A view from the reception area of the Apurva Kempinski Bali. Bali is in the middle of a tourism boom. New hotels are opening, visitors are arriving in near-record numbers — and prices are rising ...

Laura French is an award-winning British travel writer based in London who has traveled extensively around Bali. She offers plenty of tips for new and repeat visitors, including the best beaches and ...

Bali has been a byword for tropical paradise since Charlie Chaplin visited in the 1930s. It’s somewhere that offers all the magazine island cliches: world-class diving, metronomic surf breaks, ...

While development threatens to swamp some of the Indonesian island’s built-up areas, Bali’s almost mystical landscapes still draw new visitors year after year. The island of Bali has long been a ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Bali is often described as a tropical paradise—a dreamy ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In 1930, Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias and his wife, Rose, traveled ...