I went to Lombok expecting a slightly calmer Bali. That is not what Lombok is. Lombok is the island where you ride for two hours without crossing a single car, where the sunsets over the rice fields make you stop the scooter in the middle of the road, and where you sometimes go a full…
In this Amed travel guide: when to go to Amed, how to get there from the airport, where to sleep, where to swim, where to eat, and what to actually do once you’re there. I went to Bali in June 2025, in the gap between a harvest in the southern hemisphere and the next one…
If you’ve never heard of Nusa Lembongan, or you’ve only heard of it as “the island next to Nusa Penida,” let me stop you right there, because this little place deserves its own story. This Nusa Lembongan guide covers everything I wish I knew before going, how to get there, where to stay, what to…
In this post, you’ll learn where to get your PADI Open Water Certification in Bali, which dive center to pick, how many days and dives the training takes, and how much it actually costs. I’ve always wanted to dive. I’d already done two intro dives back home in France, in the Mediterranean, but I wanted…