Hans Johannes Höfer is a writer and artist born in

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. He wrote a

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and produced a series of travel guide books. In the late 1960s, he trekked from Europe to Asia. In Bali, he earned a living by selling his paintings of the

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n island to tourists. The lack of easily available information on Bali's culture and people inspired him, with the financial backing of a local hotel, to publish the travel guide book ''Insight Guide: Bali'' in 1970. He sold his share of the Insight Guides company to Langenscheidt KG and currently owns Apa Villa,

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, one of the top-rated get-away hotels. He also owns an 80-foot

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called ''Rising Tide''. He is married to retired journalist and reporter Cynthia Hoefer and has two children, Hans-sen Hoefer and Hanli Hoefer.

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