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Indonesia
Video: Macroworld Of Bali
"Macroworld of Bali" from globaldivemedia.com on Vimeo.
Many people who flock to Bali each year go, at least in part, for the ocean scenery. Unmistakably gorgeous waters unfold at the foot of the sand on Bali beaches. Those seeking adventure experience the water ...
Diver Captures First Full Light Field Underwater Images With Lytro Camera
The Lytro Camera is an interesting piece of technology for sure. Like all cameras, it is adept at capturing images that we can later share with friends and family. But what separates the Lytro from any other consumer camera on the market is its ability to capture the entire ...Video Of The Day: Escape To The Beaches Of Bali
This sleepy video made in Bali, Indonesia, by InfinityList has me daydreaming about a sunny escape. Shot from Uluwatu, Balangan, and Bingin, it perfectly captures the relaxed beach vibe that so may of us seek out in our travels. One watch and you might also be ...
Video: A Sublime Disruption
"A Sublime Disruption" from Gareth Nolan on Vimeo.
Gareth Nolan shot this short film, "A Sublime Disruption," during a trip around the world he took in 2011. "This video is not about the places I visited, but merely an attempt to evoke the feeling of wonder and ...
Video Of The Day: People Of The Coral Triangle
In today's video of the day, filmmaker James Morgan follows the people of the Bajau Laut, one of the last nomadic marine communities in the world who move between Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. These countries are part of the Coral Triangle, a roughly ...
Unexpected Offerings On A Return To Bali
Last month, I spent a week on the Indonesian island of Bali as a guest of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival. This was my first visit to that blessed place since I'd fallen in love with it 34 years ago.
Like me, the island had lost some of its innocence in the ...Listen To 'In Bali With Baggage' On CBC's 'WireTap'
Jon Goldstein was able to publish our excellent series "In Bali With Baggage" over on "WireTap" this past weekend, marking the first time that a Gadling story has ever been broadcast on the North American radio waves.
You can check out the landing page for the show over ...
In Bali With Baggage: Monkeys, A Cat, A Lotus Flower
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Madai and I study the tourist map and decide our next stop will be a place marked as "The Monkey Temple." It is in Ubud, in the midst of a forest overrun with monkeys.
As we make our way, I find myself growing ...In Bali With Baggage: Madai
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Is it possible to avoid the snare of Bali's cheap drink, massages, great food and beaches to hit the countryside and visit temples? It seems like it'd take some will power. But as indicated in earlier installments, I ...Photo Of The Day: Boats Off Jimbaran Beach
This Photo of the Day is titled "Boats Off Jimbaran Beach" and comes from Gadling Flickr pool member philbardino. It shows a variety of fishing boats anchored off Jimbaran Beach in Bali, Indonesia.
Jimbaran beach, on the West Coast of Bali, is small, secluded and ...In Bali With Baggage: A Night
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I will give travel this: it gives us an excuse. It allows us to get away with things we never could back home. In Bali I can have beer with my breakfast. I can take three baths during the day. I can spend a great deal of ...In Bali With Baggage: A Massage
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Because they're so cheap and good, I find myself wandering from massage to massage. I walk out of one and right into the next, like I'm trick-or-treating. In the Balinese style of massage, the masseuse gets up on the ...In Bali With Baggage: Getting A Look Around
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Perhaps it is some fluke of Balinese grammar. Perhaps the words for "lonely" and "alone" are the same. But the hotel staff keeps asking me, "traveling lonely?" and I say, "Yes."
"No friends?" they continue, just ...In Bali With Baggage: Getting There
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It's the first time I've ever traveled business class and getting on ahead of economy feels strange. I am now one of those guys I've always hated. Seated at the front of the plane as the second-classers trudge by, ...In Bali With Baggage: Childhood
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My ambivalence about travel probably began in childhood with our family's summer road trips. They just weren't fun. Except for the time my father had to pull into a Frontier Town parking lot to urinate and possibly weep ...In Bali With Baggage: The Unfunnest Man Goes To The Funnest Place On Earth
For guys like me, men who soldier through life with their chins glued to their chests, men who have never stopped to smell a single rose once, what is the point of travel? Travel insurance, shots, $15 sandwiches at the airport that usually involve cheddar jack. Feh.
...Being And Nothingness: Questing For Indolence In Ubud
OCTOBER 5, 10:30 a.m. -- I'm sitting by my private villa's footprint-shaped infinity pool at the Royal Pita Maha resort in northern Ubud, Bali. I've been on Bali for five days now as an invited guest at the gloriously cornucopic and chaotic Ubud Writers & Readers ...Photo Of The Day: White Tiger
It's rare to get up close and personal with an elusive animal like the white tiger, so I was intrigued when I saw today's photo choice by Flickr user toffiloff. Taken at Bali's Safari and Marine Park, the shot captures this magnificent cat as it appears to stare at its ...Vagabond Tales: The Curious Case Of Indonesia's Pulau Bintan
Of course you've heard of Bali, but have you heard of Bintan?
Of the 18,000 or so islands, which make up the archipelago of Indonesia, the same five or six names invariably pop up when it comes to Indonesian tourism. Bali, the Gili Islands, Sulawesi, Java, Flores, ...Backpacker Left Blind After Drinking Cocktails In Bali
If you're planning a trip to Indonesia, be careful what you drink. Recently, a 19-year-old backpacker was left with permanent vision damage after consuming 8 to 10 cocktails containing methanol, a substance used as antifreeze, fuel and windscreen de-icer.
According to ...
