TRAVEL STORY: JACUZZI IN THE JUNGLE! A private jacuzzi in the jungle topped off my 3rd day of circumnavigating Bali by bicycle. I was actually visiting a bustling public hot spring in the lush mountains of north Bali, but I’d managed to secure my own private open-aired jacuzzi. I immersed myself in soothing natural …
Pura Ulun Danu Temple at Kinatmani CYCLING BALI DAY 3: Cruising Down Volcanic Ridgelines 36.6 km / 20 miles entirely downhill. Not a stroke to pedal. Nothing to do but just cruise downhill, enjoying astounding views of villages perched on sheer ridges, steeply terraced rice fields, stormy clouds floating by below, vibrant roadside flowering bushes …
CYCLING BALI DAY 2: VOLCANO CLIMB! I had big plans for today: 88 km / 54 miles of cycling in mountains. That entailed 35 km up the flanks of volcanic Mt. Batur to Batur’s crater rim, another 7 km uphill along the crater rim itself, 36+ km downhill to Bali’s north coast, then a …
CYCLING BALI DAY 1: Seaside Resort Town up to Bali’s Aritistic Heartland I awoke at 5:30am to clear skies in Sanur, resort town par excellence in South Bali, eager to begin my bicycle trip around the island. I’d planned my 1st day as a ‘warm up’. I had merely to cycle 30 km / …
SEE FULL GALLERY Bali’s Hindhu ceremonies are an integral part of daily life. View these photos of handmade ceremony offerings, village decorations and Balinese people dressed up for the various ceremonies.
[ 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 …
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thank you! —> Balinese gamelan troupe at local funeral BALINESE GAMELAN: BALI’S TRADITIONAL PERCUSSION ORCHESTRAS Balinese gamelan music is a dynamic choppy fast-paced percussion orchestra consisting of several gamelan ‘marimbas’, drums and cymbals. Gamelan is played throughout Bali …
PHOTO GALLERY: SCENIC SIGHTS OF BALI Sitting just 8 degrees south of the equator, Bali is mainly a tropical island. The variety of topography is quite surprising. Vast sweeping beaches- white sand, black sand, and stone beaches- grace Bali’s entire coastline along the ever-present ocean. Bali’s shores are most famous for surfing, but there are also …
BALINESE CEREMONIES: DAILY HINDU OFFERINGS When you visit Bali, you’ll quickly notice that traditional Balinese ceremonies are an important, integral part of daily life for the Balinese. And that’s partly what makes Bali so unique and charming: regularly seeing the locals dressed in traditional ceremonial clothing, carrying baskets of fruit/flower offerings, going off to temples …
DIVING STORY: AMAZING BALI DIVE Diving in north Bali is always beautiful but one day last season I had an especially memorable dive at the famous USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben/ Amed in northeast Bali. I’d like to share it with you here…First let me elaborate on a few unique features of diving in the …
Hi! I'm Lash, an American nomadic world traveler who's been traveling solo since 1998. I’m passionate about traveling the world nomadically and then sharing it all with you. I hope to inspire you to travel the world, to entertain you with tales from the road, and to help you reach your travel dreams. Welcome! 
