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Tegallalang Rice Terraces: The Bali Photograph Everyone Wants
@craig·22 Apr 2026·6 min read
📍 Tegallalang, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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Mount Batur Sunrise Hike: A Bali Volcano Trek That Earns Its Selfies
A pre-dawn climb up Mount Batur, the active volcano in central Bali — guides, route notes, what to pack, and why the sunrise summit breakfast is one of the best moments on the island.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·6 min read
📍 Mount Batur, Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia
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Nusa Lembongan: A Slower Island in the Bali Strait
Nusa Lembongan is the smaller, slower sister of Nusa Penida — fewer crowds, calmer beaches, and the best diving and snorkelling in the strait. Three days, exactly right.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·6 min read
📍 Nusa Lembongan, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia
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Nusa Penida: Kelingking Beach and a Day Trip from Bali You Won’t Forget
A full-day trip to Nusa Penida — the T-Rex cliff at Kelingking Beach, Angel’s Billabong, Diamond Beach, and a fast boat across the strait. Practical tips, honest take.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 Nusa Penida, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia
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Uluwatu, Bali: Clifftop Temple, Kecak Fire Dance and World-Class Surf
Two days in Uluwatu, where the limestone cliffs of the Bukit Peninsula drop into the Indian Ocean. The temple, the Kecak fire dance, hidden beaches and the surf the pros come for.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia
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Canggu, Bali: Surf, Cafes and Where the Rice Fields Meet the Beach
Canggu — once a surfer’s outpost, now a small city of cafes, beach clubs, surf schools and rice fields you can still walk through at sunrise. Here’s how to do a week well.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 Canggu, Bali, Indonesia
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Seminyak, Bali: Beach Clubs, Sunsets and Boutique Streets
Three days in Seminyak — beach clubs at Potato Head, sunset cocktails at Ku De Ta, late dinners at La Lucciola, and the boutique streets that have made this corner of Bali famous.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·6 min read
📍 Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
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Ubud, Bali: Cultural Heart, Rice Fields and a Sacred Monkey Forest
Five days in Ubud — temples, jungle yoga, the Monkey Forest, the rice paddies you’ve seen on postcards, and the warmest people you’ll meet on the island.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·8 min read
📍 Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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Margaret River: Wineries, Karri Forest and Cape Naturaliste
Three days exploring Margaret River — wineries, the Boranup karri forest, surfing at the river mouth, and sunset on the cliffs at Sugarloaf Rock. The slow side of WA.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia
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Kangaroo Island: Sea Lions, Wallabies and Remarkable Rocks
Forty minutes from Adelaide, Kangaroo Island is a wildlife reserve the size of Sydney and Melbourne combined. Sea lions, kangaroos on the sand, and the Remarkable Rocks at sunset.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia
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Blue Mountains in 48 Hours: The Three Sisters and Beyond
Two days in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney — the Three Sisters at sunrise, Wentworth Falls, the cable car at Scenic World, and the bakery that locals queue for in the rain.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·8 min read
📍 Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
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Kakadu: Six Quiet Days in Australia’s Top End
Kakadu is bigger than Belgium, older than art, and empty in the way that reshapes your sense of scale. Six days of waterfalls, ranger-led walks, wildlife and the Top End.
@craig·22 Apr 2026·8 min read
📍 Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia