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Warung Nikmat: Kuta Bali
Indonesian cooking and methodology combine, in a popular local warung in Kuta. Warung Nikmat serves Javanese style food, which includes beef rendang, in thick brown coconut sauce, light curry sauces and plates of vegetables, meats and types of fish. Warung
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No sign of missing Adam Air plane in Indonesia
Here in Indonesia, it feels like we have our very own ‘Bermuda Triangle‘, with no sign of the lost Adam Air flight, which left Surabaya on Sunday, heading for Manado.
Some people say if you think of something, it will happen. The other night w
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Swell forecast for Nusa Dua Bali
Wet season conditions here in Bali, and after strong storms, the eastern coastline is where you’ll find most surfers. Nusa Dua right now is getting offshore winds, whcih are rather too strong. Today’s swell height was predicted at 8ft, with a 2
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Schapelle Corby could be moved to Java jail
Australian Schapelle Corby, the drug trafficker currently doing time in Kerobokan jail for importing marijuana into Bali, could be moved to a jail in Java.
Kerobokan jail is severly overcrowded, and is not strictly a women’s prison. The fact that Co
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Meeting Steve in Seminyak Bali
Jevon and I were stepping out of the door this morning, when Steve from Perth arrived. Steve is a miner in the Western Australian desert and is an avid surfer. Our pembantu is in Java for 2 weeks, and Ika is doing the cleaning. So far she likes it and as h
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Looking after kids in Bali
Britney Spears (Toby’s favourite singer) was intending to adopt a boy from Bali (and we’re not talking Kuta Cowboys). Some news sites reported a young kid named Wang was lined up, but the adoption may not happen. it was also written, that while
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Waris Leather: Legian Bali
Waris Leather is a small local shop located on Jl. Werkudara (Pura Bagus Taruna) in Legian. The shop is immediattely recognisable by the manequins wearing snakeskin jackets and tops. Inside the shop I spoke to a young lady from Java who was managing the pl
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R.Diya Shop: Legian Bali
If you like cloth shoulder bags and bead necklaces, there is a place in Legian that has what you are looking for. R.Diya, located on Jl. Pura Bagus Taruna (Jl. Werkudara, the street that joins the Jayakarta and Jl. Legian) has a selection of brightly color
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Jamu seller in Seminyak Bali
Jamu is the ancient Indonesian set of cure-alls, that local people drink to fix ills or give them a boost. Today on Jl. Seminyak, I said hello to a lady selling jamu, made at home and carried in plastic water bottles. When the jamu seller shows up in the m
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La Monde: Pizza Restaurant, Seafood & Grill in Legian Bali
La Monde is a streetside place on Jl. Padma, that tries hard to please the tastes of the mixed bag of tourists, that Bali gets. Today I stepped in to sample their food. Lunch for me was a Beef ala Szechuan (stir fried tenderloin, in a szechuan spice sauce,
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Adam Air plane still missing: Oregon mother holds out hope
There has been no further news of the missing Adam Air plane, that dissappeared on its way from Surabaya, to Manado in Sulawesi. Authorities are concentrating on the ocean areas the plane might have flown over, as well as parts of southern Sulawesi island.
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Kaka Surf Shop: Bags in Legian Bali
Kaka Surf Shop on Jl. Pura Bagus Taruna, in Legian is the place to go, for people who need to haul there gear around. By gear, I mean surf boards, snow boards, body boards, skate boards, guitars, skiis and drums. Kaka Surf Shop make padded bags for all of
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Ianshen Art Shop: Legian Bali
Next to Kaka Surf Shop, on Jl. Pura Bagus Taruna, in Legian, is Ianshen Art Shop. Although the sign says ‘handicrafts & souvenir’, the predominant product is drums. When I visited, both staff were in the process of enjoying their nasi camp
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Balinese fighting dance in East Bali
Balinese fighting dance, I know what you’re thinking, slam dancing, head banging. Its not quite like that, but blood can be spilt. In the village of Seraya, in the SE corner of Bali, villagers hold a special rain dance, that is also part battle.
As
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M-150: Getting jacked for a workout in Bali
Circle K here in Bali stocks a variety of drinks including ‘energy drinks’. I’ll try almost anything, if it seems like a good idea, so this afternoon I picked one up before hitting the gym. While my friends from Oregon were here, I didn&#
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Seaside Gym: Legian Bali
Working out is one of my favourite parts of the day. The most time effective way I have found, that works for me, is to go to the gym. The gym I attend is Seaside gym, on Blue Ocean beach in Legian. From my house, which is close to Jl. Dhyana Pura in Semin
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Komang from Medewi Bali
This afternoon one of Ika’s friends came over for a visit. Komang is 31, from Medewi Bali, and is single. She speaks fairly good English, is assertive and doesn’t hold back with her opinion. Komang works in Legian and lives in Denpasar, getting
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Smokin’ out the mozzies in Seminyak Bali
Sitting in my upstairs bedroom late this afternoon, I heard a sound that had made me run in the past. Made the gardener, was outside in the parking area, with one of those ‘fogging machines‘, designed to kill insects. My neighbor 2 doors down,
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Jevon’s immunisasi: Denpasar Bali
Jevon in now 1.5 years and seems to be getting along very well. As part of his development, we have a schedule of immunisasi (immunizations) that happen at Puri Bunda, the hospital were he was born in Denpasar. Today he got a polio jab which cost 465,000rp
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Singapore & US help in search for Adam Air plane
Search and Rescue workers continue to look for the missing Adam Air plane. The plane has been missing for over a week, forcing authorities to scour ocean and land areas. Singaporean and American specialists have joined in the search, which keeps the nation
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