Many men dream of running away to a tropical Island and living surrounded by beauty and exotic exuberance.
The rich and famous flocked to Spies\' house in Ubud and hi.
In the 1920s and 30s, Walter Spies - ethnographer, choreographer, film maker, natural historian and painter - transformed the perception of Bali from that of a remote Island to become the site for Western fantasies about Paradise and it underwent an influx of foreign visitors.
He actually did it.
Walter Spies did more than dream.
Many men dream of running away to a tropical Island and living surrounded by beauty and exotic exuberance