Secret Bali An Unusual Guide

Black sand that has healing power, why you should not whistlewhile strolling down a beach at night, Bali´s most beautiful andleast-visited rice terraces, a very special gift to take home fromBali, a workshop where Batiks are created with unique naturaldyes, a place to petition the spirits for a baby, the flute-playingpigeons of Ubud, an enchanting village of traditionally styledbamboo roofs, a haunting reunion of some of Bali´s mostoutrageous demons, one of the world´s best unofficial streetartexhibitions, a tree it is impossible to plant, an ancientfertility statue with “more than the usual quota of penises”,a mysterious breed of cattle, a village of the deaf, a miniatureversion of Java´s Unesco-listed Borobudur, fantastic trancedbull races, the world´s most spectacular traditional fishingcraft, an architectural wonder of Bali´s Christian heartland,Bali´s only colonial-era rubber plantation ... Bali offers countless opportunities to step off the beaten pathand is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that arerevealed only to residents and travelers who are ready to explore. Secret Bali - An unusual guide is an indispensable resourcefor those who think they already know Bali or would like todiscover its hidden places, taking you far from the crowds andthe usual clichés.