Bali

With tourists gone, it's become obvious that a sanctuary full of monkeys has fallen out of the habit of getting its own food.

Bali's governor warns visitors who desecrate holy sites or break local laws that their time may be up.

The two countries join a trend, but New Zealand's tax takes a much bigger bite than Bali's

A resort in the island paradise is banning all devices around the pool and beach areas in hopes of getting guests more relaxed.

Nina Simons shares several memorable sights and activities for your visit to the beautiful island of Bali.

The 2016 list of Top 100 Sustainable Destinations seems to have an alphabet bias in honoring destinations that have embraced sustainable development.

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  This picture is one of my own all-time favorites.  There isn’t much to say about it, a perfect bloom in the pond beside the patio of the house I rented outside Ubud.  Those who’ve been around Travel Gumbo for a while have...

  Sometimes we need a vacation from our vacation, and that’s what I was feeling on an extended stay in Ubud, in Bali.  Lonely Planet seemed to suggest that Amed, on the coast, was just that sort of place.  So I made arrangements...

  Most of Indonesia is Muslim, the most populous Muslim majority country in the world.  But Bali is home to Indonesia’s Hindus, about 85% of the island’s population. Balinese Hinduism is a distinct expression of the religion,...

I’ve always had the feeling the places I’ve gone have somehow chosen me, rather than the other way around.  They call and I obey.  I confess, after several trips to Asia, Bali had not been among the places that had called. ...

  "A Bali blessing is a spiritual ceremony that is part of our traditional custom consisting of a purification, welcoming of good spirits and a final offering while the individual performing the ceremony chants mantras in ancient Sanskrit."...