She looked unfazed and in good spirits. Controversial OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue was all smiles when she finally arrived back in the UK after being deported from Indonesia on Saturday with a stuffed animal and luggage in tow. The 26-year-old posed with her tongue out to the cameras at Heathrow Airport following the shockwaves she … Read more
An American sex therapist and podcaster, who claims she went through a “terrifying” 72 hours of “interrogation” and “abuse” at an immigration office in Bali before being booted out and banned from re-entering, has weighed in on the Bonnie Blue saga. Jennelle Gordon, a Californian-based tantra master, holistic healer, speaker, and sex educator — was … Read more
May flowers bring November showers for these intrepid biologists. A flower hunter was moved to tears after encountering a super-rare species of bloom in Sumatra, Indonesia, marking the culmination of an over-decade-long plant pilgrimage. The movement moment was captured in an Instagram video blossoming online. “Moments like this are electric,” Dr. Chris Thorogood, an Associate … Read more
Horrifying footage has captured the moment a six-meter python dragged a tour guide underwater, just moments before coiling around his neck. Experienced snake catcher, Heru, was traveling down a river on the island of Borneo in Indonesia, when his group noticed the large reptile resting close to the riverbank. Footage shows Heru perched on the … Read more
For many tourists, Bali conjures up images of white sandy beaches, crystal clear waters, expansive rice fields and lush, dense jungles – but the reality in many areas is very different. The popular island has long suffered from a rubbish crisis, with waste washing up along the tourist hotspot beaches of Kuta, Seminyak, Legian and … Read more
Money can’t buy happiness — and these countries prove it. The first-ever Global Flourishing Study has determined the countries where people “flourish” the most. Expands beyond the annual World Happiness Report — which often highlights the high quality of life in Nordic nations — the new research digs deeper into all areas of people’s lives … Read more
A young grandmother’s body was found with her head gulped inside a 23-foot python’s mouth shortly after she disappeared while tending to the gardens near her home in Indonesia. Wa Siti, a 55-year-old grandmother, mysteriously vanished while she was out gardening, according to a report. One of her sons, Saimin, called family over to help … Read more
Authorities in Bali, Indonesia have unveiled a new policy banning “menstruating tourists” from entering temples over concerns that “dirty” period blood will contaminate their holy sites. This unorthodox law is included in a list of policies the tropical island’s governor, Wayan Koster, imposed on March 24 to clamp down on “misbehaving tourists” overrunning the paradise, … Read more
They’re really in uncharted waters. The coastal country of Indonesia is milking its abundance of fish to compensate for a drastic cow shortage for programs like school lunches. As local fishermen off the shores of the city of Indramayu haul loads of ponyfish, they are sent twice a day to a factory to be deboned … Read more
If you’re planning your 2025 vacations already, you might want to avoid these places. Fodor’s has released its 2025 “No List” — a list of destinations that tourists should reconsider visiting because they are “suffering from untenable popularity” and “collapsing under the burden of their own prominence.” Bali, Indonesia, made the list due to overtourism, … Read more
An English couple has yanked their two boys out of school to travel the world as a family after feeling robbed of quality time together in the hustle-and-bustle of their old life. Emma Niblett, 36, said she and her husband, Dan, 40, rented out their West Yorkshire, England home and left for Bali in August … Read more
Next stop, the Spud State? National Geographic has published its annual list of “Best of the World” travel destinations for 2025 — and it’ll have you jetting everywhere from obscure Indonesian islands to less exotic locales, like Idaho. The picks reflect what the publication said is a hunger for more obscure destinations over the usual tourist … Read more
When Megan Pustetto tried to start a lighthearted conversation about massages online, it quickly became extremely depressing. The 32-year-old runs the successful podcast So Dramatic, an equally successful website, and is an expert at starting conversations. She’s also amassed more than 18,000 followers on her personal Instagram and has started a big conversation by sharing her … Read more
Suspects linked to ISIS plotted to attack Pope Francis during his trip to Indonesia — but were thwarted by their own online boasts, authorities say. Indonesian national police arrested seven people suspected of planning attacks against the 87-year-old, peace-preaching pontiff while he was in Jakarta as part of his Asia-Pacific tour, officials say. Police seized … Read more
A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a “hobbit” who lived around 700,000 years ago. The “hobbit,” named after J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is believed to be even smaller than a previously discovered human “hobbit” descendant from 60,000 … Read more
A Jetstar passenger has blasted the budget airline, claiming she was refused free water on a flight from Bali to Perth. Dasha Daley, who is a Perth-based adult content creator, took aim at the Aussie carrier in a TikTok video over the weekend. “The joys of flying Jetstar; when you buy a bottle of water … Read more
The oldest known surviving picture story in the world has been found in a cave in Indonesia. The painting, which depicts three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig, was discovered in a limestone cave called Leang Karampuang on the island of Sulawesi, and is at least 51,200 years old, according to archaeologists. The international … Read more
This couple is riding the wave of their new life. Surfers Marjolein and her partner An ditched their regular jobs and homes to move to a remote tropical island, live off the land and surf any time they wanted. The couple moved to a remote tropical island to live off the land and surf any time … Read more
A British content creator on vacation in Bali thought she had come down with the flu — but she had actually contracted dengue fever, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes that can be fatal if left untreated. “I genuinely thought I had the flu, and I was expecting it to go fairly quickly,” Emma Cox, … Read more
Why do Americans go to the Maldives when they could stay in the Caribbean? Why do we suffer grueling flights, dizzying jet lag and prices known to rattle pacemakers for what amounts to a holiday in the sun? We also have sun. Florida has sun. The US Virgin Islands have sun. The answer, whether we … Read more