Bali Tourism Challenges: The complete guide to understanding, Traveling Better, and Making a Difference

As the Miniwanderlust Team, we travel to understand and share the realities we encounter time and time again. But in Bali, we learned that it’s not enough to talk about the beautiful places: we also need to talk about the problems. We’ve called this island “HOME” many times, and we’re falling more in love with it every day, even though we know something is changing. We’ve listened to the voices of those who live on the island, we’ve spoken with activists, residents, and other conscious travelers, and we’ve realized that this change can only be stopped through outreach.

This series was born from that: the need to provide information without moralizing, to offer tools for better travel, and to give space to those who often remain invisible.

We won’t discuss politics—we don’t have the expertise, and above all, it’s not our war—but we’re here to inform, and if we could convince even just one person to visit the island sustainably, it would already be a victory for us.

Tired of blogs that gain an audience by hiding the uncomfortable parts of the island, we’ve decided to show them in their entirety, without filters… but our perspective on this world remains positive. There’s no criticism or judgment here!