No blog on Bali would be complete without a comment on driving here.

7 years ago the Indonesian finance minister and the minister for transport tried to encourage travel on foot. They announced two innovative reforms for road users. Penal taxes for avoiding games of chicken and subsidies for stopping without reason or warning.

Might be true, probably not. The point is that you can't tell.

Being here has drawn out an unspoken but interesting comparison between types of vehicle around the globe.

Here, as elsewhere, the biggest difference cars and mopeds is the number of wheels. Here, however, the greatest similarity is the number of passengers. In the UK there are usually only one or two people on a moped, because we play a bit safe. A Balinese looks at a moped and says, look, no sides, now there's an opportunity!

Hence, a moped is seen as a family saloon car with excellent air con. 2 adults and 3 children? Sure. Boot space? No problem. Roof rack? If you need one, adapt your helmet.

My favourite experience was watching four lads on a moped, each with their own surfboard, taking a shortcut through the shallows on the beach, rather than cope with the traffic.

Swimmers aren't traffic you see. Thinking outside the box. (Tom taps the side of his head to emphasise the point)