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Cloaks, Canvases, Cocoa and Craftsmanship

Our latest tranche of Karma Curated experiences explores every degree of the compass and of the seasons - think Perth rooftops in southern-hemisphere spring sunshine, a post-monsoon Maharashtra jungle, Mumbai, Gurugram

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Karma Wine Club: The First Pour

Karma Royal Jimbaran is marking Indonesia's 81st Independence Day with a Charity Visit to a local care home for children & adults with disabilities, on 14 August, giving Members the opportunity to join the resort team in Bali

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Crocs, Cacao & Chianti

August transported Karma Members from Balinese villages to Bavarian palaces, terrainums to swimming pigs, London opera to Karjat’s tumbling waterfalls. Here’s how the month unfolded, one experience at a time. Malaka Spice hosted the closing chapter

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Beating the Clock: The New Science of Jet Lag

Karma Royal Jimbaran is marking Indonesia's 81st Independence Day with a Charity Visit to a local care home for children & adults with disabilities, on 14 August, giving Members the opportunity to join the resort team in Bali

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Higher Perspectives

India does not do one-size-fits-all. A country of royal cities, untamed forests, Himalayan valleys, emerald tea plantations, ancient traditions and flavours, it changes dramatically from one region to the next. And as a Karma Group Member, you have

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Mind Your Manners

This week we’re looking at etiquette around the world - from appropriate greetings to table manners, humans have developed unique protocols and micro signals that have evolved into what we now call ‘good manners’

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From Bali Beaches to Scottish Winter Wonderland

For many, Angkor Wat is reason enough to visit Cambodia. And yet beyond the jaw-dropping jungle-clad temples and frescoes that are testimony to the sophistication of ancient Khmer culture, Cambodia offers rich rewards

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Reasons to Celebrate

As the year finds its rhythm, March reminds us of those occasions in the Karmaverse that are worthy of our happy sighs and celebratory pauses. Congratulations to Members who have been entered into our March Birthday and Wedding Anniversary Draw

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Candlelight Classics, Italian Escapes & New Year Visions

Our latest tranche of Karma Curated experiences explores every degree of the compass and of the seasons - think Perth rooftops in southern-hemisphere spring sunshine, a post-monsoon Maharashtra jungle, Mumbai, Gurugram

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The Many Layers of Cambodia

For many, Angkor Wat is reason enough to visit Cambodia. And yet beyond the jaw-dropping jungle-clad temples and frescoes that are testimony to the sophistication of ancient Khmer culture, Cambodia offers rich rewards

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Electric Waves & Goa Glows

Over the coming months on certain nights along Goa's coast, the sea does something science can only partly explain: dinoflagellates, plankton smaller than a grain of rice, spark blue-green light wherever a wave or a footstep stirs them, turning the

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Best Asian Fiction of 2026 So Far

2026 has already delivered some genuinely standout fiction from the region - from cyberpunk Seoul to famine-era Ireland. Five novels worth booking your next Karma holiday for! Shortlisted for this year’s Arthur C. Clarke Award

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The UK Has Escape Plans

Sometimes you don't need to go far. You just need to go somewhere that feels completely different. From the tranquil shores of a Scottish lake and a 700-year-old English country retreat to a tiny island in the Isles of Scilly - find out why these three very

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Beers & Cheers at Oktoberfest

Autumn is well and truly with us and there are many seasonal gatherings and events to look forward to - next month in particular as eyes turn to Munich and Bavaria and the globally renowned Oktoberfest beer festival

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A New Karma Outpost in Magical Vembanad

Vembanad Lake runs 96 kilometres along Kerala's coast, India's longest lake and the state's largest wetland, its backwaters threaded with coconut palms, houseboats and fishing villages that have barely changed in generations.

