How did you find out about Bawah
Reserve, and when did you first visit?
I had never heard of Bawah Reserve, and
if I recall correctly, I randomly stumbled
onto their Instagram account. As I scrolled
through their feed, watched their stories
and researched their website, I got really
interested in visiting them. Aesthetically, it
[Bawah Reserve] reminded me of the Mal-
dives, but it was located in Indonesia and so
accessible from Singapore. e main draw
for me was that the resort was said to be six
years in the making consisting of six islands,
13 beaches and three lagoons—all of which
make up a designated marine conserva-
tion area that made fishing illegal. Every-
thing from its design and build to practices,
Bawah Reserve was centered around having
a light impact on the surrounding flora and
fauna and minimizing energy consump-
tion. It sounded like an untouched paradise
that few knew about yet and seemed to have
an authentic narrative to their environmen-
tally-friendly practices. Hence, I was keen
to find out if it was all I'd imagined it to be.
I visited Bawah Reserve sometime around
mid-July of 2018.
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