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Enjoying Down Hill Cycling in Bali
2007-11-09 01:57:00
Do you like bike riding? You can enjoy Bali riding mountain bike in rural areas or in the villages thus you can experience "the real Bali".Some tour operators provide cycling tour. Sobek, for example, is known for their mountain cycling which started at Kintamani village overlooking mount Batur and Lake Batur. The route for this cycling tour is down hill that you don't need to paddle hard. That's the basic idea actually. To have more times enjoying beautiful scenery along the way without having to worry about the route. At certain points, the tour guide will stop and explain interestings stuff that you see in the villages, so you can take photos or just have little drinks.At the end of your cycling tour you will stop at a restaurant for lunch.Other tour operators even combine cycling activity with other interesting things to do. Tour East Bali, for instance, have cycling plus cooking lesson package. You start your cycling at Perean Village and descend for about 7 kilo metres to Gu...
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Enjoying Down Hill Cycling in Bali
2007-11-09 01:57:00
Do you like bike riding? You can enjoy Bali riding mountain bike in rural areas or in the villages thus you can experience "the real Bali".Some tour operators provide cycling tour. Sobek, for example, is known for their mountain cycling which started at Kintamani village overlooking mount Batur and Lake Batur. The route for this cycling tour is down hill that you don't need to paddle hard. That's the basic idea actually. To have more times enjoying beautiful scenery along the way without having to worry about the route. At certain points, the tour guide will stop and explain interestings stuff that you see in the villages, so you can take photos or just have little drinks.At the end of your cycling tour you will stop at a restaurant for lunch.Other tour operators even combine cycling activity with other interesting things to do. Tour East Bali, for instance, have cycling plus cooking lesson package. You start your cycling at Perean Village and descend for about 7 kilo metres to Gu...
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The Good Guys and The Bad Guys
2007-11-04 00:11:00
This is a photo of a Dwarapala statue. "Dwarapala" is derived from Sanskrit language meaning "door guardian". As it name suggests, you will find a lot of this kind of statues in front of temple gates in Bali. Besides temple, you can find this in all traditional building such as the village hall, puri (palace) and houses.At a quick glance, it may look scary, but they are the good characters (or the good guys). Being a visitor, sometimes you don't know which is good guy and which is bad guy because it looks similar.On the big holiday, those statues are wrapped in yellow and white fabric or black and white checkered cloth. The main purpose of this wrapping is to show respect to the spirits that guard the temple. You can see also there are offerings presented for the spirits made of coconut leaves and varieties of flowers.So, next time you are in Bali, remember this is the good guy... Technorati : Bali Temple
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The Good Guys and The Bad Guys
2007-11-04 00:11:00
This is a photo of a Dwarapala statue. "Dwarapala" is derived from Sanskrit language meaning "door guardian". As it name suggests, you will find a lot of this kind of statues in front of temple gates in Bali. Besides temple, you can find this in all traditional building such as the village hall, puri (palace) and houses.At a quick glance, it may look scary, but they are the good characters (or the good guys). Being a visitor, sometimes you don't know which is good guy and which is bad guy because it looks similar.On the big holiday, those statues are wrapped in yellow and white fabric or black and white checkered cloth. The main purpose of this wrapping is to show respect to the spirits that guard the temple. You can see also there are offerings presented for the spirits made of coconut leaves and varieties of flowers.So, next time you are in Bali, remember this is the good guy... Technorati : Bali Temple
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Finding Ketut Cantik (The Beautiful Ketut)
2007-10-26 02:17:00
I have several emails coming because of this blog. One of them is very unique. It was from a guy in Western Australia. He came through Google searching for "Balinese phrase" or maybe "Indonesian phrase" and ended up in my blog. And he eventually decided to write this strange email to me. (Later I knew he looked up at Google for this phrases to write a letter to a balinese girl)In his email, Ted (not actually his real name) asked if it was possible for me to find a girl named Ketut who live some where in Legian (Legian is located north of Kuta) or got somebody to find this girl if I did not want to do it. Hmm, for a start there are at least 500,000 Ketuts in Bali, but if she live in Legian that would narrow down the search. I replied his email saying,"I'll take the job." After all, I have been always dreaming to be a detective and I would treat this as my first case.Ted met Ketut when he was in Bali. He had a great time with her and her family (brother) when Ted visieted Bali severa...
