THE SEVEN YOGA TYPES YOU WILL INEVITABLY MEET ON BALI
Female? On Bali? You’ll likely end up doing yoga. And when you do, you’ll encounter these seven types. The Insanely Bendy Pensioner Slender, graceful and...
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ALL OF THE THINGS ARE BROKEN, ALL OF THE TIME
In Bali, every seven months or so, according to one of the island’s two Hindu calendars, which, together, are so fantastically complicated that many Balinese...
What to Do About Volcano Flight Cancellations (on Bali or Elsewhere)
Updated 29 November 2017 to include advice on ongoing eruption. At time of writing, Bali airport is closed until at least 7am local time on...
41: A Difficult Birthday
As birthdays go, 40 was, surprisingly, OK. I think turning 40 is OK for most women, provided you’re vaguely “well-preserved”, simply because it sounds so...
Is THIS the Biggest Environmental Issue Facing Indonesia?
Ladies, gentlemen, environmentalists. Allow me to introduce the Aqua cup, or “Aqua gelas”, a single-use, single-cup serving of water that is designed to be thrown...
Two Nyepi Resolutions
Tomorrow is Nyepi. That’s the Hindu day of silence on Bali, when everyone has to pretend they’ve left the island so Bali’s not terribly intelligent...
Friday Photo: Balinese Kris
This is Empu Nyoman Punduh, a kris-maker in Kintamani, Bali, with his masterpiece. The Balinese kris is central to the culture. A young man gets...
How to Spend 48 Hours in Ubud
If you’re coming to Bali, a night or two in Ubud, the island’s arts, culture, food and spirituality capital, is pretty much a must. So...
#BoycottBali? Nuh-Uh
The impending execution of two of the “Bali Nine”, Australians shopped to Indonesian authorities by Australian police for trying to smuggle heroin into Australia, has...
The Friday Photo: Sunrise on Mount Batur
Mount Batur is an absolutely classic volcano climb that, to my shame, we’d not yet done in Bali. It’s an easy enough hike, once you...