INTO THE LOCAL

HIKING OUT IN BALI, INDONESIA,

Sameera Jagtap, Pune, Maharashtra

@memories_per_mile

“It’s really tough to explore beautiful Bali in just a week, especially on a budget. I had my itinerary planned for a week with beaches and tourist attractions I had found on the Internet. Little did I know that a local coconut vendor would change the way I looked at this place. I was so lucky to have struck up a conversation with this young lad, a passionate trekker. He told me about a hidden gem, convincing me to take a detour from my day's plan, and, with his guidance, I managed the trek and got back in time for the last ferry out. I was able to do the beautiful hike up and down the hill to a destination I could never imagine existed on Earth. The best part of my entire trip was getting to the pretty treehouse