Plog – Paulie's Blog

Tag: Bali

  • West Bali Delights

    Last week I wrote about my eastward Bali pilgrimage and just how much I loved it.  In a similar vein, I spent my final 2~3 days on the island travelling to and from, and staying in, West Bali and just as with the East, I highly recommend it as a place to visit if you…

  • East Bali and why you should go

    A description of my experience travelling to East Bali, including Besakih, Tulamben, Amed, Candidasa, Amlapura, Tirta Gangga.

  • Volunteering in Bali and what I’ve done so far

    When you make a difference, you make a huge difference. Whatever your speciality is, be it teaching, Information Technology, medicine, nutrition, anything… you made a huge difference by becoming a local expert. When you hold knowledge, or have a skill, that a group of people don’t currently possess you are an asset to those people.…

  • The Bali experience – Kuta, Seminyak, and Ubud

    In this article I’ve only covered 3 of the first places you’ll probably have heard of in Bali, namely Kuta, Seminyak and Ubud. I’ve also provided some general information/tips at the end regarding visas, transport, etc.

  • Indonesia tourist visa extension

    A quick how-to and information you need to know when you travel to Indonesia and want to extend your 30 day Indonesian visa-on-arrival tourist visa in Bali

  • Tourism and the everyday Balinese

    If only tourists could see this… could witness first hand the disparities that exist between the wealthy landowners of this country and the average working-class Indonesian eking out a living here. The paltry wages their bosses give them or the tiny margins they make on things like sunglasses and other merchandise they flog to the…

  • Is this how you cut a watermelon?

    Approx. reading time: 10minutes. Sunday was an interesting day for several reasons and since I love the sound of my own voice I’m going to blab about it. Currently I’m hiding out somewhere in Bali, namely ‘Legian Beach Bungalows’ at a mere IDR:80,000 per night.  The cheapest accommodation I’ve found by far, and much better…

  • How goes the travelling volunteer?

    Using world travel as a basic framework for volunteering is a noble pursuit, maybe, but it’s not necessarily as easy as it sounds. It’s a challenge to find work-for-nothing jobs, and that is very frustrating. However, being persistent usually pays off and sometimes all we need, often found between the covers of a great book,…

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