Think of Bali as a tropical \u201cjack of all trades,\u201d with the flexibility to accommodate most types of vacations. Culture vultures can look forward to over 20,000 temples, meanwhile, hidden caves, towering waterfalls and pristine beaches cater to those seeking eye candy. Read on as we make the case for this paradise island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019ve read the novel Eat, Pray, Love<\/em>, you\u2019re familiar with the natural beauty of Bali. The book recounts the year author Elizabeth Gilbert took to travel the world, making stops in Italy (to eat), India (to pray), and Bali (to love). The island has a transformative effect on Gilbert, and its success has had a similarly dramatic effect on tourism in Bali. If you haven\u2019t decided on a vacation destination this year, read on as we make the case for this paradise island, and six perfect Kiwi Collection destinations.<\/p>\n Think of Bali as a tropical \u201cjack of all trades,\u201d with the flexibility to accommodate most types of vacations. Culture vultures can look forward to over 20,000 temples and year-round festivals. Meanwhile, hidden caves, towering waterfalls and pristine beaches cater to those seeking a little eye candy. Just looking to do a little haggling? Stop by the energetic markets at Kuta, Ubud and Sukawati.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":3406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"stoc_hidden_slugs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[503,505,184,507,50,49,45,185,502,501,506,186,183],"class_list":["post-1868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kiwi-curated","tag-a-ritz-carlton-reserve","tag-alila-villas-uluwatu","tag-bali","tag-banyan-tree-ungasan","tag-drink","tag-food","tag-honeymoon","tag-indonesia","tag-mandapa","tag-spa-village-resort-tembok","tag-the-villas-at-ayana","tag-ubud","tag-viceroy-bali-hotel"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1868"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3407,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1868\/revisions\/3407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiwicollection.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}