Bali

Opinion | Why the ‘destination dupes’ travel trend is getting silly: swap New York for Seoul? Barcelona for Panama? Come on

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“The travel trend for 2024: Destination Dupes” – The Hindu. “These 9 destination dupes feel like the real deal” – National Geographic. “‘Dupe destination’ boom hits social media” – Nikkei Asia. “Why ‘destination dupes’ are the latest travel-twinning trend” – BBC. Post Magazine recommended the market town of Fuli (pictured), in China’s Guangxi autonomous region, … Read more

8 of the world’s best nudist beaches, from Miami, Florida to Berlin’s Wannsee and Vancouver’s Wreck Beach

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In Thailand, public indecency laws forbid nudity and parting with your swimsuit is a legal grey area in Bali, Indonesia. Officially no nudist beaches exist, but that does not stop tourists from going topless or fully naked on isolated strands of sand. 9 of the best city destinations with beaches, from Miami to Sydney to … Read more

Four adventure holidays inspired by Race Across the World – including volcano trekking & world’s most beautiful beach

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BBC’S Race Across The World has returned to our TV screens. This year the teams, including brother and sister Betty and James, start in Sapporo in Japan and cross eight borders to reach the finishing line in Lombok, Indonesia. 8 Brother and sister Betty and James on Race Across The WorldCredit: BBC Sophie Swietochowski has … Read more

Opinion | Why proposed Irrawaddy dolphin festival in Cambodian commune is too late – the local population has been wiped out already

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Tiger X, Orangutan Y or Dugong Z would not have been so loved if they had been born in earlier times. The last of their kind they may be, but we value them primarily because they represent a disappearing opportunity – to either ward off yet more loss to the planetary biodiversity we know is … Read more

From Barcelona to Hanoi, travel hotspots levy tourist taxes and take other steps to curb crowds, pollution, bad behaviour

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Then, in a bid to attract culturally sensitive sightseers, the “Renew Your View” campaign was launched to encourage the appreciation of the city through the eyes of locals rather than as part of the mass-tourism phenomenon. These initiatives come on the heels of a ban on cruise ships entering the city centre, a decision that … Read more

The dark side of Japanese nightlife, Taiwan’s forgotten disco era, beach clubs in Bali: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

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From the Japanese vice clubs tricking women into sex work to why 2024 could be Southeast Asia’s year for tourism, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the … Read more

Move over, Ibiza: beach clubs in Bali have gone from ‘a little slice of heaven’ in the middle of nowhere to world beaters

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That year, 1.4 million international visitors landed in Bali. Last year, the number hit 5.2 million. Add to that 9.7 million domestic tourists, and the island has developed at breakneck speed to accommodate demand. Along with thousands of new hotels, restaurants and attractions, Bali has overtaken the Spanish resort island of Ibiza, home to Café … Read more

Video shows civet cat pacing in a cage, says PETA

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email In a 2022 investigation conducted by PETA, civet cats were discovered confined in cages, with one shown restlessly pacing. The animals were being fed a steady diet of coffee berries, so that their feces — containing partially digested coffee beans — can … Read more

What is civet coffee? PETA issues a new warning to Bali tourists

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If the idea of drinking civet cat coffee, which is made from feces from the Asian palm civet, is a turn-off, there may be yet another reason to rethink the drink. This week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) issued a warning aimed at tourists in Bali after an investigator showed undercover footage … Read more

How to survive Bali’s Nyepi Day, when silence is golden, nobody does anything, and the airport and ATMs are closed for 24 hours

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In most parts of the planet, new year celebrations involve revellers partying noisily but on Nyepi Day, all you’re likely to hear are stray dogs barking and the buzz of insects. And instead of seeing in the new year with fireworks, it’s obligatory to turn your lights off. It’s not that the Indonesian island’s residents … Read more