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Warung Italia: Blue Ocean Beach Bali
This evening I went to dinner with my friend Darvis, and his daughter Rilka. Darvis makes some lovely painted postcards and posters, Rilka has just moved back to Britain, after 6 years in Germany. Both are linguists, and tonight Darvis got a chance to roll
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The world of blogs: An explosion in communication
Way back in 2000 my friend Sean started telling me about ‘blogs’ which stands for ‘web-log’. on Jan 1st 2003, I moved to Bali, to start Baliblog. When Sean and went walking around Kuta, telling people about Baliblog, they thought we
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Where to find Arts & Crafts in Bali
Bali is a mecca for arts and handicrafts. The way they do it over here, is that a particular village will specialize in one thing. I guess this started in the good old Bali tradition of ‘my neighbor is having success doing this, so I should copy̵
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Evening entertainment at Galaxy in Seminyak Bali
Walking back from an internet cafe on Jl. Dhyana Pura last night, I realised it was thursday night, meaning sparks would fly at Galaxy.
Tuesdays and thursdays Galaxy has some entertainment and I finally made there with my camera. Pedro from Melbourne (rela
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Bali nightlife: Friday November 3rd 2006
What’s going on this friday night in Bali? Well there’s a lot going on. A variety of places have events, seems like a fair number of Aussies in town, and the party numbers are also swelled by the Indonesian ladies, coming back from Idul Fitri.
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Bali government to implement new infrastructure
Local Badung government is preparing new infrastructure to give Bali tourism a kick in the pants. This includes expanding the airport in Tuban to 3 times the size.
The Bali Times reports that Drs. I Ketut Sudikerta, a Deputy Regent of Badung, the regency
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A stroll around the neighborhood in Seminyak Bali
A late afternoon stroll can be a good way to break he mental fatigue and experience new things. This afternoon heading out of my house, one of the first places I spotted was JP’s Warung, a restaurant, bar that has live music, 7 nights a week. On the
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Surf conditions in Bali
Passing the beach today I saw it was pretty flat as far as surf. Also the wind seemed low which is good news for beginning surfers, who need smaller waves.
Just chatted with some guys who came back fm G-Land in East Java. They said it was great, partly fo
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Pili Pili Warung in Seminyak Bali
Bali has a million and 1 food places, that are tucked away down narrow streets. This lunchtime I rode down Jl. Mertanadi in Seminyak and spotted a new place. Jl. Mertanadi runs alongside the jail and is a virtual ‘furniture alley’.
When I arri
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Bali rental and restaurant eccentricities
Today I talked with a Euro guy who is opening a restaurant in Seminyak. He asked me if, when I go to a restaurant, do I prefer the service and tax, to be built into the prices, or added at the end. Which do you prefer?
From a customer’s point of vie
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Bali Forum Threads for the week of October 30, 2006
Check out these topics currently being discussed on the Bali Forum at BootsnAll:
RRH>RTW is another in a long line of people who wants to learn to surf in Bali… Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me! He’s wondering about accommodations near
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Monday morning shower in Seminyak Bali
This morning had a lovely downpour in Seminyak. The heat and the dust taking a beating for a short time. My Aussie hat stood up ot the rain as I strolled down Jl. Seminyak for a coffee. Visitors to Bali are best advised to wear sandles and shorts, along wi
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Tale of a recent Bali tourist
Writing about travelling in Bali from an internet cafe, I can get detached from what actual traveling in Bali is like. Jacinta is a young lady who recently did an 11 day trip to Bali. Here’s her account.
Recounting the arrival and the first morning,
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South coast of Lombok: A taste of the unexplored
Lombok is only 30 minutes from Bali by plane, yet it is like stepping into a different era. Longterm Bali visitors, tell me stories of Poppies Lane being a sand track, and Legian being the outer reach of westernization, warungs serving only Indonesian food
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Colonial Living: Seminyak Bali
Jl. Kunti is the street that extends from Jl. Seminyak. towards the Sunset Rd, featuring places such as Cabe Rawit, Bali Deli, The Villas. Across the Sunset Rd in Jl. Kunti II, and just 100 meters in is Colonial Living.
Colonial Living is a quaint looking
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Honda motorbike ads in Indonesia
You’ve got to love Indonesia, for having absolutely no self conciousness, when it comes to advertising. We’ve all seen the small warungs with ‘bloody cold beer’ and ‘chicken gordon blue’. Check out Honda’s website,
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Eco luxury in Indonesia
Indonesia has some of the world’s best hotels, including the Four Seasons Sayan and the Amandari, both in Ubud. If you look hard enough you can also find small, boutique hotels that offer something quite unique. One of these is the Losari Coffee Plan
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JI leader orders halt on Indonesia terrorism
Abu Bakar Bashir, the Muslim cleric, who is thought to be the head of JI (Jemaah Islamiyah), the terrorist organisation repsonsible for the Bali bombings, has ordered a halt on terrorist activities in Indonesia.
The 68 year old said the the actions of the
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Bali tourist flung by elephant
Australian tourist was picked up and flung by a male elephant, while enjoying a family vacation in Bali. Mrs. Robyn Paki was seriously injured when the large elephant she had ridden, tossed her through the air, causing leg and head injuries.
Elephant ride
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Bush’s Indonesia visit requiring massive security
US President GW Bush, will visit Indonesia on November 20th. As is common wherever he travels, massive security will be deployed to keep protestors / trouble makers at bay. President Bush will travel to Bogor, in west Java, which is a hill city close to Ja
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