Most travelers call it Bali belly, but food poisoning is a broad term covering illness caused by contaminated food or drinks, including infections caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites, as well as toxins or other harmful substances. The reassuring part is that many uncomplicated cases improve on their own within a few days. The unhelpful part is that the standard advice to replace fluids becomes difficult when vomiting prevents you from keeping liquids down. This is a pra

A hangover in Bali can be made harder by heat, humidity, poor sleep and a busy day ahead, especially if you also become dehydrated. Add arak cocktails, a late finish and four hours of broken sleep, and the recovery job is bigger than it would be at home. Most travellers reach for the same short list of fixes. Some genuinely help, some do nothing, and one or two make the morning worse. Here is an honest ranking, measured against what a hangover actually is. What a hangover act