Arts & Culture

A new student-led festival hopes to revive operet—a uniquely Balinese blend of theatre, music and dance that once flourished across...

UBUD, Bali — Walk through Bali during Galungan and you'll see the same image everywhere. Towering bamboo penjor arching above...

BADUNG, Bali — In Bali, you will see him everywhere. At temple gates, in family courtyards, beside shop entrances, even...

KARANGASEM, Bali — For many travelers, climbing Mount Agung is the defining adventure of a Bali trip. For the next...

BADUNG, Bali — For many visitors, a day in Bali is measured by sunsets, surf conditions, or dinner reservations. For...

From beachfront malls to neighborhood supermarkets, Bali welcomes the Year of the Horse with an abundance of free Chinese New...

 Located in the verdant hills of Abiansemal, this sacred Balinese site offers visitors more than a scenic plunge—it promises purification,...

For foreign families, the island's communal warmth sparks a profound—and sometimes tense—negotiation over boundaries, safety, and the meaning of community....

 What the world's 'happiest people' avoid — and why their quiet wisdom resonates deeply on an island grappling with comparison,...