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Monkey Forest Ubud Bali
Monkey Forest in Ubud is one of the main attractions. The thing that makes it handy, is its located on the loop around downtown Ubud. I pass it 5 times a day when I’m in Ubud, just trying to get somewhere. Ika and I have taken Jevon to Monkey Forest
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Toby & Maya: Single parents in Bali
Toby has a 3 year old daughter named Maya. He’s a single parent, who has completely reorganized his life to accommodate her. Travelling with a kid is as easy as you make it, in my opinion. The kid will respond to the level of attention you give it. I
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Swimming in the river: Ubud Bali
Driving tourists around Bali is a hit or miss affair. As in any place, part of the enjoyment is relaxing and taking the time to find the special places / moments. Doing it on a swing-through is rather like going to Disneyland, and I feel like I must show o
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Nomad : Ubud Bali
My choice for lunch today was Nomad on Jl. Raya Ubud. Why you might ask, am I continually taking my guests to western restaurants. There are a few reasons, which include, having a mixed group (men, woman, kid), the kid may not like Indonesian food, but wil
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Bali Forum Threads for the week of December 18, 2006
Check out these topics currently being discussed on the Bali Forum at BootsnAll:
Bill G took a moment to introduce himself, and then decided to jump right in with a question… Apparently he’s trying to lighten his luggage load, as he’d li
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Mountain cruise in Central Bali
Just back from a cruise through the highlands with Toby, Maya, Ollie and Asia. I did the driving and right now feel like a zombie. Wanting to show them climatically different areas, and places that were not toursity, I chose to head west from Ubud to Mamba
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BBQ at my house : Sunday December 24th 2006
Hear ye, hear ye, all Baliblog readers. There is a BBQ at my house in Seminyak, on Sunday December 24th 2006. All welcome.
The BBQ is in honor of my friend Toby, and if you are in Bali, we’d love to see you. You’ll meet Toby, Maya, Ollie and
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Java mud flow interfering with Christmas
Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim country, but there are also many Indonesian Christians. I met a girl once, Anastasia, from Jakarta, who used to go home for Christmas and Easter. Certain islands have particularly large Christian populations, s
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Bali vs. London at Christmas time
Maybe its because I’m a Londoner, that I left and live in Bali. The ‘Big Smoke’ is a cold windy place, but gains a special something around Christmas. Most people the take a week off of work and from Dec 24th to Jan 2nd, spend time with f
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Swell coming Monday in Bali
People come to Bali from all over the world, just for the waves. This year we have dry season-like conditions in December! That means the western Bukit breaks, are getting offshore winds as well as less garbage in the water right now.
Ollie from Oregon, r
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Merry Christmas from Bali!!!!
Merry Christmas from Bali. Sitting here at a wf-fi place on Jl. Dhyana Pura in Seminyak, with my new laptop, there is no indication it is Christmas. Temperature is around 30C and the atmoshere is steamy. Great beach weather and for someone who doesn’
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Bali having a quiet Christmas 2006
Christmas in Bali is the high-season, when prices go up and hotels are full. That’s the plan anyway. Prices for rooms have certainly risen in the last 2 weeks, and some of the places we have visited in the Kuta / Seminyak area are happy to let us wa
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Christmas eve bbq is Bali
Christmas eve saw my bbq get it’s first outing for a long time. Toby was the real motivator on that front, bringing small bottles of Belizean rum and Belizean spices, plus habanero hot sauce. Inviting a few people for 5pm, we were slow getting starte
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Krispy Kreme doughnuts come to Bali
Western civilization is on a steady slide back into the swamp. Part of the death of western culture, is the fact we have to much stuff to take care of, and so many things we ‘need’ that we spend many of our waking hours not actually living, but
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Downer on future of Bali Bombing site
Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer has said he expects the site of the Bali Bombings in 2002, to eventually return to commercial use. Anyone who has been in Kuta lately will know the Sari Club site, is still covered in weeds, but the Paddy’
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Bali earthquake: No damage in Seminyak
Flicking through some online news reports today, I see Bali had an earthquake yesterday. According to the USGS, a 5.2 quake hit 253 miles (407 km) NE of Denpasar at 08:01:05.10 UTC on Dec 24, 2006.
Must be all the excitement of having family and friends a
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Christmas bliss in Indonesia
Many people come to Bali from Australia to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s. Being away from home, not such a big deal, because home is relatively close, and relatives often accompany. It’s a different story for Europeans and Americans, who f
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Jevon in Seminyak Bali
Jevon is almost 1.5 years old and is coming along nicely. He’s healthy, alert and Ika has taught him to count to 10, and learn 14 letters of the alphabet. Recently returned from a long trip to Java, Jevon has left his little group of friends there, a
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Day after Christmas in Bali
Christmas Day passed without incident here in Bali. I spent the day at an internet cafe, while family and friends did their thing. My neighborhood is quiet, many expats from Europe probably staying at home with family.
Christmas Day was cloudy and steamy.
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Tight security and good intentions keep Christmas safe
Despite past history of religious conflict, and travel advisories warning against travel to Indonesia, Christmas passed without incident. The main concern in Bali was a repeat of the bombing in 2002 & 2005. Across the country local tensions were a wor
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