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QRIS and Card Surcharges in Bali: Can Shops Charge You Extra? (2026)

by Ketut
Phone scanning a QR code next to a card terminal, with a 3% surcharge crossed out

You order a coffee in Canggu, scan the QR code to pay, and the cashier adds Rp1,000 — or 3% — “for QRIS”. Or you hand over your card and get told there’s a 3% fee. In Indonesia, that isn’t allowed. And since 1 October 2026, QRIS is free for merchants on most small payments, … Read more

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Balinese Kites: Bebean, Janggan, Pecukan & the Bali Kite Festival

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Giant Janggan kite Nagaraja at the Bali Kite Festival, Padang Galak, Sanur

Every year from around June to October, the sky over Bali fills with kites. Not small ones: village teams fly kites up to ten metres long with tails that can stream out for a hundred metres or more, launched from the beaches and rice fields to the sound of gamelan. Kite season coincides with the … Read more

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