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Nyepi, the Balinese New Year, is a day of complete silence. No flights, no transport, no open businesses. The island pauses for reflection, renewal, and a deep connection to tradition.
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Cocktail Anthology consists of eponymous drinks named after expatriates of the time like American anthropologist, Margaret Mead who chose the highland village of Bayung Gede for her work. Mead documented 200 photographs from 1936 to 1939 where she vividly captured the everyday lives of the men, women, and children of her adopted village. As an author and academic, Mead was in her element calling Bali life “a rhythmic, patterned unreality of pleasant, significant movement, centered in one’s own body to which all emotions long ago withdrew.”
Sanur started out of course as a ‘60s tourist destination with the Bali Beach Hotel (now called The Grand Inna Bali Beach). Japanese war reparation money built the landmark property and imported industrial sand to shore up the beaches. The bunkers of the Bali Beach Golf Course also grew this way; a once tricky nine-holer with caddies schooled by the minding of ageing expatriates, that is now a mere memory.
March 3, 2022 marks the first day of the Balinese New Year, Nyepi. Like everything in Bali it has incredible spiritual significance as the entire island is cleansed in the days before in preparation for a new year. Nyepi is a day completely unique to the Balinese, a day of complete silence without any noise, traffic, fire, internet or lights. It is a day of complete stillness in the physical and spiritual worlds. While many will stay home, for others it’s a chance to explore. But where? Here are our top suggestions.
For seafood lovers and sunset
Written by Nigel Simmonds