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Stars Bar & Bistro: Sanur Bali
Stars Bar & Bistro on Jl. Danau Tamblingan in Sanur is a handy place to get online and enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner. I passed by today and checked out the menu. Generally I find the internet options in Sanur to be not as good as Kuta, when compar
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Gordon Ramsey’s brother arrested with heroin in Bali
Latest news on the wire, is the brother of famous British chef Gordon Ramsey has been arrested in Bali in possession of heroin. This is not good news, knowing how the Indonesian legal system view drug offenses. Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
Bro
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Semawang Beach, Sanur Bali
A somewhat cloudy afternoon in Kuta, continued and allowed me to walk around on the beach at Sanur without a hat. This after I spotted a local Balinese family bathing in the ocean and enjoying themselves. Sanur is one of the best places for families with y
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Traffic roadblocks in Kuta Bali
Back in 2003 when I moved to Bali, there seemed to be a police roadblock every few days. No big deal if your paperwork is in order, but some people have reason to sweat. If you’ve forgotten your license, borrowed your mate’s bike without the re
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Ika on the mend in Seminyak Bali
Ika is feeling much better after a short time on medication. She asked me this evening if she can go off the drugs (so she can give them to her sister). The doctor stressed to me the importance of finishing the drugs, as the bacteria may still be present,
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Bali Forum Threads for the week of February 19, 2007
Check out the topics currently being discussed on the Bali Forum at BootsnAll:
Megholm just got back to Denmark after visiting Bali and was greeted by a snowstorm… So the cold weather at home and the warmth of the Balinese people has made him want
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What your money is worth in Bali: February 24th 2007
February is low season in Bali. This means lower prices, more empty rooms and less competition for deals. All sounds good but are you factoring in your exchange rate?
Here is how a selection of currencies stack up against the Indonesian Rupiah today.
1 US
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Saturday afternoon in Seminyak Bali
Steaming hot after here on the Island of the Gods. Visiting my workout center on Blue Ocean beach, I observed some sweaty looking tourists, including older couples struggling with the high curbs and trying to ignore the sun searing the tops of their heads
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Ferry still causing accidents in Jakarta
An Indonesian ferry that caught fire last week, sending hundreds of people into the water and killing 42, was the center of another accident Sunday. The Levina 1 was anchored near Jakarta and in the process of being inspected by members of a safety panel a
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Chocky’s Place: Bingin Bali
As the dry season draws closer, surfers will be planning their trips to Bali. June/ July sees clear skies, cooler weather, and an offshore wind on the western Bukit, which is ideal for surfing.
One place that is ideally suited for surfers who have to be c
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Shopping hours in Bali
Bali is a tourist destination, so the business hours are skewed as a result of the need to cater to tourists. Banks are open from 8am / 9am to 2pm /3.30pm, depending on the bank, closed Saturday generally. Restaurants are often open from 10am-11pm or later
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Health Care in Bali
The level of health care in Bali varies from local clinics and hospitals, to foreign run clinics such as BIMC and SOS International. If you are in a tourist area such as Kuta, Seminyak, Sanur, Nusa Dua or Ubud, there are small clinics that can handle simpl
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Exploring SW Bali
SW Bali can be an easy and rewarding area to explore. Driving west from Kuta, you’ll pass through through the tourist / expat villages of Legian / Seminyak. These Kuta / Legian / Seminyak have become one sprawl, shops and restaurants lining the entir
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Taking Devin to the airport in Bali
Devin had a 4pm flight ot catch today, so I helped him get ready for his journey home. After playing with Jevon and chatting to Ika, we said goodbye and I rented a Feroza. The place closest to my house, Bali Puspa on Jl. Dhyana Pura, is so relaxed that I d
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Stormy weather in Seminyak Bali
We had some great rain today in Seminyak. Devin and I ate breakfast by the beach, it was his last day here and I wanted to send him off well. Temperatures today were very comfortable and its great for the island to get another soaking.
The only flooding I
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Getting ready for my visa run to Singapore
Tomorrow morning I’ll be out of the house before first light and off to the airport for a visa run to Singapore. This trip will be via Batam, so will be a bit longer and I hope to document the process.
My flights are Denpasar-Surabaya-Jakarta-Batam
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Ngurah Rai airport Bali
Ngurah Rai airport in Bali is a funky little place. They place a jazzy version of Balinese traditional tunes over the loudspeaker, there are ‘Oleh oleh Bali’ (Bali gift shops) around and the compact, rundown nature of the place somehow fits wit
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Indonesian tranpsort: Varied and exciting
Today I travellled by taxi, planes and a ferry in Indonesia. My journey to Singapore via Surabaya and Batam was uneventful, but there have been some hiccups lately concerning transport systems. Today Indonesian VP Yusuf Kalla took a symbolic train ride fro
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Arriving in Batam – leaving Batam
Flying into Batam from Surabaya (my ticket said via Jakarta, but I guess the pilot forgot) the landscape was way different from Bali. Bright orange clay soil, with a back drop of green forest. Indonesia is a country going through changes and Batam is a ca
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Wet wet wet in Singapore
Arriving in Singapore my ferry docked at Harbour Front, which is connected to the fast and efficient MRT subway system. After a plate of Vietnamese food inside the shopping mall (isn’t Singapore one big shopping mall?) that cconnects to the ferry ter
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