The media say that Lombok’s 3 gilis now rank among the world’s top ten tourist destinations. On these ‘desert’ coral islands, with white sandy beaches surrounded by transluscent blue water you can enjoy the rising and setting of the sun disturbed only by the lapping of the […]
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The people of Lombok and the islands beyond are largely farmers and and fisher people but are renowned for their unspoiled natural beauty, coastal, mountainous and marine. Currently and historically lives beside the sea or in the inland villages have been and are relatively simple. Over the […]
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First ever 264 pages, full colour, guide book to Bali’s 26 official museums, 26 art galleries and a selection of genuine antiques suppliers. Bali first attracted foreign tourists because of its culture and this is something visitors rarely see today at the tourist strips of south Bali. […]
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First ever 272 pages, full colour, guidebook to the royal palaces of Bali open for tourism. Before Indonesia’s independence in 1945 there were eight kingdoms in Bali. After independence the rajas lost their powers to the new democratic republic and during the early years of freedom lost […]
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Smarapura, once known as Klungkung, is today a sleepy town along Bali’s eastern tourist corridor but it is and was the seat of the last king of Bali who died in a puputan or fight to the death against Dutch invaders in 1908. Only a single gate […]
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East Bali is the oldest and most interesting part of Bali – as yet complimented by tourism developments rather than ravaged by them. Until the 1980s virtually no tourists went there. When you begin the drive north along the east coast a feeling of escape washes over […]
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North Bali has many attractions if what you are looking for is an unspoiled natural environment of beauty and tranquility where farmers and fishermen follow traditional lives on land and sea. Buleleng Regency stretches across the entire top of Bali Island offering a kaleidoscope of landscapes with […]
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Seminyak’s nick name as the Beverly Hills of Bali derives from the fact that expatriates have chosen to make their homes there calling into existence the kind of facilities and amenities middle to upper class residents and visitors enjoy. There are hundreds of villas throughout the area, […]
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Ubud is different from any other area of Bali and this full colour destination guide explains why – conscious adherence to tradition, limitation of modern commercial development, palaces, ceremonies, festivals, museums, dances, music, painters, carvers, sculptors, healers. Ubud’s dances and shadow puppet plays delight audiences but are […]
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You are on holiday in the Kuta area. Where to go? What to do? The beach is obvious and the rolling surf and the multitude of surf board rental shops need no explanation. But Kuta+ is a lot bigger than you might think. In fact, it begins […]
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