During a recent short stay in Bali I was stunned by the number of foreign tourists riding rented scooters recklessly, often without helmets and frequently with little understanding of the local traffic conditions. In just one day I witnessed two separate parents riding scooters with infants strapped to their bodies. One rider had no helmet…
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Trip report – Indonesia. May/June 2022
Bali How great it is to finally throw off the shackles and travel again, first stop – Bali. Bali for me is primarily a surfing destination and due to circumstances, it was 2018 since I last surfed here, or surfed at all for that matter. My surfing was terrible, though that says more about my…
How has Bali changed?
The moment is now. Finally, after the pandemic has upended our lives, I can finally venture outside of Australia. First stop – Bali. As I boarded my Qantas flight to Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport I began to wonder how has Bali changed? As if Melbourne’s brutal lockdowns were not enough, Australia also had a strict…



