Alcohol Banned in Bali? Say It Ain’t So!

  Just last week, many expats, tourists and local boozehounds received a big shock when it was announced that there is currently a bill in place to ban

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Soul-Searching and Outdoor Adventures: Bali is for Everybody

  This is a guest post from Jason Lowder at Internations.org   Ever since Julia Roberts went soul-searching in Bali’s paradise and managed to snatch up Javier Bardem

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Christmas Day in Bali for Expats

It is the Christmas season again and just like every year, Bali is CROWDED. Hotels are full to capacity, traffic is congested (even more so than usual) yet

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Moving to Bali Guide

EVERYTHING You Need to Know About Moving to Bali – Finally in One Place Note: ebook updated february 2018. visa section totally renewed updated all prices new chapters

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The Bali Balance – A Lesson in Instant Karma

  The sense of balance that many people feel in Bali is one of the reasons that I would put above almost all others as a reason to

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Masuk Angin – The Wind That Infected an Entire Nation

After several years in Bali learning about the language and culture several of my friends like to joke that I’ve “gone native”. Everyone has a different definition of

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Meeting Made in Bali – A New Short Film to Begin Production on the Island

By now most people that are interested in Bali have seen the Julia Roberts movie Eat, Pray, Love. While probably the most high-profile movie to ever feature Bali

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Bali Revelations – How Being Away From a Place Can Teach You More Than Being There

  At some point, every long-term, foreign resident of Bali eventually has to leave for one reason or another. In my time here I’ve yet to meet anyone

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Prepaid Electricity in Bali – The Advantages Over the Old, Post-Paid System

The electricity coming into your house is going to be a big part of your happiness or misery while living in Bali. When everything is working as it

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Bali’s Best Babi Guling Captured

A few weeks ago I created a post about my favorite Babi Guling in Bali and within that week so many people that I knew around Bali contacted

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