To Peel or not to Peel

Every savvy world traveller understands the importance of staying healthy while travelling. All the guidebooks include food safety guidelines, particularly for travelling in Asia or third world countries, and all will include a version of this primary key rule: If you can cook it, boil it, or peel it you can eat it…otherwise forget it.  …

Ubud the Artist Town

Ubud is well known as an artist’s community. There are a few high-class galleries that are worth a visit to see traditional Balinese and contemporary art, such as Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA), Neka Art Museum, Antonio Blanco Museum, and the Museum Puri Lukisan. There are also plenty of art shops around town including …

Bali Halloween no Substitute for the Real Thing

A whole lotta pumpkins If you know about the good and bad spirits of the Balinese culture and religion and the demonic statues they create leading up to Nyepi, it is surprising that the Balinese don’t embrace Halloween. We arrived back from a couple of weeks in North America, after seeing pumpkins and Halloween paraphernalia everywhere, …