I don't travel just to snap photos, and I enjoy getting to explore without crowds, so when I finally visited, I decided to head to a less popular and more rural region of Eastern Bali: Sidemen.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I’m at Green Kitchen Cooking School in Sidemen, a village inland of Candidasa in Karangasem on Bali’s east coast. I’m with six ...

I stayed at a resort in Sidemen, a more rural part of Eastern Bali, for under $50 a night. While in Sidemen, I enjoyed a private bike tour and incredible waterfall views. I'm happy I chose to skip ...