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Bali Life Inspires Once Again

On 08 September 2026, the school day was just ending in Ungasan when staff from Karma Royal Jimbaran arrived at Bali Life Foundation with several Members in tow, arms full of stationery and other supplies for the children filing home. It made for a fitting scene: a chance

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Thank You

On 08 September 2026, the school day was just ending in Ungasan when staff from Karma Royal Jimbaran arrived at Bali Life Foundation with several Members in tow, arms full of stationery and other supplies for the children filing home. It made for a fitting scene: a chance

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75 Years of the Asian Games

With the LA Olympics still 2 years away, attention turns to the upcoming Asian Games (19 Sep – 04 Oct) where the very best in the region will go head to head across all the core Olympic sports – from weightlifting to athletics to swimming – but also regional sports

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And Good Karma Goes To...

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who chose to settle their Club Membership Fees early. This month we are celebrating the Club Membership Fee Bali Members who chose to get ahead of the game and were entered into the Club Membership Fee draw!

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Fantastic Fall Fare from Phil

With autumn officially upon us, Karma Ambassador Phil Greening returns with his lovingly curated recipe pack, filled with delicious dishes that your body will thank you for: from nutrient packed Blueberry & Pomegranate Smoothie to indulgent Air Fryer Bacon

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Tranquil Autumnal Magic in Scilly

St Martin’s has just 135 inhabitants, no cars, no airport and twelve white sand beaches, which is roughly the arithmetic behind Condé Nast Traveller naming it the world’s fifth-quietest island. Karma St Martin’s sits low against a grassy

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Travel Notes for Aussie Adventures in Britain

Few travel relationships run as deep – or as affectionately barbed – as Australia’s with Britain: a shared monarch until recently, an incendiary Ashes rivalry, and enough family trees crossing the equator that “doing the UK”

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Action Packed August

August transported Karma Members from Balinese villages to Bavarian palaces, terrainums to swimming pigs, London opera to Karjat’s tumbling waterfalls. Here’s how the month unfolded, one experience at a time. Malaka Spice hosted the closing chapter

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Pullman Feasts, Cheltenham Races & Cretan Caves

We’re adding seven standout Karma Curated experiences to an already packed calendar this week – places fill up fast, and we’re continually restocking with fresh adventures across the globe! This edition’s lucky seven kicks off on 03 October

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Witness The Eclipse Of The Century In Egypt

A once-in-a-century eclipse is about to happen…and a select few will enjoy a privileged Power of X vantage point on the River Nile, surrounded by the remnants of one of the world’s oldest civilisations. Just this month, millions watched the moon

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Wheels, Whisky & Wellness From Bavaria To Bali

As meteorological autumn arrives in the northern hemisphere, we’re happily casting an eye ahead to Spring 2027, with six standout Karma Curated adventures spanning Scottish lakes, Balinese sacred springs, Bavarian bounty and more

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Thailand’s Treasure Islands

Treasure takes many forms. When it comes to the twin islands of Phuket and Koh Samui - one on the west coast in the Andaman Sea, the other on the east coast in the Gulf of Thailand - treasure is something you experience - redolent in timeless

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Beyond the Nile: A Cairo Primer

There are myriad reasons Members love our Karma Karnak Nile cruises: the slow drift past temples, the sense of following a route travelled for five thousand years, and immersion in the grandiose temples of Ancient Egypt

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7 Ways to Experience France's Grape Harvest

The vendanges, the French grape harvest, runs from late August into October, and Karma has two estates sitting right at the heart of it all From Karma Château de Samary, Carcassonne Taste in Cabardès, ten minutes north.

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Little and Often: The Case for Exercise Snacking

Exercise snacking may sound like a fad, but it’s founded on solid principles. The idea is simple: engage in short bursts of movement – a minute here, three minutes there – and scatter through the day, rather than focusing on one long

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Good Things Come Around

There’s something satisfying about a new chapter, especially when it gives us another reason to celebrate the people who make the Karmaverse what it is. To the Members on the list below, congratulations, because you have been automatically

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Secrets Of The Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival is arguably the most celebrated in the world – with a respectful nod to Cannes. From 02-12 September, the waterborne city plays host to the luminaries of cinema – with the obligatory standing ovations

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Thank You

The Venice Film Festival is arguably the most celebrated in the world – with a respectful nod to Cannes. From 02-12 September, the waterborne city plays host to the luminaries of cinema – with the obligatory standing ovations

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From Arena Roar to Temple Hush

