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Avoiding fungal infections and parasites in Bali
Living in a tropical climate, exposes you to new medical challenges. Bacteria grow fast and there are a range of diseases and afflications westerners are not familiar with. Recently I met 2 older westerners who have fungal / parasitical problems (and we
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Jl. Seminyak: The main street where I live in Bali
Stepping out of my gang (alley) in Seminyak gets me onto a busy street called Jl. Seminyak. This street isn’t that wide, the actual road is only about 10 meters, but it recieves a lot of traffic, at certain times of the day. Fifteen years ago, Jl. Se
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Bali nightlife for Christmas and New Years by the Beat Magazine
Here is the rundown of upcoming nightlife events in Bali, over Christmas and New Years, provided by the Beat Magazine.
•Friday Dec 15th
Double Six
Friday Night Sensation
Don’t fight the sensation: DJs Ifin, Nason, Lanang, Emon, Dina, Steven Foe and
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Bali Forum Threads for the week of December 11, 2006
Check out these topics currently being discussed on the Bali Forum at BootsnAll:
Anyone done a liveaboard? Phoenix Firelight wants to know about chartering a dive boat for about a week. Nick and PeterCatchpole offer some suggestions.
A newbie to the Bali
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Fresh: Japanese restaurant in Seminyak Bali
Friday night in Bali was a busy little time-frame, with a new Kafe Warisan furniture place opening in Jimbaran, a showing at the Jenggala Gallery in Jimbaran, and the soft-opening of Fresh, a new Japanese restaurant in Seminyak. My schedule was going to be
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Eco-tourism and Bali
Eco tourism, or ecological tourism, as Wikipedia defines it, is a growing phenomenon around the world. The idea behind it, is to leave either minimal impact, or a positive impact on the local environment / culture. That sounds great, and identifies that fa
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Blue List for Bali
Lonely Planet puts out a book called the Blue List, listing the new ‘hot spots around the world’, that offer the most tantalizing opportunities for adventure. Indonesia features, with good reason, thoguh perhaps Bali has passed the point where
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Pancasila: Indonesia’s 5 governing principles
The crest of Indonesia, the symbol displayed on all government buildings is the angry looking bird (the Javanese hawk eagle) with its wings outstretched. The bird holds between its claws a ribbon, with the statement, Bhinneka Tunngal Ika, Sanskrit for We a
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Rice: A central part of life in Bali
Rice is the Balinese staple. Ask anyone ‘Sudah Makan?’ (already eat?) And they will say, ‘Yes, makan nasi’, which means, yes, rice. Bali and Java have the most well developed sawah (rice terraces) in Indonesia. In Bali as well as In
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Bali bombers to get review on December 22nd 2006
Bali Bombers Amrozi, Muklas and Samudra, are appealling their conviction, for executing the 2002 attacks in Kuta. The dateset for there appeal is December 22nd 2006.
Here in Bali no one has mentioned anything about this case, or these guys. Seems to me pe
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Singapore the ‘go to’ hospital destination for Bali expats
Singapore is the ‘go to’ place for Bali expats, when they have a medical emergency. Locally we have a couple of good clinics, SOS International and BIMC, and Sanglah hospital in Denpasar for emergency surgery. If you need surgery and you have t
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Restaurant economy in Seminyak Bali
Saturday night I ate dinner at a small restaurant in Seminyak. While waiting for my food, I chatted with a Balinese lady, who herself owns restaurants in Seminyak. She told me that no one is making money right now, and there are people who are losing 10m r
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Meeting friends in Bali
Sunday afternoon I picked up friends from Oregon at Ngurah Rai airport. Flying in on Garuda, they were bang on time and a taxi office ticket for 60,000rp, got the 5 of us back to Seminyak and the hotel I picked for them.
Arriving in Bali really isn’
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Swapping cell phones in Bali
My friends from Oregon, brought over a couple of old cell phones that use SIM cards. I thought it would be simple to get them changed over to the local numbers, but it took longer than expected. Last year the Indonesian government made it law that cell pho
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Kids in Bali
My old friend Toby, from Eugene Oregon, brought his 3 year old daughter Maya, with him as well as friends, Ollie and Asia. This morning we strolled down to Cafe Seminyak for a coffee, and the ‘kid treatment’ started, with every waitress and sho
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Interesting pantry in Seminyak Bali
Being married to an Indonesian, means ther pantry gets a mixture of items, that often have nothing in common. Having friends from around the world who travel, also adds to the stuff in my pantry. Taking a photo this afternoon, the line up was interesting.
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Kuta Beach for newcomers
Kuta Beach is a crash course in how to deal with locals and bargaining. Today I took my freinds form Oregon, to the section of Kuta Beach, directly across from Poppies II. Kuta Beach can leave people with varying impressions and I was a bit nervous, knowin
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Ninety Degree Bar & Restaurant in Kuta Bali
People taking a break on Kuta Beach might like to go for a spot of lunch, that is within a short walk. That is exactly what, Toby, Maya, Ollie, Asia and myself did today. The deal with Bali, is that on the busy main streets, rents are high, making restaura
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Renting a car in Legian Bali
Renting your own transport is the best way to explore Bali, in my opinion. This morning my friends from Oregon wanted to join our friend Palu, who was surfing at Green Ball, on the southern tip of the Bukit Peninsula. He said to meet him at his house at 8.
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Green Bali Bali
To get to Green Ball, you head up the hill onto the Bukit, from Bypass Ngurah Rai (heading to Nusa Dua), then at the 4 way intersection (Nusa Dua, Uluwatu, Balangan), turn left towards Nusa Dua. You will see a sign for the Bali Cliff Resort, and the surf b
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