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…
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…
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…
Foreign Worker Data: 163 Registered in Badung
How many foreigners work in Bali legally? A new report by Badung’s Department of Labour has produced a surprising figure. Across the regency’s main resort areas, there are 163 legal foreign employees.
Bali Launches Immigration Spot Checks
The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Indonesia has officially launched the Immigration Patrol (Satgas Patroli Imigrasi) in Bali— a special unit of 100 officers who will monitor the activities o…
Friends, Routes, Races: Bali’s Running Communities
Meeting people in person seems to be getting harder. Everyone is busy, working even during vacations, glued to their phones — and spontaneous conversations are becoming less common. Even in Bali, wher…
