As tourism in Bali grew, Ubud started to attract artists from around the world who were inspired by the area's beauty. After all, Ubud is surrounded by terraced rice paddies and verdant hills.

My cooking companions are right. Sidemen is definitely not the next Ubud. Where Ubud is known as Bali’s cultural and spiritual hub, it also has a reputation for rampant overdevelopment ...

White-sand beaches overlooking the vast blue sea, waterfalls of many types sitting among otherworldly sceneries and magnificent stretches of hills ... village, Ubud has become Bali’s icon ...

Look up! What's going on in the March sky?