Everyone wants to go to Bali, to Indonesia. The beaches of Bali are full of tourists that lay on the sand all day like seals on the ice, sticking to the well beaten path and hitting up 3-4 tourist traps throughout the entire extent of their stay. Kirill and I are not cut from the same mold. We are explorers. We came to Bali at the end of January. Going to an exotic destination is futile without any special knowledge of the place. In Indonesia, you can get lost before you turn around, over-pay three-fold, or run into an insidious local faun. Tailed creatures inhabit the forest around the village temple Uluvatu and vigilantly check tourists: sly monkeys swipe sunglasses, hats, and other accessories. I, however, had already heard about the monkeys’ criminal activity from acquaintances
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