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Finding Ketut Cantik (The Beautiful Ketut)
2007-10-26 02:17:00
I have several emails coming because of this blog. One of them is very unique. It was from a guy in Western Australia. He came through Google searching for "Balinese phrase" or maybe "Indonesian phrase" and ended up in my blog. And he eventually decided to write this strange email to me. (Later I knew he looked up at Google for this phrases to write a letter to a balinese girl)In his email, Ted (not actually his real name) asked if it was possible for me to find a girl named Ketut who live some where in Legian (Legian is located north of Kuta) or got somebody to find this girl if I did not want to do it. Hmm, for a start there are at least 500,000 Ketuts in Bali, but if she live in Legian that would narrow down the search. I replied his email saying,"I'll take the job." After all, I have been always dreaming to be a detective and I would treat this as my first case.Ted met Ketut when he was in Bali. He had a great time with her and her family (brother) when Ted visieted Bali severa...
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Wireless Internet Connection In Bali
2007-10-25 06:48:00
You can get fast internet connection nowadays in Bali especially in Denpasar and Nusa Dua up to 3.5 Megabit per second. (so, that't what they claimed) This is if you have the so-called HSDPA phone to connect to Internet for example the Nokia 6120C.You can buy the SIM card in Bali if your plan doesnot include international roaming. The easiest way is to get a IM3 SIM card which has Internet connection active already. All you need is just to configure your phone or your modem so it can connect to the service. This one is no sweat since there is a simple manual you can follow. All you need to do is to send sms to a certain number to activate the 3G feature. The price of the data is 1.1 rupiah per kilo Byte, or USD .0001 or soThere are also many many hotspot area that will give you free internet. Restaurants and hotels provide wifi area as part of their service. One of the hotels offering hotspots are: the Westin. Other places includes restaurants; like Bali Bakery at Kuta.Hmm, I will ...
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Wireless Internet Connection In Bali
2007-10-25 06:48:00
You can get fast internet connection nowadays in Bali especially in Denpasar and Nusa Dua up to 3.5 Megabit per second. (so, that't what they claimed) This is if you have the so-called HSDPA phone to connect to Internet for example the Nokia 6120C.You can buy the SIM card in Bali if your plan doesnot include international roaming. The easiest way is to get a IM3 SIM card which has Internet connection active already. All you need is just to configure your phone or your modem so it can connect to the service. This one is no sweat since there is a simple manual you can follow. All you need to do is to send sms to a certain number to activate the 3G feature. The price of the data is 1.1 rupiah per kilo Byte, or USD .0001 or soThere are also many many hotspot area that will give you free internet. Restaurants and hotels provide wifi area as part of their service. One of the hotels offering hotspots are: the Westin. Other places includes restaurants; like Bali Bakery at Kuta.Hmm, I will ...
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Sanur Village; A Quiet Tourist Area in The Eastern Coast
2007-10-24 08:11:00
Sanur is a tourist area which was a fisherman village, that you can achieve by driving twenty minutes from the Denpasar air port. What's in Sanur? Well, if you'd like a quiter place than Kuta, Sanur is the right place. There are less shops, traffics, or street vendors compared to Kuta.Along the main street of Sanur, there are shops which sell souvenirs, banks, Hardy's shopping centre, money changers, home stays and hotels which range from budget hotels to the internatioanl chain of the Bali Hyatt. To get taxi is also not a big problem, they are just wandering in the streets. If you prefer you can walk along the pavement along the main street at night time, since probably it is a bit hot during the day.From the main street, it is only a few metres to the beach. Most of the hotels are built by the beach with the beach view, so if you stay here, beach is just very close. Many Balinese, during the weekend, spend their time with their families in the certain area of the beach, especia...
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Sanur Village; A Quiet Tourist Area in The Eastern Coast
2007-10-24 08:11:00
Sanur is a tourist area which was a fisherman village, that you can achieve by driving twenty minutes from the Denpasar air port. What's in Sanur? Well, if you'd like a quiter place than Kuta, Sanur is the right place. There are less shops, traffics, or street vendors compared to Kuta.Along the main street of Sanur, there are shops which sell souvenirs, banks, Hardy's shopping centre, money changers, home stays and hotels which range from budget hotels to the internatioanl chain of the Bali Hyatt. To get taxi is also not a big problem, they are just wandering in the streets. If you prefer you can walk along the pavement along the main street at night time, since probably it is a bit hot during the day.From the main street, it is only a few metres to the beach. Most of the hotels are built by the beach with the beach view, so if you stay here, beach is just very close. Many Balinese, during the weekend, spend their time with their families in the certain area of the beach, especia...
