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Why so many of Bali’s foreign visitors don’t – or won’t – pay its modest tourist levy

Why so many of Bali’s foreign visitors don’t – or won’t – pay its modest tourist levy

Scepticism of scams, tightness and a sense of entitlement play their part, but that’s not the main problem.

  • by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa

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The 20 bucket-list restaurants you must try in Bali

The 20 bucket-list restaurants you must try in Bali

Who needs a Michelin guide? There are plenty of star-worthy places in Bali that don’t need approval from France.

  • by Penny Watson
This is Bali’s biggest resort, but I felt like I was the only guest here
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This is Bali’s biggest resort, but I felt like I was the only guest here

For a winter sun retreat, Bali’s exclusive Mulia Villas offers an experience requiring minimal effort with rest and relaxation at its heart.

  • by Julia Naughton
I was supposed to be in Bali for my wife’s 50th. My passport had other plans
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I was supposed to be in Bali for my wife’s 50th. My passport had other plans

Our travel plans were in the hands of a faceless bureaucrat at Denpasar Airport, who the Jetstar desk predicted was almost certain to deny me entry.

  • by Nick Bryant
Enough is enough: Simon Goodwin on personal attacks and the Demons’ culture
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Enough is enough: Simon Goodwin on personal attacks and the Demons’ culture

In an exclusive interview, Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin speaks about club culture, the allegations haunting the Demons, his personal hurt, and attempting to get the Dees back on track.

  • by Caroline Wilson
This wondrous Bali resort is a work of art

This wondrous Bali resort is a work of art

There are few resorts in Bali that manage to be both luxurious and authentically sustainable, but this one does.

  • by Penny Watson
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‘My mouth fell open’: Finding the real Bali beyond the influencers

‘My mouth fell open’: Finding the real Bali beyond the influencers

Away from the posers, lads in bucket hats and end-of-season footballers, this Indonesian island’s natural beauty astounds.

  • by Tim Elliott
Give Bali a break: Nine amazing places you should visit instead

Give Bali a break: Nine amazing places you should visit instead

There are plenty of beach getaways that offer far more than the island we have all loved too much.

  • by Craig Tansley
You’ll need a holiday after tackling Bali’s nightmare airport queues

You’ll need a holiday after tackling Bali’s nightmare airport queues

Planeloads of people all ahead of you in lines, wandering bewildered or hopping from queue to shuffling queue, questioning “Am I in the right line?” Who knows?

  • by John Borthwick
Drugs allegedly mailed to Australian in Bali were gift in toothpaste tube: lawyer

Drugs allegedly mailed to Australian in Bali were gift in toothpaste tube: lawyer

Australian Troy Smith was holidaying with his wife in Bali when he was allegedly caught with methamphetamine.

  • by Zach Hope
The Bali town every Australian knows, but few ever actually visit

The Bali town every Australian knows, but few ever actually visit

No one would ever mistake Bali’s capital for a pretty town, but it offers its own unexpected charms.

  • by Michael Veitch