Places ridgleakatherine Wants to Go

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings.

Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.

Bright Indonesian villages painted in a rainbow of competing color schemes.

A mud volcano in Indonesia spews out 50,000 cubic meters of mud every day.

Subterranean place of worship in Indonesia.

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

Annual street carnival celebrating Indonesian heritage.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.

Explore a uniquely pristine Borneo forest, now protected by former headhunters turned tour guides.