In the days when asphalt roads was as rare as Range Rovers in the beachside resort of Kuta, the road to Canggu was…well…sand. In other words, you just pointed your trusty old motorbike towards the beach and when you hit the sand you turned right, then drove along for 15 or 20 minutes, crossing a few small rivers on the way, until you came to a small hill with a temple on it...more

Bali is starting to become very popular with Indian package tourists nowadays. It used to be that one could witness coach loads of Japanese sightseers clogging the asphalt arteries of the island in search of temples and tempura but the modern package tourist of late is emanating from the land of masala and vindaloo... and no, I don't mean England...more