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Seaward Bound
Aerial view of Nusa Ceningan and Nusa Lembongan I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that...
Into the Wilds of Bali – Diving
Paul Coelho, author of The Alchemist, “One day you will wake up and realize there won’t be anymore time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.” Travel forces one to view the world in so many different ways. Images, colours and sounds lure many into a...
Into the Wilds of Bali – Trekking
Teluk Brumbun is situated inside the West Bali National Park. Its savannah like landscape is in contrast to the other densely forested areas of the park. The sparseness of vegetation gives one an opportunity to view bird and some animal species. About an hour’s walk...
Iseh in The Morning Light
Bali has for a hundred years nigh borne witness to a ground breaking metamorphosis of its arts in its many avatars. During the 1930s when Balinese artists only created artwork dedicated to the Pura (temple) and Puri (Royal palace), there arrived a catalyst in the form...
A Sailing Adventure from Bali to Nusa Lembongan
Cited from Seek Traveler Blog Every once in a while a fun excursion in a beautiful tropical setting is NEEDED. So when my friend Jade and I happened to be in Bali at the same time this past November, we decided to look for something special to treat ourselves to. Bali...
Bali’s Mystical “Penjor”
© Courtesy of Instagram account: @aryaadii02 Bamboo is associated with Lord Krishna and his bansuri (flute made with bamboo). In Bali this versatile grass (it is an evergreen grass, not a tree) is endemic and is used in the construction of dwellings, religious symbols...
Tenganan Pegringsingan – An Ancient Village in 21st Century Bali
© Courtesy of Instagram account: @_asaraswati The island of Bali holds within its embrace a kaleidoscope of cultural antiquities that amaze those who arrive on its shores seeking sun, beach and fun. In the east of the island is Tenganan Pegringsingan, a village, as...
Monkey Forest – a Sacred Place in Ubud, Bali
The ancient connection between India and South East Asia is visible in art, music, culinary delights and most importantly in religion. The Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Hindu epics, are treasured by millions of faithful and form an intrinsic part of many cultures....
The Mighty Jukung
In 1989 crews from New Zealand, Australia, United States, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Indonesia sailed nine Jukungs (also called Cadik) from Bali to Darwin, across the Timor Sea, a distance of a thousand nautical miles. The journey took three...
Goddess Dewi Sri and The Mantra of Rice
The essence of Bali lies in its rural areas where farmers toil year round planting and harvesting different varieties of rice. The rice terraces, some exquisitely sculptured out of hillsides, present stunning images of life far from the pulsating nightlife of south...