YOU DON'T WANNA END UP HERE! - SwT 191 - BALI THE ISLAND OF GODS

Bali is the island of Gods, and maybe more spiritual than most first-time visitors know. Visiting a new country with different cultures, religions, and traditions can sometimes be quite a challenge. In this video, I am sharing how I succeed in making friends despite huge differences in culture and background. Bali is a Hindu-dominated Island, still, it belongs to Indonesia a Muslim nation. Even though the Island of Gods is extremely friendly and welcoming towards tourists, it is easy to misbehave and act disrespectful especially because the party factor is so high. This might mislead you to forget about their heritage and spiritual traditions. I always try to learn and understand my destination's culture and even pick up some of their language to show respect and genuine interest in the nation I visit. This enables me to easier make friends wherever I go, no matter the differences in religion or culture. Please also check out my brand new channel @PracticalThomas Thank you so much for tagging along, and for the patron's support in making this video possible. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sailingwiththomas THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND SUBSCRIBING! You can also follow sailing with Thomas on other platforms for almost daily updated pics and videos, and even find yourself a new T-Shirt: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sailingwiththomas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailingwiththomas Shop: https://sailingwiththomascom.wpcomstaging.com/shop/ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL: I'm a sailor with a YouTube channel and not a YouTuber. Sailing around the world in a Bavaria 55 Cruiser mostly solo, making videos whenever we have time for it. Comfortable at sea with 4 decades of sailing experience and hundreds of thousands of miles behind me. Even though this is season 6 on YouTube I did not make that many videos in the beginning, and obviously not from my entire sailing life. Before full-time sailing 6 years ago, I sailed several seasons in the Mediterranean, and obviously also in Scandinavia. I had my first sailboat at age 7 and have been sailing and racing ever since. Also, more than 10 years of experience as a captain in Search and Rescue at sea in Norway.