Six of the Best Places to Beat the Crowds on Bali
One of the most bizarre elements of life on Bali is how very concentrated tourism is. Chinese tour groups seem to cluster in the Bukit...
One of the most bizarre elements of life on Bali is how very concentrated tourism is. Chinese tour groups seem to cluster in the Bukit...
There are a few natural phenomena that truly impress: total eclipses, calving glaciers, avalanches, tornadoes and, yes, erupting volcanoes. Back in November, we were lucky...
Last updated on 29 December 2017. In mid-September, Agung, Bali’s sacred volcano, which has effectively been sleeping for the last half century or so, woke...
Who hasn’t fantasised about chucking in the rat race to live the dream on a tropical island? Well, writer Lisa Kusel, whose memoir Rash came...
Remiss, I know, but after over three years living on Bali – and at least five years thinking about getting to Nusa Penida – I...
Our gardener comes from a long, long line of balian, or magical healers. He’s a lovely guy. We know him as Pak Kiko, or “Kiko’s...
Earthquakes, like venomous snakes and everything breaking all the time, are one of those Bali facts of life. As with snakes and broken objects, I...
At least once a month somebody asks me, “Where should I stay in Ubud?” To which my answer is, generally, “What’s your budget?” As someone...
Using Tinder while middle-aged has its pros and cons. Perhaps the most, ahem, solid positive is, as a lady of my acquaintance observed, “The cock...