Who are "bule"?
In conversations among Indonesians, you can often hear the word «bule» referring to foreigners. If you're in the central area of Jakarta and little kids run up to you, pointing and shouting «bule!!! b…
Bali Area Guide: Where to Stay, Live, and Explore in 2025
If you’re planning your holiday or searching for accommodation in Bali, the first and most important step is deciding which part of the island you want to stay in. Bali’s regions are incredibly d…
Sangeh Plans On-Site Rabies Vaccination Clinic
A clinic is planned at Sangeh Monkey Forest for tourists who have been bitten or scratched by macaques.
The tourist attraction will provide the premises, while Abiansemal Community Health Centre (Puskesmas Abiansemal) will supply medical staff and stocks of rabies vaccine. Construction will begin once ap…
Bali to Deport Foreigners Over Helmet Violations
Badung Police are discussing tougher measures with the immigration authorities for foreigners who break traffic rules. In some cases, this could lead to deportation.
The police have already invited immigration representatives to discuss joint action. A foreigner stopped for riding without a helmet or for another offence may be handed over to the immigration author…
Foreign-Owned Beauty Clinic Shut Down in Bali
A beauty clinic in Canggu, PRIME Skin Clinic, has been closed in Bali. It previously operated under the name Elasto Beauty. According to Indonesia’s Ministry of Health, the clinic was providing medica…
Description of surf spots in Bali
📌 Useful Bali surfing guides (by bali.live editors):…
Bali is beautiful because you can enjoy good surfing all year round here. Dozens of surf spots on different sides of the island allow you to surf in almost any wind, tide (tide chart for Bali), and sw…
Foreign Photographers Under Pressure in Bali
Photo and video content creators in Bali need to be extremely careful in the near future. It looks as though the local authorities have decided to focus specifically on them.
Yamaha Fazzio
The Yamaha Fazzio fits perfectly into life in Bali. It’s a light, compact, and very convenient scooter for an island where most of the time you’re riding between cafés, beaches, the gym, and doing sho…
Flores is wild and beautiful
Hey guys!
I want to tell you about my one-and-a-half-month journey through Flores. Perhaps some of you have long wanted to go there, and this info might come in handy.
Dolphins in Bali
Off Bali’s northern coast, you’ll mostly find spotted dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, Fraser’s dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, false killer whales and long-beaked dolphins.
But the two most common species are the long-beaked dolphin and Fraser’s dolphin. You’re most likely to see them in their natural habitat in the north of Bali, in Lovina. Seeing dolphins in the wild i…
