https://www.scmp.com/rss/326333/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Putu Sudiwiadnya smiles when asked where most of the customers of his motorcycle rental business come from. “Nearly 100 per cent are foreigners,” he says. Putu opened his business in Ubud, on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, in 2001. The jolly 40-year-old says the town, Bali’s cultural heart, was a relatively sleepy one at the time, but now attracts millions of tourists a year. How Indonesia’s intrepid sulphur miners became a tourist attraction Indonesia welcomed about 14 million foreign... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2146068/where-do-balis-least-popular-tourists-come-indonesian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2146068/where-do-balis-least-popular-tourists-come-indonesian?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 May 2018 00:33:48 +0000 No matter what the allure of Bali for tourists is, sand, surf or sightseeing, when it’s time to eat, few dining experiences are as memorable as babi guling – the Indonesian island’s version of spit-roasted pig, infused with a cornucopia of tropical spices. Chopped and carved into succulent, thin slices, served with chunks of blood sausage, shards of crackling, and other parts it’s better not to think about, babi guling is a downright decadent treat, and literally not for the faint-hearted. Babi... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2131048/balinese-roast-pig-five-best-places-eat-delicious-treat-ubud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2131048/balinese-roast-pig-five-best-places-eat-delicious-treat-ubud?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:45:15 +0000