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Indonesian woman wants foreign boyfriend in Kuta Bali
There’s no accounting for taste, and very often people wants the exact opposite of what’s around them. This evening while visiting my friend Palu, who has a surfboard shop on Poppies II in Kuta, I chatted with his staff.
Made is 20, from Amlapu
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Happy Thanksgiving from Bali
One of my favourite holidays is Thanksgiving, and I’m not even a Yank. Thanksgiving occurs on the 4th thursday in November and is a one day holiday.
Of course this was a clever move by the creators of Thanksgiving. They understood, that after eating
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Currency exchange in Bali
One of the best things about coming to Bali is how much you get for your money. This all starts at the Money Changer, when you hand over your stack of dollars / Euros and try to count the monoploy money in front of you.
At present you can get a guest hous
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Baliwaves: Helping Balinese orphans
BaliWaves is a surf website that has been around since 1999. They have started doing their bit to help Balinese orphans, so I thought I’d give them a plug.
A while ago I talked about doing something, to help Balinese orphans, I don’t know whet
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The Blanco Renaissance Museum in Ubud Bali
Ubud is truly an arts center, and one unique museum of an original foreign artist, is the Blanco Renaissance Museum (or Museum Blanco).
The Blanco Renaissance Museum, is located a couple of hundred yards before Symon’s Art Zoo on the way to the Neka
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Galungan coming next week in Bali
Galungan is the most important ceremony of the year (210 day lunar cycle), for Balinese people. Always on a wednesday, Galungan marks the time when ancestors return to Earth, and are celebrated with ceremony, dance and feasting.
Due to the 210 day calenda
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Amazing Race comes to Bali
Reality TV show, The Amazing Race came to Bali recently, as one fan reports.
For those who haven’t seen The Amazing Race, it is an amzing show. Teams of 2 start out at the same location, with the same amount of cash. They follow clues, perform taks
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Mercedes Corby says foul play at Sydney Airport
Mercedes Corby, sister of Australian drug trafficker, Schapelle Corby, said in an interview with a Sydney radio station, that something is fishy, about the missing security tapes at Sydney airport.
Schapelle Corby was caught in late 2004, with over 4kg of
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GWK (Garuda Wisnu Kencana) on the Bukit Bali
Bali has undergone rapid development in the last 20 years focusing on tourism. Kuta, Legian and Seminyak have seen tremendous growth and now other parts of the island are seeing that too.
One area of Bali that has long been popular with surfers is the Buki
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MBarGo nightclub in Kuta Bali
MBarGo is the best nightclub in Kuta. Located across the street from the old Sari Club, this modern joint offers a dance floor, large bar area and lounge bar. Usually its is rocking and a favourite with Aussie tourists.
Friday night I rode down there to c
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Seminyak beach: Heaven on Earth
Warm weather, sunshine, a great setting and the ocean. What more could you want? In Semnyak Bali, we’ve got all of that, and more.
Saturday morning I strolled down to the beach, to see what was going on. The usually array of taxi drivers were loungi
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Sharia law will hurt investment in Indonesia
A study group has concluded that introducing Sharia law in Indonesia, will harm foreign investment. God, these guys are smart! Whoever would of guessed, that forbidding women to go out at night, banning alcohol, nightclubs, and generally making the place h
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Anantara Seminyak: Apartments on the beach in Bali
Anantara Seminyak is the name of a project at the end of Jl. Dhyana Pura in Seminyak. For those people who have been to Seminyak before, the site is directly across from Gado Gado, in the area that was used for parking. How much they paid for that land, I
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Straight ‘A’s for Bali weather
‘Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy’ – John Denver -
I think John Denver would be happy in Bali right now.
A quick look at the 10 day weather forecast for Bali reveals nothings but sunshine. Beach goer’s, its smooth sailing, wi
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Museum RUNA in Ubud Bali
On the outskirts of Ubud in the village of Lod Tunduh, there is a sign on the road, indicating a jewelry museum, named Museum RUNA, just 500 meters away. I know there are a ton of places calling themselves ‘museum’ / ‘galleries’ and
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Article correction: Tourist elephant accident
Article correction: Tourist elephant accident
My article on November 6th, mentioned an accident involving a tourist at an elephant park. The account of the accident was provided by ABC.net. I went on to say that elephant rides are usually safe and one of t
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Bali orgasm for peace
Everythime I read the news, its all about people kiling other people, and general bad things. According to one group of people, war is just up-tight men, trying to show how big they are. There are better ways to release all that pentup energy.
A friend of
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Periplus Bali Street Atlas
There are a variety of maps available for visitors to Bali, including paper map, plastic maps, guidebooks with maps of the island eyc. The most detailed map of Bali, that is widely available is the Periplus Bali Street Atlas.
The 2005/2006 edition cost 14
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Ayam bakar / ikan bakar in Seminyak Bali
Ayam bakar is grilled chicken, ikan bakar is grilled fish. Both are popular in Indonesia. In Seminyak, one local place serves a good deal on both of these.
Located on Gang Plawa, across from Jl. Dhyana Pura, 100 meters in from Jl. Seminyak, is a large gre
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Where to build a house in Bali
If I had a pot of money and time on my hands, I might build a house in Bali. Even if I don’t, just thinking about where it would be, is a lot of fun. Riding around on my motorbike and marking spots with a GPS, I see there is no limit to the amount of
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