Bali

Pico Polo

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:20:23 +0000

In the late 1980s, author Pico Iyer embarked on an Asian journey with the purpose of discovering to what extent Western - and especially American - culture had impinged on the cultures of the newly...

Eat, Pray, Love

Anonymous — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:59:08 +0000

The 'Love' section of Elizabeth Gilbert's book Eat, Pray, Love takes place in Bali. Wayan, a traditional Balinese healer and restaurant owner is a key figure in Gilbert's book. I visited her establishment in the town of Ubud.

Living in Bali

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Feb 2001 23:04:52 +0000

Bali has a way of infiltrating your heart. Once you've been there, you're never really the same again. Maybe it's that it offers a vision of how the world COULD be if had the will - a living garden...

What is Bali?

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:31:55 +0000

Bali is so many things- great food, friendly people, brilliant stars, rejuvenating massages, fascinating monkeys, gorgeous flowers and perfect weather.

Seeing Bali Through Sunlini's Eyes

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:02:00 +0000

The caddies on the Nirwana Golf Course in Bali are experts at golf but they can teach you so much about Bali too.

War-weary Asian nations offer new treats for tourists

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:03:19 +0000

War-weary Asian countries are planning new treats for travellers in a bid to cash in on a "peace dividend". Bali, Cambodia, Kashmir, Nepal, Sri Lanka...

Bali's new-age yogis

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:34:03 +0000

Bali profits from business of soul-searching, spiked recently with the publication of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love" -- a romantic journey of self-discovery featuring a mystical encounter with a Balinese soothsayer.

Charles Baker's Drunken Oriental Junket

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:35:07 +0000

An NPR interviewer once asked writer David Sedaris why he had left New York and moved to Paris. His answer must have sent a frigid wind into every local chapter of Bores Against Anything Pleasurable.

School Visit in Bali

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:58:16 +0000

I was greeted by happy teachers and friendly children when I visit a school in Bali.

Bali Bombings

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:29:38 +0000

I very empty in the bank since bombing, said a Bali cab driver as he tried to explain how the terrorist actions in 2002 and 2005 have impacted his business.

Tales of A Female Nomad

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 04:49:55 +0000

Title: Tales of A Female Nomad . Living at Large in the World. Author: Rita Golden Gelman. Publisher: Three Rivers Press (2001) ISBN: 0609809547. Details: paperback, 5 1/4" x 8", 312 pages. * * * From...

A Ride with Destiny

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Mar 2002 20:31:43 +0000

It is 1975. The Pan Am flight circles low around the Indonesian Island of Bali, as it makes its' final approach. This is the first time overseas for the young Australian, who excitedly peers through...

Bali Serendipity

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:15:18 +0000

In this village called Secardadi, I am photographing gateways - the rows of big and colourful porticoes for which the place is famous. Groups of men in ceremonial garb gather by the roadside. A...

Wedding in Bali

Anonymous — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:23:02 +0000

Weddings in Bali require lots of work by everyone in the family. While biking near Tanah Lot we were invited into a family compound to watch the preparations for a family wedding.

Photos from Indonesia: Rice

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:35:02 +0000

A story told with photos.