OK, so this probably was gonna start out as a bad review, but in the end, despite how dirty it was, the Kings Crown Hotel won me over with its charm. After all this was an Indian hotel that cost $19 a night. You see everything is economies of scale. The Indian Hotel scene To…
While the majority of Bali is pretty much where Aussies come to get high or pick up hookers, or western women looking for an Eat, Pray, Love deliverance moment, there are some gems, which to an extent includes Uluwatu. This is because while it is for the most part very pretentiously Bali, it is less…
Despite being a bit of a beatnik island and therefore awash with vegan-style Eat, Pray, Quief type vegan fare, there is actually a decent street food Gili T scene, particularly in comparison to much of Bali. Generally this can be split into 3 distinct genres, with these being the epic night market in Gili T,…
Gili T and the Gili Islands in general are awash with great budget hotels from $20-30 a night that include decent rooms with shared pools. Start raising your budget though and things get insane for just a few bucks more. And prime center on this is the well located and frankly stunning Utara Villas. Here…
Sanur is a classically sleepy Bali town that lacks the glitz and glamour, and hookers of Denaspar and Kuta, but still manages to retain the pretentiousness of the rest of the island. It is a place where older expats retire, families relax, and tourists stroll along the beachfront without fear of losing a sandal in…
AirBnB can be a real throw of the dice in many locations, but with Canna Ulawatu in South Kuta, Bali I feel that I discovered a real gem in the rough. Here I got a really well located private villa with excellent amenities, such as a private pool, and all of it set me back…