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A Master Wood Carver from Mas Village
2007-10-14 13:45:00
Mas village is a welknown village for the woodcarver. Many of the famous wood carver come from this village. I was lucky to meet one of the wood carver. His name is Pak Tiru. In the photo that I took from my phone, he was working on his wooden statue.It is going to take six months to accomplish such a statue. It was two meters high and the material is local wood called Suar wood. The statue he is working on now depicts the Goddess of knowledge, Saraswati. Indeed, Mas village and surrounding villages like Kemenuh, Ubud, and Tegalalang has many wood carver artists. If you drive to the Kintamani, you will see a lot of them displaying their works by the street. The statues have many varieties, from the classical statues depicting deities, or contemporary theme like dolphin. The material used are mahogany, ebony, hibiscus, and crocodile wood.If you visit Bali, make sure you witness the wood carver in action, if you have time.
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A Master Wood Carver from Mas Village
2007-10-14 13:45:00
Mas village is a welknown village for the woodcarver. Many of the famous wood carver come from this village. I was lucky to meet one of the wood carver. His name is Pak Tiru. In the photo that I took from my phone, he was working on his wooden statue.It is going to take six months to accomplish such a statue. It was two meters high and the material is local wood called Suar wood. The statue he is working on now depicts the Goddess of knowledge, Saraswati. Indeed, Mas village and surrounding villages like Kemenuh, Ubud, and Tegalalang has many wood carver artists. If you drive to the Kintamani, you will see a lot of them displaying their works by the street. The statues have many varieties, from the classical statues depicting deities, or contemporary theme like dolphin. The material used are mahogany, ebony, hibiscus, and crocodile wood.If you visit Bali, make sure you witness the wood carver in action, if you have time.
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Lonely Planet Bali and Lombok
2007-10-11 16:06:00
This excellent guide book offers a complete and comprehensive information about touring, activities, and accomodations in Bali and Lombok . Written by two great authors who had conducted a 68 days of in-country research, drawing 51 detailed maps.The book also talks in detail about all new outdoor activites with details of diving and surfing information. It also covers many accomodations ranging from budget hotels to five stars hotel as well as detail prices of staying in those hotels.A complete guide for dining also is presented well. The book lists many restaurants from local stall, local restaurants to international restaurants. There is a special chapter dedicated to talk about food, it is called Food & Drink written by renowned Ubud restaurateur and auther Janet de Neefe.
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Lonely Planet Bali and Lombok
2007-10-11 16:06:00
This excellent guide book offers a complete and comprehensive information about touring, activities, and accomodations in Bali and Lombok . Written by two great authors who had conducted a 68 days of in-country research, drawing 51 detailed maps.The book also talks in detail about all new outdoor activites with details of diving and surfing information. It also covers many accomodations ranging from budget hotels to five stars hotel as well as detail prices of staying in those hotels.A complete guide for dining also is presented well. The book lists many restaurants from local stall, local restaurants to international restaurants. There is a special chapter dedicated to talk about food, it is called Food & Drink written by renowned Ubud restaurateur and auther Janet de Neefe.
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Finding The Real Bali
2007-10-11 10:34:00
Bali has changed a lot since tourist booming in 1970-ies. Many hotels, restaurant, and villas are built to accomodate the incoming visitors. Many local leave their villages, and their farm lands to go to get better promising job in tourist area. Some are successful in changing their life to a better standard, others are still trying to survive.Apart from that, many visitors who visited Bali before, let say, twenty or thirty years ago, will commented that Bali has a experienced a lot of change. There were fewer cars in the streets, less buildings, but more rice fields. Last time you still could see farmers walked on the main road when going to the rice fields. You can still do it now, but you have to go to the villages, not in big city like Denpasar or Sanur.Is Bali more beautiful thirty years ago? Probably yes. There were still originality, not very much tourists influence you would see. It's really funny the way they advertise Lombok in the media to visitors, Visit Lombok: It's B...
