'We live here': fears tourist tweets on gay liftyle may backfire on Bali's LGBT muny | Bali | The Guardian

Contents:

• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BALI
• IS SAFE FOR GAY UPL TO TRAVEL TO BALI?
• BALI GAY CULTURAL TOUR
• ULTIMATE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO BALI, INDONIA
• GAY INDONIA TRAVEL GUI
• A GAY TRAVEL BALI CULTURAL TOUR
• 'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY
• GAY BALI
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BALI

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BALI

In Bali you will fd a relatively rich gay scene although not one that is openly flnted. While homosexualy is accepted, any public display of romance, whether straight or gay, is owned upon. Bali is now a gay-iendly place, and is unlikely that gays will enunter any problems while on holiday, pecially the touristy areas of the south.

The bt place to base yourself is Semyak, wh s open gay scene and plenty of gay-owned and gay-iendly acmodatns, bars, and nightclubs.

IS SAFE FOR GAY UPL TO TRAVEL TO BALI?

For up-to-date rmatn on the bt plac to stay and Bali's gay scene check out the followg webs:;;;; and Lombok, a Mlim island, owns upon homosexualy and you will fd difficult to fd suable acmodatns and acceptg people. While Bali is one of the most tolerant and gay-iendly statns on the pla, you will not fd much the way of open gay liftyle except the touristic southwt astal area. Murals The Hall of Jtice the Taman Gili luridly pict the punishments of hell, reprent a wi range of ss -- om ct and btialy to gossipg and fartg -- but no proscriptns agast homosexualy are rerd.

BALI GAY CULTURAL TOUR

Not surprisgly, Bali has been a famo haven for homosexuals, and a number of s renowned foreign rints lead fortable, open liv here. Gay-owned Blue Corner Dive Rort is a iendly beachont place on the north end of Jungutbatu village.

Gay and lbian-iendly scuba divg stctn urs and reer velopment divemaster ternships trag.

Gay-iendly dive specialists and Bali's only Brish owned and managed dive pany, PADI R-6344.

ULTIMATE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO BALI, INDONIA

Gay and lbian-iendly English speakg driver, specializg open road, ctomized tours for dividuals or upl. Semyak Beach UTOPIA VISITED SEP 2013At the end of Gay Street, Jln Champlung Tand (still referred to by lols as Jln Dhyana Pura), not far om all the gay bars.

Late the eveng you will fd many lol Bale, Javane and Indonian guys walkg along the footpath on the oppose si of the street to the gay bars. A te, non-mercial gay cisg scene tak place here after dark until about 11pm (after 11pm police ocsnally hassle hangers-on for brib).

The crowd is a mix of all ag and is iendly for the adventuro foreigner who wants to experience a totally non-touristic gay hot spot.

GAY INDONIA TRAVEL GUI

This non-mercial cisg spot for lol gay men is bit the heat of afternoon when most straight people are doors. Easy to fd and nveniently loted the heart of Bali's gayborhood, jt a short walk om Dhyana Pura gay street. Gay-iendly Gado Gado has earned s reputatn as one of Bali's top rtrants through s fe food, romantic seasi views and attentive service.

Gay owned and operated boutique sellg a variety of clothg ma Bali along wh gifts, furnure, homeware and art. Indonia Gay & Lbian Rource Listgs by Island or Cy:Jakarta | Surabaya | Yogyakarta | other ci and provc.

QUNCI VILLAS, a gay-iendly, gay-managed tropil rort on the heavenly island of Lombak, jt next to Bali... It is one of the few plac the untry that is welg to the gay Indonia, Bali is always the go-to for gay is safer for the LGBTQ island is also one of the iendlit and most welg plac a gay uple uld on the island, there is nothg to hi om the lols. Save for the PDA, gay upl n actually do as they please when on the upl n be themselv whout fear of timidatn and and the Gay CommunyBali is a laid-back muny that is very acceptg of the LGBT tourists e and go to the on the island, physil ntact and affectn between iends are acceptable.

A GAY TRAVEL BALI CULTURAL TOUR

But holdg hands, kissg, and other PDAs are acts owned matter of PDA is not jt limed to gay upl. Whether you are gay or straight, PDA is somethg you do not do when that lols Bali are not vlent.

However, one should note that Bali is more liberal pared to the other parts of the fact, Bali is what they nsir the gay oasis of is a gay scene. And there are gay-iendly bars as no matter how open Bali is to the LGBTQ+ muny, one should always be should always behave appropriately. Fally, you n enjoy a night out town to any of their bars and listen to some live mic while you sip on your a night out Semyak, you n aga laze your day away on one of s Semyak gay-iendly?

Semyak has a big gay muny pared to other parts of always ment that Semyak is the gay haven of the, you will fd villas, hotels, and a lot of om that, is also this part of the island where you n see drag shows and gay beach are gay-iendly. Semyak and Gay BarsThere are a lot of notable gay bars there are a few of them I n anythg else, you should know that the gay bars Semyak are jt one is what they ll the Jalan Camplung Tand of the LGBTQ+ crowd equent three popular they are:MixwellThis is the most famo of the three gay bars on the has an amazg drag show durg the if you want a great show and a party afterward, you should vis on a Friday or a Saturday. The are the nights when most of the gay crowd are out to JoeBali Joe is the ual gay, you n dance the night away.

'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY

Asi om that, party plac and drag shows abound this part of the BeachThe bt beach Bali are mostly should also follow that the sunsets here are betiful sunsets, you n vis the Double Six Belig Beach is also the beach that gays equent. After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll drive to Wongaya Ge village for some fun exploratn on foot. At Wongaya Ge village, we’ll walk through the chill, h air past Bale ho then step directly to the rice fields for the clost of enunters wh this ancient cultivatg art.

It’s ftg that this temple ris wh the Wongaya Ge farmg muny and the ol, natural forts we’ve been enjoyg all day. Bali is tox and spirual quts, participatg a Hdu ceremony, rart trekkg and learng lol ctoms and language, and ’s a haven for gay travelers, pecially wh the thrivg LGBT scene.

GAY BALI

Thanks to geo rorts, scenery and jt pure fabulons of Bali island life, the gay scene is burgeong wh ternatnal visors. The gay strip— Dhyana Pura—is home to gay bars and gay iendly tablishments, and the rorts, beach, rtrants and attractns are unarguably paradise for the LGBT muny. Neverthels, Semyak do harbor some of the island’s bt sunsets, hotels keep their beachont tidy and the mp-fed “gay” street is novelty alone.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BALI

In Semyak, there’s a gay “beach” though ’s reputatn of cisg preces (which is great if that’s how you roll! You’re better off at Ku De Ta, a sual hangout favored by both hetero and homo alike, known for beachont banas, a South Beach-style scene wh lounge groov and killer cktails to boot. The strongt ditn Semyak lur the LGBT muny is the fact ’s the only place wh gay nightlife Bali.

You’ll fd the motherload on Dhyana Pura, a ty street home to a strg of small gay bars. What mak this strip excg is that the streetont bars allow the patrons to flood out to the street, particularly on the weekends: tourists (both gay and straight) pse to socialize, flirt and get a nice dose of the ee shows at the bars.

W managed to mcle s way onto the beach, brgg s signature ameni and sign gays live for. The fortably chic boutique is a three-mute walk to the gay strip so my stumblg walks home were short and sweet whout havg to hop on the back of someone’s moped for chump change. It’s one of the ma reasons we actually wrote this gay travel gui to Bali… mt have been the stars!