I sat in an acai bowl cafe, the kind with swing seats and fake flowers, on a balmy Ubud afternoon, right in the middle of…
The Enlightened /ɪnˈlʌɪt(ə)nd/ (noun): A group of people who religiously practice yoga, and whose enlightenment through the practice turns inwards and into semi-delusion as to their…
As I scooted to Ubud for the first time, a lush village tucked away in Bali’s mountains, visions of green smoothies, monkey forests, rice paddies…
My fingers are clinging to the kitchen table, trembling and smeared with snot and tears. I can barely stay upright. My ugly, crying face is yelling….
A two-hour scooter ride through wet rice paddies and shadowy rainforest, and I was descending into the valley of Ubud. Overwhelmed by the busy streets…
You step out from Denpasar airport into the throbbing tourist masses of Kuta, this fresh new hell on earth. Tropical paradise transmogrified into a festering…
It was an odd sight. The taut-cheeked woman of 60-something, clad in gaudy yoga wear with a doll-like bouffant hairdo, sat upright and cross-legged in…
Everyone knows Kuta sucks. Tourism has swept through the city like a cancer, transforming all the healthy old cells into toxic clubs, hotels with swimming…
I Fucking hate dancing. With a capital F. The apex of my dancing comes annually and is usually just a series of power-slides across some…
Get There: Go up the hill behind Campuhan bridge into Penestanan village and take the third left. When the driveway splits in the three, go down the…
Get There: Jalan Bisma No.27, Ubud, Bali 80361, Cost: 10 000 IDR for a dorm; 25 000 IDR for a private. Free WiFi: Yes –…
Get There: In Ubud follow Jalan Raya Rd; you can find the hostel opposite the temple Pura Dalem. Head up the steep driveway/road and turn…
