galungan day in bali
a Hindu holiday celebrating the victory of good vs evil Believed to be the triumph of Dharma (good) over Adharma (evil) the Galungan Hindu holiday...
CULTURE
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bali is heaven for massages
Bali is famous for its massages, and visiting a spa is one of the main attractions on the island. You can find great messages priced...
go nuts for coconuts!
For years coconut oil has been misunderstood because it contains saturated fat. However, coconut oil does not contain your average run-of-the-mill saturated fats like you would...
join the nyepi celebrations & unique balinese new year
where you can witness something you won’t find anywhere else in the world? March is a very special month in Bali and you are lucky...
what is an ogoh-ogoh?
Creatures seen the night before the balinese day of silence in bali If you have experienced the Balinese Day of Silence (Nyepi), then you will already...
frangipani
Everywhere around Bali, and especially in many gardens and around many homes you will come across frangipani – yellow-white flowers growing on trees.Locally known as...
how to be prepared before during and after volcanic eruption
If you are on the island of Bali – it is certain you have heard of the risk of Mount Agung erupting.While it has been...
mount agung latest news
Monday, December 9th, 2019 01:45 pm Local Bali time.Because Indonesia sits along a seismic strip in the Pacific Ocean called The Ring of Fire, volcanic...
BAWA bali animal welfare association
To the untrained ear it sounds like any other scooter horn. But to the savvy street dogs in the Balinese village of Pejeng, this sound...
daily offerings by the balinese
Food plays an important role in any culture. We all have our comfort foods that we crave when we are sick or far from home....
uang kepeng: the traditional money of the balinese
You may have noticed old coins with a hole in the middle lying on the ground around the Fuang Kepeng: the traditional money of the...
wonder women of bali
It was early in our tenure here in Bali when I first noticed it. For a while, I wondered if it was the age difference....
understanding price discrepancies in bali
My husband handed me the receipt as we left the restaurant’s payment kiosk in downtown Denpasar. We squeezed past the drivers, laborers, and other locals waiting patiently...
cashless at green school bali
Recently, in the wake of an initiative to improve the nutritional value of American school lunches, my newsfeed was bombarded by pictures of gross-looking American...
speaking or not speaking a language?
“The choice to live in a country while not speaking the language is an interesting one. Maybe more lazy than interesting, really.” I moved to...