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Finding The Real Bali
2007-10-11 10:34:00
Bali has changed a lot since tourist booming in 1970-ies. Many hotels, restaurant, and villas are built to accomodate the incoming visitors. Many local leave their villages, and their farm lands to go to get better promising job in tourist area. Some are successful in changing their life to a better standard, others are still trying to survive.Apart from that, many visitors who visited Bali before, let say, twenty or thirty years ago, will commented that Bali has a experienced a lot of change. There were fewer cars in the streets, less buildings, but more rice fields. Last time you still could see farmers walked on the main road when going to the rice fields. You can still do it now, but you have to go to the villages, not in big city like Denpasar or Sanur.Is Bali more beautiful thirty years ago? Probably yes. There were still originality, not very much tourists influence you would see. It's really funny the way they advertise Lombok in the media to visitors, Visit Lombok: It's B...
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Five Reasons to Rent Villa in Bali
2007-10-11 08:52:00
You have many options for staying in Bali from homestays, budget hotel, star hotel, or villa. Depending on what your purpose and length of stay, or most importantly, budget you can choose any accomodation you need. Some people prefer to stay in villa than in hotel. Here are the reasons to stay in villa.Staying in a villa can be more economical compared to staying in hotel but with the equal luxury. You can stay in a villa with beautiful private garden, air conditioned bed rooms, spacious living, dining area, private swimming pool for the cost less than staying in good hotel in Bali. (It can cost US$100 to US$600 per room per night. staying in the hotel).You can choose to stay in villa that reflect the Balinese lifestyle. For example, floors and wall are made form local wood. Other part of building are natural stone. Large and airy living room, gardens with full of flowers and plants are also part of the Balinese style. This is all private.Many varieties of services are available to ...
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Five Reasons to Rent Villa in Bali
2007-10-11 08:52:00
You have many options for staying in Bali from homestays, budget hotel, star hotel, or villa. Depending on what your purpose and length of stay, or most importantly, budget you can choose any accomodation you need. Some people prefer to stay in villa than in hotel. Here are the reasons to stay in villa.Staying in a villa can be more economical compared to staying in hotel but with the equal luxury. You can stay in a villa with beautiful private garden, air conditioned bed rooms, spacious living, dining area, private swimming pool for the cost less than staying in good hotel in Bali. (It can cost US$100 to US$600 per room per night. staying in the hotel).You can choose to stay in villa that reflect the Balinese lifestyle. For example, floors and wall are made form local wood. Other part of building are natural stone. Large and airy living room, gardens with full of flowers and plants are also part of the Balinese style. This is all private.Many varieties of services are available to ...
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Melanting Temple at North West Bali
2007-10-09 05:46:00
This is another beautiful temple located at North Bali , somewhere in the Pulaki village. If you travel from Denpasar, you will arrive in three hours. If you go to the west via Negara ( a town in West Bali) you will pass the Bali Barat National Park which is ideal trekking place.Another tourist spot is Labuan Lalang, which located close to Menjangan Island, a popular diving site. The Melanting temple is located further north. You actually need to go away from the normal route to reach the temple. If you stay at Matahari Resort at Pemuteran village, you can tour around in nearby villages such as Pulaki Temp le and Melanting Temple.Many Balinese visit this temple especially traders as the Goddess Melanting is popular among the Balinese traders as the one to turn for good trade. Although it is popular among traders, all the Balinese, regardless of their profession actually can go to this temple. The god or goddess is merely a manifestation of the One Almighty God. And because of His func...

Melanting Temple at North West Bali
2007-10-09 05:46:00
This is another beautiful temple located at North Bali , somewhere in the Pulaki village. If you travel from Denpasar, you will arrive in three hours. If you go to the west via Negara ( a town in West Bali) you will pass the Bali Barat National Park which is ideal trekking place.Another tourist spot is Labuan Lalang, which located close to Menjangan Island, a popular diving site. The Melanting temple is located further north. You actually need to go away from the normal route to reach the temple. If you stay at Matahari Resort at Pemuteran village, you can tour around in nearby villages such as Pulaki Temple and Melanting Temple.Many Balinese visit this temple especially traders as the Goddess Melanting is popular among the Balinese traders as the one to turn for good trade. Although it is popular among traders, all the Balinese, regardless of their profession actually can go to this temple. The god or goddess is merely a manifestation of the One Almighty God. And because of His func...

Do You Like The Rain?
