reinvigoration Bali!
balance is beginning to consume my
thoughts. Following an extremely hard
working year for my wife Michelle and
I, the ingredients of necessity, research
and luck converged at the end of 2012
to result in a family holiday that truly
ticked all the boxes.
myself in the culture of another country,
with lots of action, lots of experience,
lots of stimulation and plenty of good
food thrown into the mix.
that almost without exception, I
have returned from family holidays
exhausted and needing another holiday.
to make time for rest and rejuvenation
of body, mind and spirit a recharge
of batteries to cope with the hectic
pace and demands of business and
family life.
acknowledge the supreme importance
of `regeneration' for many reasons,
not least of which is to ensure optimal
patient care.
holiday focused on slowing down
to `smell the roses' leads to bonding
and relationship building, and adds
to the library of family experience
(particularly in our children's formative
years) that can define the quality of our
life now, and as we get older.
me speak of the most-often quoted
regret of retiring doctors and other
healthcare professionals "not enough
family holidays".
during the early years, when time
together results in experience and
memories that sustain us and become
the focal point of our interaction the
more `senior' we become.
of work, the practice, patients, family,
financial responsibilities and personal
physical and mental health. Foremost
among these is the issue of time.
weeks off at a time, lest their referrers
establish new relationships.
In addition, most healthcare practices
are sadly not run as businesses,
and if the practitioner/principal is not
there,themoneystopsflowing.
thinking, the reality for most practice
principals is that they have two
successive weeks to devote to family
holidays aside from shorter stints
throughout the year, which I contend
cannot achieve effective resuscitation.
then I commend you you are among
a very small percentage who have got
it right.
rejuvenation and some cultural experience
with a bit of adventure thrown in,
I offer my recent two-week holiday
experience as a prescription for success.
twins Manoli and Emanuella arrived
at Bali's Denpassar Airport after a
relativelyshort(six-hour)flightfullof
excitement and anticipation. We had
flownthroughthenight,gotabitof
rest on the plane and were now lapping
up the exotic hospitality of porters,
drivers and hotel reception staff.
exhausting, and if you time your
departure right, you suffer very little
if any jetlag. This means you don't
waste any time in recovery.
you need great hospitality and world-
class facilities at your fingertips the
hallmarks of the 5-star resorts. Bali is
home to some of the best resorts in the
world, so it's worth doing your research
to ensure that you fulfil all of your
holiday wishes.
of the island without wearing ourselves
ragged. We decided on three distinct
locations offering very different
environments:
views, close to the airport yet not
remotely affected by the hectic pace
of Seminyak, Leggian and Kuta.
in the island's cultural heart.
beachfront-based slice of minimalist
heaven bordered by black sands.