Category Archive: Beyond Guidebooks

BALI TRAVEL TIPS: 5 DELICIOUS TREATS AROUND RURAL BALI

Penulisan- Pura Tegeh Koripan Temple- Bali - Indonesia

BALI TRAVEL TIPS: 5 DELICIOUS TREATS AROUND RURAL BALI Visitors to Bali who venture away from south Bali’s hideously over-developed, sprawling tourist region will quickly transport themselves into an entirely different world- traditional Bali, still quite intact. Discoveries of stunning visual scenery, unique cultural arts, delicious food, and local daily lifestyles await travelers who take …

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BEYOND GUIDEBOOKS: PENANG CULTURE- LOCAL HOMEMADE SWEETS

BEYOND GUIDEBOOKS: PENANG CULTURE- LOCAL HOMEMADE SWEETS Because of its multi-cultural heritage, Penang offers an amazing variety of delicious, homemade local sweets: Indian, Malay, Chinese, and others. Most are made in little bakeries and pastry shops on Georgetown’s side roads. Yet I rarely see any western tourists eating these delicious sweets! I suspect it’s simply …

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TRAVEL TIPS: GUIDE TO DAY TRIP AROUND CHARMING PENANG ISLAND

TRAVEL TIPS: GUIDE TO DAY TRIP AROUND CHARMING PENANG ISLAND Penang Island, Malaysia, is most famous for its amazingly rich cultural mix of Chinese, Indian, Malay, and European cultures. That blend is a result of Penang’s historical beginnings as a major port on the Asian trading route. Georgetown, Penang is now a UNESCO World Heritage …

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TRAVEL TIP: SECRET PLACES TO EAT IN KUALA LUMPUR

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thanks> TRAVEL TIP: SECRET PLACES TO EAT IN KUALA LUMPUR Kuala Lumpur is packed with loads of inexpensive local eating shops, many of which are well-documented in guidebooks and easy to find. For example, Jalan Alor – KL’s …

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CULTURAL INSIGHTS: CURIOSITIES OF SHANGHAI

CULTURAL INSIGHTS: CURIOSITIES OF SHANGHAI Even though I’d been traveling and living in Asia for nearly 17 years, when I moved to Shanghai I STILL came across some curiosities: funny, strange or unusual sights and experiences that I’ve seen nowhere else! Such as: >Dogs wearing SHOES! Yep, little doggie shoes on each paw, usually sneaker …

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Budget Travel Guide to Adding Luxury to Your Travels

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to the free monthly newsletter —–>> Budget Travel Guide to Adding Luxury to Your Travels   Independent budget traveling is a lot of fun. You get to really dig into the culture, interact with locals, support local businesses, and experience a lot of …

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LIFE OF A MACKEREL FISHERMAN IN AMED BALI

LIFE OF A MACKEREL FISHERMAN IN AMED, BALI Amed is a fairly remote, arid coastal region of poor fishing/farming communities along Bali’s far northeast coast. The entire area is collectively referred to as Amed but, in fact, consists of a series of small beach-side fishing villages, each with it’s own name and identity. There’s Amed, Jemeluk, …

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BALI GIGOLOS and TWISTED VILLAGE BELIEFS

[ NOTE: SORRY, NO PHOTOS  DUE TO REQUEST OF BEACH BOYS] It has happened in a few instances in the general Amed area that a European woman has come here, fallen in love with one of the gorgeous local boys, married him, and then either opened a resort here or taken the fresh new hubbie …

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BALI ARAK AND TUAK: BALI’S LOCALLY BREWED “MOONSHINE”

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter —–>> pouring arak for a friend BALI ARAK AND TUAK: BALI’S LOCALLY BREWED “MOONSHINE” Most S.E.Asian countries have some form of locally brewed ‘hard stuff.’ In Asia such brews are usually made from rice or palm juice. Bali’s …

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SALT MAKING IN AMED BALI

Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> baskets of finished salt awaiting pick up SALT MAKING IN AMED BALI Making salt from sea water is a traditional livelihood in the Amed area. Nowadays only a couple small communities, namely at Amed village and Jemeluk, still make salt. …

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