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Taman Kupu Kupu – Bali Butterfly Park
One of the delightful must-see and do experiences in Bali is a visit to where butterflies dance around you. Being just eight degrees below the Equator, Bali has the type of climate that is pleasing and relatively mild although warm. It is an island that ha
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Protected Mangrove Forests to be Robbed of Two Hectares
One attraction tourists to Bali seldom visit is the Mangrove Information Centre in Sanur located on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai at Suwung Kauh. It’s an amazing place with helpful staff ever-willing to answer all your questions and, in fact, the information cen
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Exploring the Markets of Kuta and Denpasar in Bali
Bali is an incredible place for tourists with so much to see and, experience. The problem for a majority of tourists is time being on a restricted holiday plan. However, we all love shopping [although I am not a great lover of it] and the areas of Kuta and
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A Few Things to Do in Ubud
Ubud is peaceful. It is a place where you could spend your entire holiday in Bali and it is also a great place to base yourself for exploring the rest of the island. There is so much of interest on offer in Ubud and the surrounding areas. Being a relativel
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A Few Things You Should Bring to Bali
Bali is a crazy strange place for first-time arrivals and besides being overwhelming [that includes starting at the airport] it is a full-on experience. For those of us who have years under-our-belts it’s a bit of the ‘ol ho-hum usual. There are several th
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Ogoh-Ogoh Parades in Bali
Nyepi will soon be upon us (5th March) and already you will notice, if you have been walking around the backstreets, the Balinese busy making their effigies for the parade. A lot of tourists plan their holiday so that they avoid the ‘day of silence’; Nyepi
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Photo of the Day: Mountainous Bali
I have always been a great lover of the mountains wherever I have travelled in the world. Besides being great vantage points to view the surrounding areas, they also offer up some beautiful examples of flora and fauna. Bali as an island, albeit small in co
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Family Fun in Bali
Bali is totally geared towards families and family travel. Nothing could be better on a holiday than doing things together as a family. So often I have seen young kids just wandering the streets of Kuta with no mum or dad in sight. Let’s face it, travellin
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Gunung Agung to be Closed to Climbers
Numerous festivals and ceremonies abound on the island of Bali and two of these are the ceremonies of Ida Batara Turun Kabeh and Paneduh Jagat. It is because of these ceremonies that Bali’s sacred mountain, Gunung Agung, has been closed to climbers f
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Airports in Bali
There is only one airport in Bali; Ngurah Rai International. The airport is also known as Denpasar International Airport, is located in southern Bali, 13 km south of Denpasar and a 10 minute drive from the Kuta area. It is Indonesia’s third-busiest i
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Photo of the Day: Travelling North of Senggigi in Lombok
Not soon after leaving the tourist area of Senggigi in Lombok did the true value of this drive become apparent. Wide sweeping bays with the Lombok Straits stretched out across the horizon. Spectacular mountains on the opposite side of the road cascaded alm
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Taxis in Bali
Getting around the tourist areas in Bali, and into the country if you wish, is easy. Taxis in Bali abound and are as easy as obtaining simply by stepping into the street and raising your hand when you see one pass by. Since there are a plethora of taxi com
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Balinese Food: Babi Guling
Any traveller or tourist visiting Bali should endeavour to try a local delicacy called Babi Guling or roasted suckling pig. It is one of the most famous dishes on the island and is a mouth-watering feast not to be missed. A young suckling pig is used becau
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Eco-Hotels in Bali
The one fantastic thing these days is that more and more travellers are going green by minimizing their travel footprint and seeking out accommodation that is eco-based and one of responsible tourism.
I particularly like Wikipedia’s interpretation of ecoto
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Photo of the Day: Kuta Beach
Without a doubt, the most popular free activity for all tourists to the island of Bali is to see the sunset at Kuta Beach. Although a tad polluted now compared to it once was a decade ago, the renowned Kuta sunset still draws hundreds of tourists every eve
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Earth Hour 2011 in Bali
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability mov
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Photo of the Day: Orchids in Bali
The whole of South-east Asia is renowned for its botanical specimens of vast proportions and Orchids are just one of these species. In Bali it is a photographers delight to come across the beauty of these flowers. There are many places on the island to vie
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World Mask Festival to be Held in Bali
In Bahasa Indonesia they are known as topeng and indeed there are quite a variety and colour as well as expression to be found in Bali. Over the decades I have collected around sixty masks from across the archipelago and, if you are a collector of cultural
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Balinese Names and the Confusion for First Time Travellers
When you first travel to Bali and meet the friendly Balinese people it can be very confusing in some respects and mainly concerning their names. It will seem that every second person has the same name! There are a tremendous amount of Wayans and Mades in B
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Photo of the Day: Banyumelek, Lombok
Of the three major pottery villages on the island, Banyumulek is probably the best to visit for first timers to Lombok. Here you will find several showrooms with all forms of pottery from floor to ceiling and most are open from 8am-5pm. Lombok has always b
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