Bali is beautiful, Bali is great, and Bali is a perfect vacation spot if you keep playing by the Balinese rules. To ensure you have a good travelling in Bali, check out this list of what you shouldn’t do in Bali. The list comes from my personal experience and others that I have compiled here.

1. Never stepped on the Sesajen
   

   Sesajen
   
   Recognize one of these? These are called sesajen and are very common in Bali. Sesajen is an offering by the Balinese for their Gods, spirits, and the spiritual being that the Balinese believe. These sesajen are sometimes placed on the street – the same street you’re walking on. Don’t step on it, just avoided. If you stepped on it on purpose, something bad will come for you, believe me. Stepping on it will also mean that you don’t respect the Balinese. You’re a guest, you’re treated like a guest so act like a good guest.
2. Wear some clothes, don’t go chess naked
   Even though Balinese are mostly Hindus and Muslims are a minority here, doesn’t mean you could walk around wearing nothing. Please use at least a shirt when you’re travelling around, the Balinese would respect that a lot. If you’re a surfer, never drive motorcycle with nothing on your chess to the beach. I’ve seen some surfers did it, and all they got is a ticket from the local police. The police then insist the surfer to wear a shirt. It was quite a hilarious sight..
3. Don’t put a tent in the beach
   Mostly backpackers do this, they set up tents for them to stay. If the local police finds out about this, then mostly you won’t have a good night sleep. There are a lot of homestay near Kuta that are cheap and affordable for backpackers alike. Backpackers usually stayed at JL. Poppies Lane II, there are a lot of places you could stay starting from Rp 50,000 – Rp 250,000 or about US$ 5 – US$ 25 per night, your mileage would vary, but those are the lowest price you could get. Their facilities are two beds, a bathroom, fan, breakfast.
4. Eating too much western food
   What’s the use of being in Bali if you never tried the local dish? Some great dish you could try in Bali are, Babi Guling and Nasi Lawar. One of the best Babi Guling you can find is Babi Guling Ibu Oka near Ubud. Nasi lawar is dish with blood as one of its ingredients, make sure to ask what the dish is made from. Nasi lawar sometimes are made from beef, pork and chicken, depends on the seller. Other dish you should try are Bebek Betutu, Sate Lilit, Ayam Pelalah , Tum Bebek,Wajik, Pancong, Jaja Batun Bedil.
5. Littering
   

   Pickup the bottle after you\'re done
   
   With so many people flocking in Bali, garbage problem is become more and more concerning, especially in Kuta. The numbers of garbage floating in the beach is increasing every year. Please don’t make it even worse. The Balinese are the one who suffer the most because of this.
6. Taking things at the Pura
   Pura is a sacred place for Balinese. Pura is where they pray and conducting their rituals. When you’re visiting one of the Pura, DO NOT take anything from them, not even a single rock. If something fell, return it back, otherwise something bad will happen to you. Believe it or not they hold some spiritual energy that mustn’t be disturbed. There are a lot of souvenirs you can buy at the souvenir shop, no need to take one from the Pura
7. Discussing about the Bali bombing
   Please don’t discuss about the Bali bombing, those are the past, and it hurts Balinese pretty bad. Now things are more stable thanks to the hard work of the government.

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