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| Unique Visitors: 138 |
| Total Unique Visitors: 303924 |
| Visitors Out: 2169 |
| Total Visitors Out: 2169 |
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| Romantic Sea Food Dinner At Jimbaran Bay |
| 2007-08-07 14:35:00 |
Spending evening with your loved ones in Jimbaran Bay is worth a try. Jimbaran Bay, or Kedonganan Beach (15 minutes drive south of air port) is a very popular site of sea food restaurants or cafes. Located just by the beach, these restaurants have unique setting. Many visitors enjoys the taste of sea food prepared with both local and international recipes.
One of the restaurant that I recomend is...
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| Celebrating The Independence Day |
| 2007-08-05 02:07:00 |
Every August the 17th, Indonesia commemorates her Independence Day. Bali, as one of the Indonesia’s province, has lots of activities during this month. Fun games and competition are conducted in every village to celebrate the nation’s independence.
In the streets of Bali, you can see, groups of students marching. They are practicing for the competition which usually held on the 14 of August. On...
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| Nusa Lembongan: An Island of Myriad Marine Beauty |
| 2007-08-04 02:53:00 |
Nusa Lembongan island is a very popular place because of its marine beauty and landscape. Besides lying on the white sandy beaches, on the island, there are many kind of water sports and inland tour you can do. The island is has great places for fishing, diving, surfing, trekking, exploring caves, or cycling around the island.
To reach the island you can join one day cruises available in Bali...
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| Cooking Lessons in Bali |
| 2007-08-03 01:13:00 |
Bali offers lots of tours, adventures, and activities you can choose from. Cooking lesson can be one of your option if you want to know how Bali food is prepared or cooked. There are several tour operators and restaurant that you can go to. Here are a few options.
Rural Charms Tour:
Take a walk in the street at Gulingan village before entering the pavilion located in the middle of a rice fields....
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| The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok |
| 2007-08-01 11:04:00 |
I have a quick scan on this book entitled The Rough Guide to Bali and Lombok 5 and found it is very handy for traveler. Especially it contains of detail information about places to go, how much you pay for certain things like tipping, and where to go to stay, or to eat. It is quite an interesting book for me to read, especially to look at Bali from outsider’s eyes. One very interesting...
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| Tips On Visiting Hindu Temples In Bali |
| 2007-07-21 07:18:00 |
To visit temples in Bali, there are few rules you need to know. One very common rule is that you need to wear sarong when entering the temple. There are other rules to bear in mind so you can easily enter the temple without any doubt or fear offending the locals. This is also to make sure you will not spoil your holiday in Bali.
Here are the list of rules for entering temples in Bali, (some...
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| Bali Quad Driving Adventure: A Unique Way To Explore Forests and Villages of Bali |
| 2007-07-18 15:17:00 |
Forget about sight seeing tour on a bus, this one is quite uniqe way of enjoying beautiful Bali’s sceneries. You are going to drive a quad for 18 kilometers on scenic journey in Payangan village 15 kilometer south of Kintamani where the Batur volcano located, passing forests and rice fields by Ayung river. Imagine the lush green vegetation, fresh air cleanse your lungs and the adrenalin rushing...
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| Bali Food Guide: Trying Local Food |
| 2007-07-10 15:16:00 |
Have you ever wanted to try the authentic Balinese food? To try the spicy and hot vegetables or chicken sate? Eating at restaurants can be representative for trying the Bali food, but it’s not really authentic Bali food. Chances are, the food has been adjusted, meaning, it is not as spicy or as hot as the real Bali food. So, what can you do?
You can try food at the food stalls or wrung available...
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| Jatiluwih, The Rice Field Village |
| 2007-07-03 00:55:00 |
Jatiluwih, a village in the middle part of Bali, is a very popular village that has a unique and beautiful scenery. The scenery is made up of rice terraces after rice terraces that spread around the village. Situated in approximately 1100 meters above sea level, the temperature is a bit cooler compared popular tourist place like Kuta, and Nusa Dua. Standing in the highest point you can see as...
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| The Bali Flowers: Why We Need Them Every Day? |
| 2007-06-27 13:01:00 |
Traveling to Bali, beside enjoying the beautiful panorama of the paradise island, you will also observe various kind of plants and flowers. The flowers has a very important role in Balinese life and culture. I must say, I don’t think Balinese can pass any single day without flower. This sounds like an exaggeration, but after reading this post, I am sure you will agree.
There are many kinds of...
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| Bali Bird Park at Singapadu Village |
| 2007-06-26 01:47:00 |
On your way traveling to Ubud from Denpasar you will pass a village called Singapadu.(It takes about one hour from either Kuta or Nusa Dua). Singapadu has become quite popular because the Bali Bird Park is located here. Many visitors who love observing birds both local and tourist will happily spend hours strolling in the park.
It is quite a big bird park with collection of over 250 bird species...
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| Great Diving Sites in Bali |
| 2007-06-25 05:40:00 |
Diving in Bali has been very popular for many divers from all over the world. Bali has a unique and beautiful diving sites. There are plenty of colouful tropical fish, a large variety of sponges and fascinating gorgonian and sea fans. Each diving site has its own characteristics which you can explore by yourself.
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Situated in East Bali, about two hours drive from Denpasar. The site has a very...
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| A Memorable Elephant Safari in Taro village |
| 2007-06-24 10:37:00 |
Elephant Park in Taro village has been always a great place for me to visit. Located about 50 kilometers north east of Denpasar, you can reach it in about one and half hour drive from major tourist place like Kuta or Nusa Dua. If you fancy riding elephant while enjoying the lush area of Bali villages, you should not miss this adventure.
Opened officially in year 2000, the park covered an area of...
