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Seaweed Confectionary: Lombok
There was one thing I delighted in devouring on my sojourn to Lombok; the sweets made from seaweed (Rumput Laut). Produced by a company in Cakranegara, Phoenix Food, they are reasonably priced at Rp15,000 a packet. These sweet delights are produced only i
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Air Asia adds another Perth-Bali Flight
For West Australians wishing to visit Bali, the good news only gets better with low cost airline Air Asia adding a further flight starting the 1st June. With the existing two flights daily and now the addition of an extra daily flight, this establishes Air
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Pura Batu Bolong: West Lombok
One place I enjoyed visiting while in Lombok was Pura Batu Bolong just south of Senggigi Beach. This quaint and peaceful temple is perched on a rocky outcrop facing Bali. It was quite interesting to note that the temple structure in Lombok is somewhat diff
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Photo of the Day: Magical Sunset
One of the delights for travellers and tourists alike is the fabulous sunsets in Bali and Lombok. It is amazing just how many people flock to the beach just before sunset in the hope of obtaining a beautiful sunset photo.
Of course Kuta Beach is the most p
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Slingshot in Tuban, Bali
I have done some pretty crazy and adventurous things in my life but, you would never get me being shot up into the air at high speed. If you have a penchant for feeling your stomach being twisted inside out and your previous meal that day being forced up t
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Tourists to be Fingerprinted at Ngurah Rai Airport?
Earlier this morning I had to go to Immigrasi near the Ngurah Rai Airport to have my photo and fingerprints taken, digitally. I was extending my Social Budaya Visa for the second time and now, it is mandatory that there things are done, at no cost, when ex
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New York Sports Bar & Diner – Centro Discovery Shopping Mall, Tuban
If you want a taste of what a genuine sports bar is like in New York then I suggest you head down to the Centro Discovery Mall in Tuban and check out the recently opened New York Sports Bar & Diner.
This place is fabulous and a delight to dine in or j
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The HP Card Man: Bali
Most tourists that visit Bali bring their cellphones with them in order to keep in contact with friends on the island or to call their home country. There are numerous providers offering their service as being the best and the cheapest. It really is a matt
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The Pottery of Banyumulek: Lombok
There were two places I wanted to visit when I visited Lombok; the traditional weavers of Sukarara and the pottery at Banyumulek. Fortunately I was able to experience both of these places in the short time I had in Lombok.
Banyumulek is one of the three ma
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Handicraft Factory Outlets in Bali
There are times when one just doesn’t feel like tramping around the various markets in the tourist strip of Bali; that relentless search for a cool T-Shirt or a pair of boardies or even handicrafts. The prices always vary from vendor to vendor and it reall
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The Major Towns of Bali
It is always great to get out of the crazy mania that is the tourist strip in Bali and take a road trip out into the countryside. I am constantly talking to people after their roadtrips and often ask them did you stop in this town or that town. It is amazi
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Rumah Makan Bengkel: Lombok
There are so many great restorans and warungs on the island of Bali and each serving delicious masakan asli Lombok. Candika and I were both looking forward to eating both Taliwang (grilled chicken) and Sasak food. We found the latter at a great warung in L
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Another New Airline to Ply the Perth-Bali Route
Perth is really getting the best of it all in airline services to Bali. Yet another international air carrier has opened a service from Perth to Bali. Starting next week tickets will go on sale for Strategic Air flights in June starting on the 12th. Strate
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New Fingerprint Laws are History
I have great news for incoming tourists to Bali. The new immigration laws that I wrote about the other week concerning having your photo and fingerprints taken upon arriving in Bali are now cactus! In other words, dead, habis, gone and for the near future,
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Photo Essay: Images of Bali
How many of you can remember your very first time to Bali? Before you even left your home shore, what images of the island did you conjure up in your mind? No doubt a lot of first-time Bali travellers have these embedded images in their minds of white beac
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A Guide to Buying Traditional Textiles in Bali
Indonesians are renowned the world over for their textiles. Balinese traditional textiles are much more than simply decorative pieces of cloth. In Bali, the Balinese produce textiles for a variety of markets and, one of them the tourist trade.
Various fo
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A Guide to Buying Balinese Handicrafts
Bali is renowned throughout the archipelago of Indonesia and overseas for their handicrafts. You could say that Bali is a mecca for arts and handicrafts. You might browse what is on offer in the Kuta area, but if you want the genuine article and not just a
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Bemo Corner – A Landmark in Bali
Whatever city you travel to in the world there are certain landmarks by which the locals will give you directions; and, Bali it is no different. Located at the end of the one-way street, Jalan Legian, it is easy to find and easily recognised as only a roun
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Temples of Bali – Pura Beji
One of my favourite temples on the island of Bali and one that is rarely visited by tourists and travellers alike is Pura Beji. The temple is located in the north of Bali in Sangsit around eight kilometres east of Singaraja and if you didn’t know of its lo
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Golden Century Restaurant – Tuban
Being married to a Javanese lady of Chinese origin it is only natural that we eat a lot of Chinese food. Candika, my wife, is always on the lookout for good Chinese restaurants and, we found such a place in the Centro Discovery Mall in Tuban.
The Golden C
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