Travelogue: Silent Day – a Time to Meditate, Reflect, and Think of Others

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The island of Bali will go silent and remain dark for 24 hours from 6 am 17 March until 6 am 18 March 2018.

Travelogue: Movie Shown on Silent Day Causes Unexpected Introspection

By coincidence, a movie shown at a hotel in Bali causes a hotel guest to do the introspection that they are supposed to engage in on Silent Day, a.k.a. Balinese New Year.

Travelogue: Up Close and Personal in Kuta with Ogoh Ogoh on Silent Day Eve

Kuta is the best spot in Bali to view ogoh ogoh on Silent Day Eve, locals says.

Environment: If Earth Hour Saves That Much Energy, Why Don’t Hotels Do It More Often?

After receiving several press releases from hotels boasting about how much energy they conserved by turning their lights out for one hour on 29 March 2014, Michael Taylor wonders why they don't do this more often.