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Hiking Gunung Batukaru Bali
Gunung Batukaru is the second highest mountain in Bali after Gunung Agung. At 2,271m, this baby is will take a while to get to. Accommodation is at the Eco Lodge, in Sarinbuana. To get there from Kuta, head west to Tabanan. A few kms pass Tabanan, you’ll s
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Mads Lange’s Tomb: Kuta Bali
One of the smaller places of interest in Bali is the tomb of Danish trader Mads Lange. For people not familiar with the Kuta / Tuban area, this monument takes a bit of finding. This afternoon I typed the co ordinates from my map book into the GPS and ende
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Gardening tools in Seminyak Bali
Gardening isn’t the first thing you think of when you are a tourist in Bali. Expats however often take pleasure in looking after their garden. My first house in Seminyak was previously occupied by a Frenchman who loved to grow orchids from the trees
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Barcelona Bar & Restaurant in Legian Bali
This evening I was heading down to Warung Murah for my usual plate of Indonesian food when something inside of me said “I want salad.” Riding from Jl. Double Six through to Jl. Padma Utara, I spotted a new place called Barcelona.
Barcelona is
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Morning of the Earth: Classic surf movie
Surfing is a huge part of Bali’s attraction. Instead surfing’s success in intertwined with the rise of tourism in Bali. Many of the early warungs and guests houses in the Kuta area were there to serve the surfers who ventured over from Australi
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Udayana Eco Lodge Bali
Udayana Eco Lodge is located on Jimbaran Heights, is located on 30 hectares of bush land overlooking a beautiful view of Gunung Agung, Jimbaran Bay and Benoa Harbor. Safe, quiet and convenient to all of southern Bali’s attractions, Udayana Eco Lodge
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Sunday gardening activities in Seminyak Bali
Sunday came along and I set about cleaning up the alley close to my house. Wearing long cotton pants, hiking boots, a long sleeve t-shirt and hat, I was reasonably protected against whatever was in the jungle. The alley actually bordered a section of jungl
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Seaside Sunday brunch Seminyak Bali
Sunday midday Ika, Jevon and I rode down to Jl. Double Six and ate Sunday brunch at Seaside restaurant (past Zanzibar, Blue Ocean etc.). We had no idea they served Sunday brunch, but outside was a large board. Seaside is a modern looking place, enjoyed by
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Bali weather April 30th 2007
Weather is one of the main things that will affect your holiday, no matter where you go. The weather in Bali recently has been humid and hot. We are at the end of the wet season and the 10 day weather forecast indicates the sunny weather will continue.
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Anti-Schapelle Corby sentiment at Australian fashion week
Australian Schapelle Corby is in the news again, not because of something she has done, but because of a slogan appearing at Australian Fashion Week.
Schapelle is serving a 20 year sentence in Bali’s Kerobokan jail for drug importation. When her cas
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Denpasar: Bali’s only municipality
Denpasar means ‘by the market’ and is Bali’s only real city. Denpasar is home to Balinese people from all over the island who work in Kuta, so in the late afternoon the roads leading to Denpasar are choked with traffic. For a Javanese per
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Carrefour: Bali’s new place to shop
Over the past 40 years, the Carrefour group has grown to become one of the world’s leading distribution groups. The world’s second-largest retailer and the largest in Europe, the group currently operates four main grocery store formats: hypermarkets, super
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Balinese sate: A gift from the gods
Living in Bali affords one many benefits. One of the best is being able to step outside and sample some of the local street food. This afternoon while walking down Jl. Legian I noticed there was a ceremony about start at Pura Desa Legian. Across the street
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How far will your money go in Bali
The Indonesian rupiah has a history of being somewhat volatile. During the Asian financial crisis in the late 90′s, people doubled their money here in Bali, or lost their money (depending what currency they were holding) overnight.
Using BootsnAll&#
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Photography in Bali
•Bali is a photographer’s dreamland. The range of subjects available here is amazing, the light is consistent and the people are open to being photographed. Looking back on my time in Bali there have been some memorable photographs and many mor
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Last roll of the dice for the Bali Nine
Three members of the Bali Nine heroin smuggling gang were in Denpasar District Court today, giving it one last shot at avoiding the death penalty. The gang have been holed up in Kerobokan jail for over 2 years now. I’m sure to a young person that see
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Dance of the Dolphins: Adventures in Lovina
Lovina on the north coast of Bali is a much different experience than busy Kuta. The villages that connect to form Lovina (Kaliasem, Kalibukbuk, Banyualit, Anturan, Tukad Munga and Pemaron) lie between the main road and the beach. One traveller found a moo
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Climate change in Indonesia: Farmers affected
Indonesia straddles the equator like a string of pearls 3,000 miles long. The country gets more thunder storms than any other, but in general, its 2 seasons (wet & dry) can be predicted fairly well. Things are changing and the local farmers are among
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Rice cultivation playing a part in global warming
Global warming is an issue that is gaining more attention. Whether you think its a man made phenomenon, or simply part of a continual cycle of heating and cooling, the fact remains things are changing.
One of the factors that could influence global warmin
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Bali nightlife update: May 3rd 2007
Here is the Bali nightlife update starting April 20th 2007, provided by the Beat Magazine.
•Friday May 4th
Bounty
Foam Party
With two foam cannon placed in two corners, all you gotta do is come in your bikini or board shorts and slide on!. From 11pm
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