Welcome to Steve Does Bali… and Survives!
Welcome to the only Bali blog written by a man who came for relaxation and found himself trapped in a live‑action sitcom.
I’m Steve. I sweat a lot. I attract chaos, and Bali seems to have taken this personally. This site documents my daily misadventures thanks in part to my roommate who happens to be a gecko, being emotionally kidnapped by the resort’s aunties, dragged onstage by drag queens, and repeatedly humiliated by a man known only as the FIFO king. And the three sun-worshipping students who seem to think Bali belongs to them…
Latest Blog Posts:
- Day Two: MorningAwakening I woke the next morning in room 315, my substitute room that smelled faintly of grilled fish and temple offerings. The bathroom was the most pungent. This wasn’t the traditional outdoor type bathrooms I’d seen advertised in traditional bungalows. It was a rectangular block with a shower producing warmth barely above skin temperature. The… Read more: Day Two: Morning
- Day One: Evening – ArrivalDay One: Arrival, Evening Immigration The first thing I noticed when I landed in Bali was the heat. It wasn’t the pleasant tropical, welcoming heat promised by the websites and brochures, but the heat of a thousand hairdryers blowing in my face by demons who resented me being there. It hit me the moment the plane… Read more: Day One: Evening – Arrival
- Day One: Travel, afternoonPlease subscribe to get latest additions and changes while this is in draft. I hope to eventually turn it into a book rather than a blog – Steve Dillon, Bali Day One: Travel, Afternoon The Flight The flight was long and loud, and full of people I had no desire to spend a month on a… Read more: Day One: Travel, afternoon
Steve Does Bali... and Survives! 