2007-10-07 08:32:00
October is the start of the rainy season in Bali. Normally the rainy season will last for six months from October to April. Meanwhile, the dry season is from April to October.Actually it does not rain every day during the rainny season. In fact, rain will usually start on December or January. So, there is no need to worry the rain will spoil your holiday if you are planning to visit Bali.So far there is no rain today in Bali. Even the weather is hot. It's about 29 degree Celcius with some clouds in the sky.Many adventures activity can be enjoyed during the rainy season, especially white water rafting or kayaking. Maybe it is not good time for shopping, because the street will be wet and muddy in the traditional markets.
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Do You Like The Rain?
2007-10-07 08:32:00
October is the start of the rainy season in Bali. Normally the rainy season will last for six months from October to April. Meanwhile, the dry season is from April to October.Actually it does not rain every day during the rainny season. In fact, rain will usually start on December or January. So, there is no need to worry the rain will spoil your holiday if you are planning to visit Bali.So far there is no rain today in Bali. Even the weather is hot. It's about 29 degree Celcius with some clouds in the sky.Many adventures activity can be enjoyed during the rainy season, especially white water rafting or kayaking. Maybe it is not good time for shopping, because the street will be wet and muddy in the traditional markets.
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Thoughts On Riding A Motor Bike in Bali
2007-09-28 11:34:00
Riding a motor bike in Bali can be an exciting activity for you to do. Most of the Balinese ride motor bikes, though most of them don't have license or don't understand the traffic rules. Every body agrees that it is cheap to run compared to cars. You too can ride motor bike in Bali. Getting one while you are here is no big deal. A lot of motor bike rentals in Kuta and other tourist area, but before you hit the Bali street here is some tips that might be useful for you.To hire a motor bike, you will need about 30,000 rupiah a day or about 3.5 USD. The petrol is 4500 a litre. So, yup, it is indeed cheap to run.Next, you have to get an international driving license. You can get that from your country or you can obtain it here. The cost of getting one, is around USD 20 to 25.Get a "automatic" motor bike. So, you don't have to change gears. It is easier especially if you are not used to ride motor bikes a lot in your country. Some brands like Yamaha Mio, Nuvo, and Honda Vario are the...
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Thoughts On Riding A Motor Bike in Bali
2007-09-28 11:34:00
Riding a motor bike in Bali can be an exciting activity for you to do. Most of the Balinese ride motor bikes, though most of them don't have license or don't understand the traffic rules. Every body agrees that it is cheap to run compared to cars. You too can ride motor bike in Bali. Getting one while you are here is no big deal. A lot of motor bike rentals in Kuta and other tourist area, but before you hit the Bali street here is some tips that might be useful for you.To hire a motor bike, you will need about 30,000 rupiah a day or about 3.5 USD. The petrol is 4500 a litre. So, yup, it is indeed cheap to run.Next, you have to get an international driving license. You can get that from your country or you can obtain it here. The cost of getting one, is around USD 20 to 25.Get a "automatic" motor bike. So, you don't have to change gears. It is easier especially if you are not used to ride motor bikes a lot in your country. Some brands like Yamaha Mio, Nuvo, and Honda Vario are the...
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A Little Note on Balinese Caste System
2007-09-26 02:52:00
Yesterday I went tour to Kintamani to see the volcano with eleven Indian tourists. They are very nice and they talk English with Indian accent. Apparently, they are in Bali at the moment for a PATA conference (Pacific Asia Travel Association Mart) on 25 to 28 September at Westin Hotel Nusa Dua. (Later I knew that they were the Minister of Tourism of Andra Pradesh India and other directors and staffs of tourism department of Andra Pradesh).Most of them are Hindu, so we can discuss about the Balinese Hindu and the Indian Hindu. Although this is not an in-depth discussion but it does gives me an interesting view."Do you have caste system in Bali?" one of them asked me.I explained briefly about the four castes we have in Bali, the Brahmana, Ksatria, Weisya, and Sudra. They ask me again, to confirm, if we only have those four castes. I said yes."So, you don't have sub caste, for example, that inside Brahmana caste there is not any sub caste?"When I replied that we did not really have su...