We’ve got a diverse five-pack of Karma Curated Experiences to share this week, taking us all the way from November through to June 2027. From the roar of a Robbie Williams stadium show in Sydney to elite darts in London to quieter

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The Hidden Treasures Beyond Hoi An

Hoi An’s old town is a deserved favourite amongst visitors to Vietnam – there is genuinely nowhere quite like it. But perhaps because of this, the country around it is often overlooked. Karma’s two Hoi An resorts

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Final Fabulous Days Of Monsoon In Goa

Monsoon season in Goa is like a dramatic theatrical performance orchestrated by nature… but as the beloved southern Indian state emerges from its rainy season, the transition brings its own kind of gentle magic

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Root and Branch: A Vegetarian Trail Through Southeast Asia

Ships once sailed months in search of the spices that grew exclusively in the far reaches of the Indo-Pacific. Nutmeg was once more costly than gold and European nations battled over control of tiny

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Independence Day at the Kupu Kupu Foundation

Karma Royal Jimbaran carried out its annual charity visit to the Kupu-Kupu Foundation in Ubud on 14 August 2026, part of the resort’s Indonesian Independence Day celebrations. The foundation was founded

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Logos, Logos Everywhere!

We live in a world of brands and logos - those unique identifiers of businesses - and increasingly individuals - that inspire everything from fanatical loyalty to aspiration to loathing… but how familiar are you with some of the world’s most widespread emblems?

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A Summer Of Curated Arts, Crafts & Cuisine

August turned into a hands-on month across the Karmaverse: terrariums built jar by jar, driftwood carved into keepsakes, and antiques haggled over in French market squares. Nine experiences, one shared instinct: make it yourself

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A Whole India to Experience

India does not do one-size-fits-all. A country of royal cities, untamed forests, Himalayan valleys, emerald tea plantations, ancient traditions and flavours, it changes dramatically from one region to the next. And as a Karma Group Member, you have

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The Chef’s Table: Metropolitan Culinary Adventures in India

This November, Karma Curated launches a mouthwatering new culinary series in India. The Chef’s Table Series showcases some of the subcontinent’s most inventive fine dining across three iconic

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di Mare Earns Tatler & Exquisite Accolades

di Mare at Karma Kandara is no stranger to hospitality awards, and 2026 has proven no different as our much loved clifftop Italian has picked up two significant nods this year. Luxury lifestyle publishing titan Tatler

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Karma Sanctum’s Hall of Fame Moment

Karma Sanctum Soho has become only the second venue in the world to be inducted into the Global Club & Dance Hall of Fame, joining a refined and limited list of spaces recognised for shaping global club culture

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Tempest: A Taste of the Vale

Tempest Restaurant occupies the historic panelled hall at the heart of Karma Salford Hall, our Tudor manor with roots running back to 708, when it was gifted by the King of Mercia to the Abbey of Evesham, followed a few hundred years later by a spell

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The Columbus Project’s Breakout Season

The Columbus Project has featured in these pages since its inception in January 2026: Columbus Spence's initiative, backed by his father and Karma Group Chairman John Spence, pairing underprivileged children in.

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And #GoodKarma Goes To...

We love rewards, because we know you deserve them. We are delighted that our latest Club Membership Fee India Prize Draw has delivered some very happy news for Members across India who have discovered that their commitment to the Karmaverse

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All Mapped Out

Humans have been drawing maps for time immemorial – from lines scraped in the dirt in prehistory to star charts of the known universe. We don’t always get it right, however, as this week’s trivia can attest. Get to the end with no wrong turns

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Seven Curated Adventures Across The Seven Seas…

This week’s Curated selections conjure seven fantastic journeys that span the seven seas - from Atlantic swells to Bavarian peaks, tea-scented Himalayan mist to the sun-bleached streets of old Cádiz. Different oceans

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Karma Duyen debuts in Vietnam

Karma has long maintained a presence in Hoi An - Vietnam's fabled UNESCO World Heritage settlement with its historic shopfronts, Buddhist temples, lantern-lit lanes, ornate bridges and tranquil riverbanks.

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