Balinese calendar

Best Things to Do in Bali from Rice Paddy Walks to Riding Mythical Waves

Best things to do in Bali. Surfing at Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The best things to do in Bali for us aren’t the things you gawk at in tourism ads or highlight in travel guides. In keeping with our slow, local and experiential travel quest, they’re as low-key and laidback as strolls through rice paddies and learning to cook Balinese food. Bali re-opened to all international tourists … Read more

Consulting the Calendar: Choosing Auspicious Moments in Time

Consulting the Calendar: Choosing Auspicious Moments in Time, Bali, Indonesia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Each day Desak and Kuman, the cook and housekeeper at our villa at Tumbak Bayuh, consult the Balinese calendar hanging on the kitchen wall. When Kiki, the villa manager, suggests we try to see a traditional ceremony while we’re on Bali, she heads inside to check the complicated almanac. While we naturally have difficulty deciphering … Read more