Bali

Bali, Indonesia - Difficult not to pour enough praise on Bali, where I recently took a holiday with my family. My only regret is that I had not visited sooner. My dear friend was proselytizing Bali 25 years ago right after university; I just wish I had experienced it earlier. Better late than never, I suppose…

The people, the history, the beauty, the water, the volcanoes, the swarming motor scooters, and of course the food. All incredible. All exciting. Nothing but effusive praise for Bali.

I ate a lot during my time there. It was delicious. Rendang, Nasi Goreng, Babi Guling, Satay, Bakwan / Perkedel Jagung (corn fritters - pictured), and of course incredible fresh fruit (also pictured), just to name a few heavy-hitter favorites that I consumed frequently and en masse. The many local Warung were particularly enticing. Delicious.

As an aside I also had the best surfing and snorkeling days of my life there and rode an elephant for the first time ever. Will never forget it. Deeply grateful to Bali.

I will definitely be going back…