We had a lovely stay at Buddha's Bungalow. It's a beautiful place to recharge, to sit on the deck and gaze out at the forest and just chill. But it's also so close to the shops, so you can just walk across in your jammies if you want to, get a coffee and some breakfast and bring back. The beach is a 5-10 minute walk and at night, you can hear the waves.

The kookaburras visit often and hang around on the deck right up close and lizards come out for the sun - we even saw a sugar glider one night. Kitchen is good and it has a great fridge so we bought food at the farmer's markets and cooked most nights. we even had some ( friends (locals) over for dinner one night and although they had seen the sign many times, had not ventured in. All were very impressed with how lovely it was.

Everywhere you look, there was a different Buddah - always something new to discover. It's a very happy place as well and we immediately felt a part of it, that we belonged right there, in the moment. It really was our 'home' for six days.

Staying at Buddha's is not about the finest silverware or whether the water glasses match - it's about pausing from your normal life and connecting with your senses and the friends you are with. We had a lot of fun as well. Leave your social media at the gate and just breathe in the beauty of the natural world. it's a fabulous place just to be 'you'..