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It’s very tempting to simply spend all day around the pool.

Bargain resort has everything you need in a Bali break

The decor might be a bit dated, but there are multiple pools, great food and it’s only $162 a night.

  • John Borthwick

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Want to just lie on the beach at Kuta during your holiday? Fine by me.

Bali, cruises, coach tours? It’s time to stop being snobs about travel

There’s a saying, “don’t yuck my yum”, that I think we could all apply to travel.

  • Ben Groundwater
Empty hotel sun-loungers on a beach Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.

Looking for a cheaper holiday? Here’s where you can find it

Surging airfares and disruption to routes are leaving Asia’s beaches and hotels empty. One country in particular is offering exceptional bang for buck right now.

  • Jimmy Thomson
A different view … rice terraces in Tabanan.

I’ve always said ‘I hate Bali’. It’s time for a rethink

I’ve fallen into the trap of viewing the island negatively because my past couple of times there were less than wonderful. Perhaps I’m just not doing it right.

  • Lee Tulloch
Chris Andersen had worked at Nine for almost 18 years.

Nine sound recordist dies on family holiday in Bali

Chris “Ando” Andersen was holidaying with his wife, son and parents-in-law on the Indonesian island when an accident happened.

  • Zach Hope and Rosanna Ryan
Travellers are keen to invest in rest – inside a suite at Mana Sanctuary Bali.

A world away from Kuta: New Bali resort’s big selling point? Sleep

This Indonesian resort promises the one essential thing we all need but increasingly can’t get at home.

  • Julietta Jameson
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The current state of the old Sari Club site in Kuta.

‘Disappointed’: Plans for Sari Club lot, where Australians were murdered, charge forward in secret

Families, survivors and advocates from the 2002 Bali bombings are sceptical about the fast-moving plans from the local government.

  • Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa

Generations of Australians have flocked to this beach. Today, it is desolate

The destruction of this former paradise is not from over-tourism, though many will say this has happened too.

  • Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Mevlut Coskun (left) and Paea I Middlemore Tupou after their sentencing on Monday.

Two Australian gunmen sentenced to 16 years’ jail over Bali villa murder of Melbourne dad

A third man, who was charged with assisting premeditated murder, was sentenced to 12 years’ jail.

  • Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan temple, with its multi-tiered shrine, and Lake Bratan, is famed Balinese landmark.

The fabulous side of Bali still waiting to be discovered

Bali offers untold depth for the thinking traveller. But how many of us go deeper? These six experts live on the island and reckon we could do a lot better.

  • Sue Williams