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The Wallace Line: Division between Asia and Australasia
The Wallace Line (or Wallace’s Line) is a boundary that separates the zoogeographical regions of Asia and Australasia. West of the line are found organisms related to Asiatic species; to the east, mostly organisms related to Australian species. The l
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Arriving in Bali: A tourist’s account
Thousands of tourists arrive everyday in Bali. Ngurah Rai airport is at it’s busiest between 12pm and 4pm, with 4 or more flights arriving an hour. The airport scene is frantic to a newcomer, less threatening to an expat. Hotel reps wait dressed in c
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Pleasant weather in Bali Indonesia
Monday, April 2nd here in Seminyak Bali sees bright, slightly overcast skies, which will give way to sunshine later in the day. Sunday evening, skies clouded over and we got a pleasant shower for about an hour at 8pm.
In Canggu Sunday afternoon farmer wer
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Important people in Bali: Rudolf Bonnet
Rudolf Bonnet was one of Bali’s most influential foreign artists. During his time in Bali, Bonnet was well connected with other leading foreign artists such as Walter Spies, Balinese royalty including Tjokorda Gede Agung Sukawati and helped to create
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David Hicks vs. Bali bombing victims
Australian taliban David Hicks is in the news this week. After 5 years learning to salsa in Guantanamo, Hicks will be released soon and back in Australia. Some people are over the moon that a fellow Australian will be coming home, but others are not so hap
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Pura Ulun Danau Bratan
Pura Ulun Danau Bratan on the shores of Lake Bratan is one of Bali’s kayangan jagat (directional temples) and protects Bali from evil spirits from the NW. For tourists visiting Bali, Pura Ulun Danau Bratan is a convenient temple to visit and a pleasa
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Bali Most Liveable
Greenstump has a website dedicated to keeping the planet green. He asks the question ‘what is Indonesia’s most liveable province/city/town/village?’ We already know the answer to the first part of the question, Bali. What if we applied th
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Schapelle Corby story worth a fortune in Bali
The Schapelle Corby saga continues with its latest exciting chapter. Sister Mercedes (is that name perfect for the made-for-TV movie!) is suing a former friend in Australia, after she claimed drug smuggling had been discussed in years past. On another fron
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The Bukit Bali: Almost an island in itself
When you say ‘Bukit’ to most Bali tourists, they have no idea what you’re talking about. The vast majority of visitors to Bali never make it down to the Bukit Peninsula, even though it offers a variety of things you don’t get in Kut
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Palm oil: The grim reaper for Indonesia’s forests
Political leaders around the world have been jumping on the latest bandwagon to hit town, cutting carbon emissions. One of the strategies for doing that is reducing the reliance of western countries on oil, favouring more ‘environmentally friendly
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Kerta Gosa: Bali’s Sistine Chapel
Kerta Gosa is the name of the former Royal Courts of Justice in Klungkung. Set is a courtyard of ponds, the highlight is an elaborately decorated ceiling featuring the wayang style of painting.
The entire complex is known as Taman Gili, but the name Kerta
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Canggu: New expat’s landing pad
Canggu is the coastal area NW of Kuta Seminyak. Not on the tourist radar for very long, Canggu has been on the surfer’s radar for its beach breaks and in recent years, expat’s radar for its rice field views and access to the coast.
Canggu pron
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Different impressions from Indonesia
There are 6 billion realities on this planet. One man’s heaven is another man’s hell and travelling in Indonesia can be both heaven and hell. Two articles about travelling in Indonesia, one in Yogya, the other in Bali, caught my eye. One couple
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Running amok: Indonesians ‘going postal’
Cultural traits around the world are sometimes not obvious to a new arrival and take time to learn. Comparing the way westerners and Indonesians deal with confrontation / anger is interesting. In general, westerners tend to become louder and more direct w
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Bali nightlife update: April 5th 2007
Here is the Bali nightlife update for the next 2 weeks starting Thursday April 5th 2007, provided by the Beat Magazine.
•Friday Apr 6th
Bacio
Supafly
A sound wave from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s served up by DJs Jonny, Andre and Chandra. The return of
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Indonesian blogger ‘tells it like it is’
The internet is full of ‘bules‘ yapping about their travels in Indonesia, and engaging in long conversations about Indonesia, the culture and the people. Many tourists and expats pride themselves in ‘telling it like it is’. We’
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The Balinese Family Compound Structure
Traditional Balinese family compounds have a system of design that is in accordance with adat (traditional law and custom). Visitors to Bali may at first have a hard time noticing this in areas such as Kuta, where Balinese compounds sit adjacent to conveni
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Directory of Hotels.com
This is a sponsored post. The opinions expressed are those of the staff writers at BootsnAll.
Finding a unique hotel for that special occasion can be difficult with all the choices out there. One website that is geared towards helping you do that is Direct
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The Sacred Kris: Indonesian traditional knife
The kris or keris is a distinctive, asymmetrical dagger indigenous to Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and the southern Philippines. Both a weapon and spiritual object, krisses are often considered to have an essence or presence, with some blades possessing goo
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The Balinese kris
The kris or wiggly knife associated with parts of SE Asia has a long history. There is actually more than one theory about the origin of the kris. One thing is for sure, a sharp kris would sort you out pretty quick if you were on the receiving end. Designe
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