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A Western mentality in a Balinese society
Human beings can be their own worst enemy. People who seemingly have everything, often have the ability to screw things up for themselves, or talk themselves into believing they’ve got the short end of the wedge.
Westerners living in Bali, complain t
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Le Spot: Bali Deli in Seminyak Bali
Bali Deli, the Seminyak expat’s place to food shop, has a handy little cafe, with an inside AC section, and an outside area, including cute little ‘bales‘, where a small group can relax. According to Le Spot, ‘We are a French bistro
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Weather in Kuta Bali
Riding along Jl Pantai Kuta Monday afteroon, I was amazed at the clear blue skies. The weather today was lovely, no sign of rain and there was a bit of swell. Winds were rather too strong or good surfing, but at least its not raining. Back in Seminyak a fe
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Bali Nine & Schapelle Corby: What will the future bring?
Members of the Bali Nine heroin smuggling gang, who are curently on death row in Bali, are hoping for the best when a judicial review of their case happens in the next 2-3 weeks. The 6, Matthew Norman, Si Yi Chen, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Myuran Sukumaran and
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Your favourite place in Bali
Where your favourite place in Bali? I’ve got a couple, which are suited to my different moods. Perfect Bali beach mood = Pasir Putih in East Bali, afternoon dessert & arak madu mood = Casa Luna in Ubud, live music and party party mood = Jl. Dhya
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Jevon – A curious kid in Bali
Before I had a kid, I had little interest in having one. I liked kids, but really didn’t feel the attraction of looking after one 24/7. Seems to me this might be the case with many guys. Having a kid at age 42 was perfect timing for me, no sooner of
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The Beach House in Canggu Bali
Last night I went out to Canggu to visit a friend of mine who recently moved out there. My friend said he likes living in the ‘kampung‘ (village), as it is closer to nature, with rice fields all around and the beach close. At night time, Canggu
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Joger in Tuban Bali
Joger is a shop on Jl. Raya Tuban, that is popular with Indonesian tourists. Ika told me in the past her school group from Semarang bought t-shirts from this shop. For westerners, Joger doesn’t mean anything, we’re oriented toward Nike, Adidas,
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Pepito’s Cafe: Tuban Bali
Tuban is an interesting place. Ngurah Rai airport is in Tuban, and a selection of large hotels line the beach, along Jl. Kartika Plaza. Riding around Tuban, away from Jl. Kartika Plaza, it becomes obvious that Tuban is a ‘local’ area, by that I
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What your money will buy in Bali?
A look through BootsnAll’s currency converter, shows the rupiah has gained against the US dollar over the few months, and that anyone with Euro’s is a happy camper. The best strategy for saving money in Bali, is to price shop for everything, an
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Safety tips for Bali
Bali is a relatively safe place to visit, in comparison with other major destinations, such as London, Miami, Rio, Joburg and Bangkok. Still you need to be carefull, and keep aware of the possible dangers / crimes. Here’s a few tips.
•Gaps in
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Nasi tumpeng: yellow rice for a birthday in Bali
This morning at 5am, the front door of my house opened, and in walked my mother-in-law. Sounds like a nightmare huh? For a moment I didn’t know what was going, then I remembered Ika telling me, she was coming over to prepare food for a special occasi
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Kids toys in Bali
Its photos like this, that make me realize buying kids expensive toys is a waste of money. In our house, I have managed to successfully avoid Christmas, and birthdays pass without too much nonsense in the gift-giving department. I’m more into spendin
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Bali the perfect stop off for POMS heading to Australia
Living in Bali and not Pommy-land, I feel like the luckiest man alive. Seriously, this afternoon, strolling down my gang (alley) in Seminyak, I had to do a double-take, at how bright blue the sky was and how intensely green the trees seemed. Was it that mu
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Owning land as a ‘bule’ married to an Indonesian
Owning land and building your ‘dream home’ in Bali, is a dream for many people. Some people try it and have success, others find it a frustrating experience, others still don’t bother and simply rent. I’m in category ‘C’
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Bali not getting its slice of the tourism pie
Bali is one of 30 provinces of Indonesia, and is perhaps the most unique of them all. It’s geography and culture, combine to make Bali the ideal tourist destination, something the other provinces can only dream of. One thing that bugs the Balinese, i
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Air Asia giving 1 million seats away!!!
Air Asia giving 1 million seats away!!!
by and is first come, first serve.
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