Danny De Munk & Family stayed at Maya

Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star, Danny De Munk and his lovely wife Jenny with their two gorgeous children Bo and Davy recently spent their time in Ubud, Bali for a week and stayed at Maya Ubud Resort & Spa.

Born in 1970, Danny De Munk started acting when he was 12, he had succesfully continued his career as an actor and singer, in 1991 he started his career as musical actor.

De Munks enjoyed their first visit to Bali, they had a wonderful time staying in one of Maya Ubud pool villa. Danny already decided to take his family to come back to Bali island.

Culture and Art Festival in Kuta Bali

As Balinese use their own calendar system, their new year was celebrated on March 26 this year. The Balinese open their new year in silence which is called Nyepi day (the day of silence). On Nyepi day, there are no normal daily activities conducted. Every street is so quite. People stay at their homes with minimum light and noise. 

A day before Nyepi day, Balinese perform the ogoh-ogoh parade all over Bali. Ogoh-ogoh is a representative of evil spirit made of the materials such as bamboo and paper that have to get rid from human lives. For the reason of the incoming general election and the safety, the Ogoh-ogoh parade was not allowed this year. However, several villages were participated in the Culture and Art Festival held in Kuta area. The festival featured the competition of ogoh-ogoh as well as traditional music and dances. 

  

  

Maya Ubud Welcomes Kath Townsend as Food and Beverage Director

Maya Ubud Resort & Spa welcomes Kath Townsend to oversee the resort’s Food and Beverage areas as Food and Beverage Director. Kath previously held similar responsibilities in other five star luxury properties including two deluxe boutique resorts in the Maldives and more recently as Executive Chef on the Nam Hai in Vietnam prior to joining Maya Ubud Resort & Spa.

Prior to her assignments in Asia, Kath enriched her culinary skills by taking part on several of positions in her hometown in Sydney Australia.  She worked with internationally known cook book author and restaurateur Bill Granger in Sydney for four years as Executive Chef and travelled nationally and internationally to assist him in his master classes and exclusive functions. Kath had a wonderful catering experience at  the  Sydney Opera House for nearly four years in which events at this venue were often in the hundreds and thousands. 

The award winning Maya Ubud Resort & Spa, with its superb location in the verdant hills of Ubud which continues to create a hideaway of services excellence through resourceful and imaginative management, is proud to welcome Kath Townsend to the team.