A second airport for Bali has been discussed for so long that most people on the island stopped believing in it somewhere around the third announcement. It's been proposed, relocated, redesigned and shelved more than once. So the temptation is

Extending a visa in Bali has always involved the same small ritual: a drive down to the immigration office in Jimbaran, a queue, a number, and a chunk of a perfectly good holiday morning gone. It works, but nobody has

Book a hotel anywhere in the world and you get a shorthand you instantly understand. Four stars means something. Five stars means something else. You may argue about whether a particular hotel deserves its rating, but at least you're arguing