The nightmare began in 2022 when my extended family decided to vacation in Bali, Indonesia, for Christmas. We usually get together every other year on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia ...

Locals are celebrating the closure of the foreigner enclave in the popular mountain village — which marks the first major pushback against an “annexation” of parts of Bali by Russians ...

Bali introduced a tourist tax to combat unruly behaviour (Getty Images) In February 2024, Indonesian tourism giant Bali introduced a $10 (£7.70) tourist tax to discourage unruly tourists from ...

The locals dubbed it "Kampung Russia" — a village of Russians in the middle of Bali's serene inland rice terrace haven Ubud. Some watched with concern as it expanded from a cafe and bar during ...