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Left hand for the toilet, right hand for food!

So, one of the big fears for newcomers before coming to Bali is the dreaded Bali Belly. It can hit you in mild forms or can be quite severe. If it becomes severe, it is important to be tested for other more serious diseases such as Typhoid, hepatitis A and parasites.

Although Bali Belly has a bad reputation for originating from food. It’s more common that you will get a bout of the runs from touching items that have feces on them….and that most likely WILL NOT be your food.

Balinese (and Indonesians) find it quite rude and dirty that you hand things to them with your left hand. Or that you touch food with your left hand.

What do you normally hand over? MONEY!

Water

Did you know Bali is running out of water? What, you say? it rains a lot there!

The Legends of Bali.

Maybe it’s because guide books are becoming a thing of the past and Facebook is the new travel guide that somehow tourists are not aware of the many legends (or even curses) of Bali that we first heard about so many times when we first visited.

Tourists Riding a motorbike in Bali

Although it may not seem like it when you first arrive in Bali, we do have driving laws here.

Travel time vs. Distance in Bali

Over the years we have had a few delays on the way to/from work, many of which we have captured on camera. For 2 years without a camera, we missed some amazing scenes but they are firmly planted in our memory, such as the completely upside-down chicken truck on the new toll road with the driver standing next to it scratching his head.