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Crossing from Bali to Java
Bali and Java are separated by the Bali Strait, a narrow stretch of water only 3km across. Ferries operate 24 hours a day and can be accessed simply by arriving and buying a ticket. Cars, trucks and motorbikes can also roll up and get on without too much o
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The Bali Strait
Bali has 5 bodies of water surrounding it. These are the Lombok Strait to the east, the Badung Strait to the SE, the Bali Sea to the north, the Indian Ocean to the SW and the Bali Strait to the west. Just 3km across the Bali Strait is also only 60 meters d
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Indonesian Rupiah vs. world currencies: July 5th 2007
The might Indonesian Rupiah has been known to be somewhat volatile. Let’s take a look at how its doing today, July 5th 2007.
1 US Dollar = 9,009.01 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Australian Dollar = 7,721.35 Indonesian Rupiah
1 Brazilian Real = 4,727.05 Indone
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Bali Arts Festival features unique Balinese dances
The Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar is in full swing. My friend, musician Richard Kaal was asked to perform with his Balinese gamelan / western fusion, but didn’t have time to practice for the event. Running until July 14th 2007, the event has an exte
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Nusa Lembongan Bali
Thinking of going to Nusa Lembongan this weekend. Seems reasonable seeing as I haven’t been there before. Nusa Lembongan is one of the places in Bali I can’t ride my bike to.
Nusa Lembongan in the smallest of the 3 islands situated across the
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Visiting SOS International Bali
This afternoon I had to pay a visit to SOS International, the medical clinic located on Bypass Sanur, around 500 meters from the roundabout at Simpang Siur. My shoulder has been giving me pain so today was the time for a check up. SOS is open 24 hours and
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Kuta Bali: July 6th 2007
According to some sources the number of Australian tourists visiting Bali has doubled in the last few months. From my perspective that is entirely accurate, with many bars and restaurants packed in the Kuta / Seminyak area. Last night Blue Ocean restaurant
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Kuta Bali: Local transport prices
The Kuta area is usually where people start their Bali holiday. All kinds of transport options are available including boats trips to Nusa Lembongan. One of the hundreds of local street side travel agents in Kuta, is Dana Yoga on Poppies Lane II. Dana Yoga
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Road map for exploring Bali
Bali is a criss crossed with roads of varying quality. Many tourists as well as expats stick to the main roads and sometimes miss out on some spectacular scenery. It can be tempting to get off of the main road and go exploring, but also worrying for someon
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Bali Arts Festival Denpasar Bali
The Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar is going well and this morning I joined musician Richard Kaal in a gamelan performance. The festival is taking place at the Taman Budaya Cultural Center, admission is free. There various performance areas, large enclosure
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Bali police not concerned about terror warning
Police in Bali have not uncovered any evidence that a terror event is about to happen. Australia has new travel warning against Indonesia, stating a terror event is likely. Those of us who live here usually don’t pay much attention. Tourism is rebou
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Great swell in Bali right now
July is high season as far as the surfing community is concerned. At this time of year Bali gets mainly dry sunny days with little rain, decent swell coming from the SW and offshore winds on the western Bukit (Balangan, Dreamland, Bingin, Impossibles, Pada
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Map of Java
Here is a map of Java featuring cities, towns, roads and train lines.
Check out these other maps:
Amed & Aas
Bali
Bali Barat National Park
Bangli
Bedugal, Munduk and Lake Bratan
Bukit Peninsula
Candi Dasa
Canggu
Central Bali
Central Senggigi
East Ba
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Indonesia’s cultural sites need more attention
Indonesia has some of the world’s most diverse and unique natural sites as well as some really interesting man made cultural sites. Protecting and promoting these has not been a priority so far. An article in the Jakarta Post talks about the problem.
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Java: Why go there?
Java is the most populated island in Indonesia and to many Indonesians outside of that island, Java is synonimous with the government. Javanese people speak a variety of languages including Bahasa Indonesia, Javanese (in Central and western Java) and Sunda
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Two of Ubud’s finest offerings
Following up on tips can be worthwhile sometimes. A couple of tips for Ubud are as follows. Jeff from Galaxy in Seminyak (no he’s not the tip) told me several times about a babi guling (roast suckling pig) place in Ubud. According to Jeff the pork wa
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Bali nightlife update Saturday July 14th 2007
Here is a Bali nightlife update Saturday July 14th-July 27th 2007, provided by the Beat Magazine.
•Saturday July 14th
Bahiana
Bastille Day
A celebration of France’s Independence Day with dance performances by Aquarella, Salsa performances and sound
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Hallo Restaurants: Bali guide to eating out
Bali has various free magazines and handouts highlighting eating options and nightlife events. One of the latest is Hallo Restaurants, a handy-sized glossy magazine that features some of Bali’s best restaurants.
Hallo Restaurants covers the South of
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Recent thoughts on life in Bali
On any typical day one can go through the complete range of emotions living in Bali. Everything from total peace and tranquility, to total frustration or bewilderment. Here are a few thoughts that crossed my mind recently.
Coming back from Ubud the other
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Maps of Bali
Baliblog has covered the island pretty well as far as maps of BALI. If anyone can think of a map that hasn’t been produced that would be helpful, I’ll make it.
Here is our current list of Bali maps.
Amed & Aas
Bali
Bali Barat National P
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