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| Water Sports at Tanjung Benoa Bali |
| 2007-06-24 02:44:00 |
Tanjung Benoa or Benoa Bay is located 25 kilometers from Denpasar, the capital of Bali. Many hotels and restaurants has been built there for tourists. Some international hotels located here are The Aston Bali, The Novotel, and Club Bali Mirage. A restaurant called Bumbu Bali also very popular in Tanjung Benoa for its Balinese authentic cooking lesson. Though it is not as popular as Kuta, Sanur,...
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| Galungan: The Biggest Religious Celebration In Bali |
| 2007-06-23 07:49:00 |
If you come to Bali this week, you will notice that there are ornamented bamboo poles erected in front of every Hindu Bali house in Bali. These bamboo poles are called Penjor and also a sign of the upcoming Galungan and Kuningan Day.
The celebration of Galungan day is to commemorate the victory of Dharma (good) versus Adharma (evil). You can say the victory meant here is a spiritual achievement...
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| Enchanting Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan |
| 2007-06-23 07:45:00 |
A magnificent view of Bali can be seen from upper area of Lake Tamblingan and Lake Buyan. As you stand in looking down you will see the shimmering lakes reflecting the sun light. The air is much cooler compared to Kuta or Nusa Dua, and much fresher too. As you gaze around, you will see many mandarin trees, hydranger, tomatoes farm, vegetables farm, strawberry farm, as well many trees. Birds...
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| Why There Is No Dining Room in A Bali House? |
| 2007-06-17 05:42:00 |
A house in Bali has no dining room. Why is that? Where do they eat? Those are the questions in your mind. Before we talk about it, we need to see how a Bali house is built.
The house in Bali is built based on a concept of "mountain-ocean" line. The lay out of the building must follow the idea or believe that the direction toward the mountain is sacred but the direction toward the sea is less...
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| The Art of Bali Bargaining |
| 2007-06-10 13:57:00 |
If you buy something in Bali in most shops and markets, you need to bargain. Bargaining can be difficult if you are not used to it. Some of the people that I talked to told me it is quite embarrassing to bargain, because they rarely, if not never, do it in their life. In Bali the sellers expect you to bargain when you want to buy something. If you don’t bargain, you might pay too much for...
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| Bali Temple Festival |
| 2007-06-02 08:39:00 |
A Hindu Bali temple festival takes place every 210 days or six months(which is a year according to the Bali lunar calendar). In this special day, the local villagers prepare themselves to pray at the temple. The children are very excited and wear their best clothes to go to the temple.
The ceremony at the temple usually started from early morning and finish late at night. The people will come...
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| Simple Bali Snack |
| 2007-06-01 04:31:00 |
In earlier post, I have written about Balinese like drinking coffee or tea in the morning, at noon, or even in the evening. More people drink coffee to tea or milk. And usually when we drink coffee we have something else with it, be it Bali cakes that you can buy at the local markets or just boiled sweet potatoes as you see in the pictures. Those potatoes as the their name suggest, taste sweet....
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| One Day At Kedaton Monkey Forest |
| 2007-05-28 05:34:00 |
I was sipping my Bali coffee at a small cafe while waiting for the clients that have gone into the monkey forest with the local guide, when somebody came and said to me that one of my tourists had been bitten by a monkey. Possibly a big monkey, he remarked.And so, I walked quickly into the forest entrance and saw that Sue, the tourist, has been surrounded by the locals that gave her first aid...
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| Is Cow a Sacred Animal in Bali? |
| 2007-01-06 03:12:00 |
The answer you get of this question may vary if you ask different people. The priest may say, yes it is. But many Balinese, although they are Hindu, consume beef. And people in Bali breed cows for meat. You will not see cow wander in the streets, because they are just cattle.
Some people don't eat beef because they think they should not eat beef because they think it is a sacred animal. They say...
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| Photo of Durian |
| 2006-12-25 12:58:00 |
Today I took picture of Durian, one of the most popular tropical fruit. It is notoriously known for its bad smell among the westeners or tourist. For Balinese or Indonesian people it smells nice. And it tastes delicious as well. You can find people selling Durian in the local markets, by the streets of Denpasar, and in many villages in Middle and North Bali (Bestala Village).
Related Post:...
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| The American Tourists |
| 2006-12-07 13:32:00 |
Today I went to Tanjung Benoa (a tourist area in Bali island) with my fellow driver, to pick up two tourists to go on a tour in Denpasar. It took me half an hour to arrive in Tanjung Benoa from Denpasar where I live. And yes, they were waiting for us at the Club Mirage lobby, the hotel they stayed. The tourists/clients that I went tour today were from California, from such and such county....
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| Travel Tips: Exchanging Money In Bali |
| 2006-12-01 13:43:00 |
You probably have heard the not nice experience of exchanging money in some unauthorized money exchangers. People get less of what they should have got from exchanging their money in these so-called money exchangers. I have not met tourist or my clients who have been ripped off by money changers, but still I am going to pose here some tips on how to exchange money safely when you travel to Bali....
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| The Secret of The Happiness of Balinese People |
| 2006-11-28 13:40:00 |
Almost every time I met tourist from UK, US or Australia, I asked them the question, "What do you like best about Bali?" And although I got various answers like: the weather, the food, or the Bintang beer (you definitely should try this), the surf, and the shopping, but most of the time the answer I got is "the Balinese people". Why I asked? This time I got similar answers from them.Because the...
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| The Biggest Holy Day Celebration |
| 2006-11-27 12:12:00 |
In the next two days, the Balinese Hindu will celebrate a joyous holy day called Galungan. The Holy Day of Galungan which happen every 210 days, is anticipated eagerly by all the Balinese Hindu. This is the time where people go to the temple, people who live in the city will return to their village to pray in their family temple. Children will wear their best clothes in this special Holy Day....
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