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Trip to coastal Tabanan Bali
Sunday came along again, and I got ready to head out on a short road trip, after I escaped the killer bees, that is. Taking the ‘back way’ to Canggu, via Batubelig, gave me a view of how Canggu is developing. The main road to Canggu, that runs
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Mr Popular about to visit Indonesia
US President GW Bush will land in Jakarta today. He will then fly by helicopter, to the mountain town of Bogor, in west Java, for a meeting with Indonesian President SBY.
This is the biggest news event today, in Indonesia. President Bush will get the rece
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Balinese ceremony in Legian Bali
Traffic, fumes, moneychangers, touts and noise. Man do we all hate these things. Makes us wonder what Bali has become and why we come here. This afternoon, while strolling down Jl. Legian in search of something to eat, I stumbled across an upacara Balinese
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Ibu Ayu: Good value Indonesian food in Legian Bali
Looking around for Indonesian food this afternoon (Ocha’s Warung in closed for 2 weeks), I strolled down Jl. Legian to Ibu Ayu (mother Ayu). Ibu Ayu is a simple place that serves a selction of items including tempe, tahu (tofu), sapi rendang (beef in
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Skype a pain in my Bali ass
Everyone out there know what Skype is? Its a program that allows you to chat online (VOIP) and all that jazz. Great idea, but being around Skype users isn’t easy.
Right now I’m sitting in an internet cafe and a guy from ‘overseas’ i
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Schapelle angers Michelle Leslie with book comments
Schapelle Corby, the Australian beauty therapist, serving a 20 year sentence in Bali for drug important, has angered model Michelle Leslie, with comments made in her book.
Corby’s book, My Story, tells her side of how she wound up in jail, and life
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Dissappearing jungle in Bali
When I ride around the highlands of Bali, I can see how it once was, uninterupted hills, stretching to the horizon, a canopy of nothing but green. I can also see where the forest ends and where the rice fields start. Rice fields are lovely, they are also a
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Bush & SBY meet school kids in Bogor Indonesia
US President Bush and Indonesian President SBY, were scheduled to meet a group of local elementary school kids, during their brief time together. A Jakarta Post article tells how the kids were affected by the security and threats of protests in West Java.
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Torrential rain & nice waves in Kuta Bali
Last night I awoke at around 2am to a blast from the past. Torrential rain hammered the roof and its was great to hear. Today my garden nicely watered, the hot sun already. We need more rain and looking at the Bali weather forecast, we are not going to get
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Air Paradise to rise from the ashes
Air Paradise (‘Bali is our home’) is a local airline that was launched in 2003 and folded in 2005, after Bali Bomb II. Wonderful things can happen, and the latest news is Air Paradise is to fly again in March 2007.
Back in 2003, I went to the
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Can the’Real Bali’ be saved?
Can the Real Bali / China / Thailand, Peru be saved? That question has for a long time, appeared on travel message boards, and will in the future.
All About Bali talks about the rapid development of Bali, how greed inspires a lot of people to look the oth
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Baliblog mentioned by internet travel guru Sean Keener
Baliblog mentioned by internet travel guru Sean Keener
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Baliblog has been online since 2002, that’s a decade in internet time. We have tried various mechanisms (as well as laptops) and could probably write a ‘How To’ on moving to a foreign country and starting a web
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Aussie woman in hot water with Bali drug cops
Tonight’s Bali news mentions another Australian, who has been caught ( or entrapped), by the Balinese police for drug possession. Michelle Dawn Condon, from Melbourne, was caught near the Poppies Lane area in Kuta, with a tiny amount of methamphetami
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Friend moving to Canggu Permai Bali
Tonight I had dinner at Yut’s in Legian, with a friend who is moving out to Canggu Permai. He is the fellow, who got booted out of his place after 12 years, with an off-hand comment, that basically said, “Oh yeah, father wants to knock down thi
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Tourist’s experience in Bali
One recent arrival in Bali, log’s his adventures on a website called ‘Where we are’. This guy isn’t much of a writer, but tells about his experience of exploring Bali.
His first experience of Bali was a getting hit up for money, by
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Celuk in silver capitol of Bali
The Balinese are renowned for their artistic and craft skills. Celuk, located to the NE of Kuta, on the way to Ubud, is famous for producing silver jewelry.
Getting to Celuk from Kuta, you take the Bypass to Sanur, head in the direction of Ubud and take th
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Bingin Bali: What’s there and who is it good for?
Bingin is one of the famous surfing breaks of the Bukit Peninsula. The short, fast barrel is a joyride for those who dare. Exactly waht is out there at Bingin and who is it good for?
Surfing is huge here in Bali and one place you always here about is Bing
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Campur kids gets dual nationality in Indonesia
Children of mixed parentage have been given dual nationality in Jakarta today. Indonesia’s citizenship laws are based on jus sanguinus, the idea that blood is thicker than water, as opposed to jus soli (as is used in the US) where your place of birth
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Quiet in Seminyak Bali
Sitting here at an internet cafe in Seminyak, its relatively quiet. A scattering of nationalities are using the machines to keep in touch with relatives and friends overseas.
Steamy hot today, but I managed to get in an afternoon workout. Down at the gym
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The Prana Spa in Seminyak Bali
Bali has a reputation for many things and spas are one of the categories where a visitor will have plenty of choice.
Living in Seminyak I am very close to one spa with a very unique style. The Prana Spa at The Villas on Jl. Kunti has been open almost 1 yea
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