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

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