English
- Also at
- Souky Tours, Morocco
Articles by Michèle
· Michèle
Instagram Bali versus the real Bali
The swing, the gate, the cliffs: five famous Instagram spots in Bali, what they are really like, and a quiet alternative for each one.
· Michèle
Ubud or Sidemen? An honest comparison for choosing your base
Ubud or Sidemen as your base? How busy each is, what you do there, where you stay and eat, how you get there, and why most routes include both.
· Michèle
First time in Bali: two weeks without the crowds
Your first time in Bali? A 14-day route through Ubud, Sidemen, Amed, Munduk and the coast, with the famous places at smart times and little time in the car.
· Michèle
Nyepi 2027: the day Bali goes silent
On Monday 8 March 2027 Bali stops for 24 hours: Nyepi, the Balinese New Year. What happens, what you can and can't do, and how to plan your trip around it.
· Michèle
Renting a scooter in Bali: what you need to know
Renting a scooter in Bali? Which licence you need, what the police check, how your insurance works and when a driver is the smarter choice.
· Michèle
What does a trip to Bali cost in 2027?
What do two weeks in Bali cost in 2027? Flights, visa, places to stay, transport and food worked out for two people, from budget to upmarket.
· Michèle
Bali is more than the south: why you should go east and north
Bali is busy in the south, but the east and north are still quiet and authentic. Where to find the real Bali, and how to get there.
Shall we think up your trip together?
Book a free 15-minute introduction, or send a message with when you want to go and what you are looking for. You are not committed to anything.
You chat with Michèle (Dutch or English) or with Dek Leonk (English). Real people, not a chatbot. During the day in Europe you usually get an answer within a few hours.