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Bintang Mulia: Drums in Seminyak Bali
Located just short of the bend in Jl. Dhyana Pura in Seminyak, Bintang Mulia is the place with large drums outside. I often stroll past in the late afternoon, and hear locals and some expats banging out a rhythm. Staff told me that all the drums are made l
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Bali weather: February 2nd 2007
Bali’s weather is rather like an English summer right now. Outside my window in Seminyak, its breezy, sunny, with scattered white / grey clouds. We might get a shower late tonight, but today is going to be hot and lovely.
This has to be the most ple
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What your money is worth in Bali
Choosing Bali for a holiday, over Hawaii, the Caribbean, Sydney, London or S.Africa, means one thing for sure, you’ll get a lot more for your money. A RTW traveler once told me that when he was planning his trip, he basically looked for ‘cheap&
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Spa Cure in Seminyak Bali
Spa Cure is located on the 2nd floor of the Ruko Gosha Plaza, on Jl. Dhyana Pura, in Seminyak. The Spa is fairly small and very neat. One can sense a definite Japanese influence, with the small patterns of stones and plants that decorate the upstairs entra
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Furniture in Seminyak Bali
A friend of mine who recently arrived from the US said she was looking for a dining room set, to take home with her. My mind immediately went to Seminyak / Kerobokan, which has a ton of furniture places. Jl. Oberoi is sometimes referred to as ‘Eat St
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Bravo Lamps in Seminyak Bali
Lighting is an important part of interior design. One unique shop in Seminyak is Bravo, maker of colored lamp shades and candle holders. When I visited 2 staff were downstairs and one said, “Why don’t you photograph the real stars,” meani
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Myths, Magic & Monsters : An evening with Dr. Lawrence Blair
Dr. Lawrence Blair is one of Bali’s most famous expats. He is also one of the most liked and last night I had the pleasure of watching 2 of his most recent films, Film 1. ‘Seas’. A sailing adventure East of Bali and Film 2, ‘Snakes&
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Meeting Camille in Seminyak Bali
Sitting here at Joulla’s German restaurant in Seminyak, I got a call from an old face. Camille from Wilmington North Carolina (‘hell yeah boy, we gonna tear it up’) was in town with her silver jewelry business, and took time out to meet m
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Bali Forum Threads for the week of January 29, 2007
Check out the topics currently being discussed on the Bali Forum at BootsnAll:
Rainbowserenity is planning a trip to Bali, and wants to know about Lombok – is it the way Bali was 20 years ago (as the rumor goes)? Is it worth visiting? Is there any
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Downtown Jakarta flooded
This morning’s Jakarta Post, carried photos of downtown Jakarta under water. According to reports, some parts were under as much as 50cm of water. Anyone who lives in Indonesia, knows that heavy storms can dump a huge amount of water in no time. When
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Bali Peace Park: Operation Frangipani
My friend Dallas Finn, Director of Bali Peace Park, sent me some recent photos. Dallas has a plan, to turn the Sari Club site into a permanent memorial to the Kuta Bombings of 2002. Anyone who has met Dallas knows him to be an exuberant fellow, with a smil
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Accommodation on the Bukit Bali
Bali has a wide variety of activities and items of interest, ranging from surfing, scuba diving, spas, temples, shopping, nightlife etc. Bali also has a whole selection of places with decent accommodation, whether the want the affordability of Kuta, the tr
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How Seminyak feels right now
Seminyak is Seminyak, a little island of western behaviour, that calls itself culture. Mostly European, but with a scattering of Aussies and a few Yanks, Seminyak has a life of its own, not 100% dependent on the tourist industry.
In general there are 2 ki
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Sunday afternoon airport pick up in Bali
Just got an email from my friend Devin Skolnick (son of Barbara). He is arriving tonight at the airport and wants to join his momma, up in the cultural heart of Bali’s shopping, Ubud. I thought I had spaced it and missed his flight, but he got straig
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Meeting Allen from Canada in Bali
About 10 days ago I met a super guy from Canada named Allen. He is out here for a few weeks, and told me surf the Great Lakes back home!
How do you surf a lake, I thought? Allen said the waves are wind driven and when its blowing a gale, around 60 mph, bl
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Superbowl Monday in Kuta Bali
Typing this article, its still Sunday here in Bali. In just over 12 hours from now, the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts, will take the field in Miami to contest Superbowl XLI.
Why do I care? After 13 years in the US, I have become accustomed to c
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Flooding worse in Jakarta
Flooding worse in Jakarta
by , 20 people have been killed and 340,000 are homeless.
Jakart’as rain catchment areas have been expanded recently, but the city cannot expel the water fast enough. Rain is predicted for another week in Jakarta, so things may get worse.
Here in Bali we
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Developing ecotourism in Bali
Ecotourism does have a place in Bali’s future. While ecotourism is never going to reel in the big bucks of package tours, it takes advantage of what is already out there, with the least amount of infrastructure needed.
Meeting a lot of tourists in B
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Bali Nine members: No luck with appeal
Three members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling gang, had no luck with Indonesia’s Constitutional Appeals Court. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran and Scott Rush were attempting to get their death sentences ruled illegal, as the Indonesian constitution
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Evening trip to Ubud Bali
My friend Devin arrived last night at Ngurah Rai. His flight from Singapore landed around 7.30pm and he was strolling around when I got there. My little rental, a Suzuki from Bali Puspa in Seminyak, cost me 70,000rp on the spur of the moment. As anyone who
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