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A Little Note on Balinese Caste System
2007-09-26 02:52:00
Yesterday I went tour to Kintamani to see the volcano with eleven Indian tourists. They are very nice and they talk English with Indian accent. Apparently, they are in Bali at the moment for a PATA conference (Pacific Asia Travel Association Mart) on 25 to 28 September at Westin Hotel Nusa Dua. (Later I knew that they were the Minister of Tourism of Andra Pradesh India and other directors and staffs of tourism department of Andra Pradesh).Most of them are Hindu, so we can discuss about the Balinese Hindu and the Indian Hindu. Although this is not an in-depth discussion but it does gives me an interesting view."Do you have caste system in Bali?" one of them asked me.I explained briefly about the four castes we have in Bali, the Brahmana, Ksatria, Weisya, and Sudra. They ask me again, to confirm, if we only have those four castes. I said yes."So, you don't have sub caste, for example, that inside Brahmana caste there is not any sub caste?"When I replied that we did not really have su...
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Let's Swing Your Golf Club in Bali
2007-09-24 12:34:00
While golf is not as popular as football in Bali , some Balinese, especially the business people, play golf. There is a saying about this, whenever they play golf, they talk about business. But when they are at the business meeting, they talk about golf. So, where can you play golf in Bali?The Bali Golf and Country Club . Located in Nusa Dua and designed by Nelson and Wright. It’s an 18-hole course located in the main area of Nusa Dua where all these international hotels suchs as Westin and Grand Hyatt is located.Le Meridian Nirwana Golf Spa and Resort. Located in Tabanan, close to the sacred temple of Tanah Lot. It is an 18 hole golf course with a wonderful view of Tanah Lot. The Course is actually higher than the temple, which should not be. Because higher place is considered sacred.Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club. Located in Bedugul, in the middle Bali. 18 hole golf course in the middle of lush area of tropical plantation. The accommodation and restaurant with fantastic...
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Let's Swing Your Golf Club in Bali
2007-09-24 12:34:00
While golf is not as popular as football in Bali , some Balinese, especially the business people, play golf. There is a saying about this, whenever they play golf, they talk about business. But when they are at the business meeting, they talk about golf. So, where can you play golf in Bali?The Bali Golf and Country Club . Located in Nusa Dua and designed by Nelson and Wright. It’s an 18-hole course located in the main area of Nusa Dua where all these international hotels suchs as Westin and Grand Hyatt is located.Le Meridian Nirwana Golf Spa and Resort. Located in Tabanan, close to the sacred temple of Tanah Lot. It is an 18 hole golf course with a wonderful view of Tanah Lot. The Course is actually higher than the temple, which should not be. Because higher place is considered sacred.Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club. Located in Bedugul, in the middle Bali. 18 hole golf course in the middle of lush area of tropical plantation. The accommodation and restaurant with fantastic...
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How Much Are Things Cost in Bali?
2007-09-23 07:11:00
Bali is a well known inexpensive place for holiday. Since the Indonesian currency is weak, you will get more for your money if you come, for instance, from Australia or United States. Some places are cheap, but there are also expensive places such as hotel with international quality. Bali is suitable for any budget. Top end hotels, restaurants, and boutiques are available. But local shops and food stall is inexpensive place to go.Before going shopping in Bali, you need to have an idea of what the price of goods for sale here.This is not meant to be an absolute Bali cost guide, maybe ypu'll find the prices differs slightly from what listed in this blog. Somehow, it surely will give you an idea about the prices.Petrol is Rp 4500 per litre or .50 cent USD.1 beach colorful sarong is Rp. 20000 or 2.1 USDA motor bike rent is Rp 30000 or USD 3, and in case you want to buy one (I am sure you don't) the price of new motor bike is Rp 13000000 or about 1400 USD.A small pack of cigarette is R...
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Top Beaches in Bali Island
2007-09-23 02:35:00
Here is a list of beautiful beaches you can visit during your holiday in Bali . Kuta BeachKuta Beach is the most popular beach in Bali. A lot of tourists and local flock during the day and it will become more crowded on the weekends and public holidays. It is perfect place for relaxing, sun bathing (not for local), surfing, or just for taking a walk. Jimbaran BeachJimbaran is a quiet beach at some points. But this crescent shape white sandy beach is a popular place for sea food restaurants by the sea. Spend an evening here is a good way of relaxing. Enjoy sea food dinner while watching the sun beyond the horizon.Sanur BeachSanur beach is on the opposite of Kuta. Locals bring their families to Sanur usually on Sunday evening. It is an area where you can see the sun rise and moon rise over Nusa Penida island.Candi Dasa Beach ( Pasir Putih)It is another white sandy beach and crystal clear blue water with palm trees. Located east of Bali, about 80 kilometers from Denpasar.Nusa Lembongan ...
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