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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Travel
Mary Lussiana

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Bali why it s a place i return to again and again | History Defined

Known for its beaches and its surfing, its rice terraces and its festivals, its temples and its Gods, Bali is visited by many and loved by all.

The last few decades have brought rapid development courtesy of, among other things, the Eat, Pray, Love factor, but the gentle Balinese remain as warm and welcoming as ever and the island retains its unique, indefinable, magic or energy. This makes it the ideal place to slip off grid and focus on the inner you, whether that is to seek spiritual solace or the space to make life-changing decisions, a reset or time to heal. But among so many options, where is best?

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