Arriving in Bali: get from DPS to the right hotel
Save the address, settle the pickup and give the first evening some room.
Read the storyBali travel stories
Places to explore, routes to make your own, and photographs worth keeping.
Uluwatu Temple: plan a respectful clifftop visit
Come for the setting. Remember that the temple is a place of worship.
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An Uluwatu sunset evening without the rush
Give the evening one fixed point and enough room around it.
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Seeing Bali’s monkeys without making them perform
Watch from a distance, keep belongings secure and let the animals choose their own day.
Read the storyBali vs Madeira: my island notes
A white teapot, good cafés and a contest between two kinds of island time.
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A toad, a coconut and a lizard at the bar
My first wildlife encounters in Bali were a very small comedy.
Read the storyWhy I keep returning to Bali
Books on the long flight, new people and one more “last” trip to the island.
Read the storyBali for a first visit: build the trip around two bases
Choose where to wake up before filling the days.
Read the storyWhere to stay in Bali: Sanur, Seminyak, Ubud or Uluwatu?
Four areas, four different versions of an ordinary day.
Read the storyHow to choose a Bali surf camp or lesson package
Start with the teaching. Then decide whether to book the room with it.
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