Bali

West Bali Delights

May 29, 2010

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 […]

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East Bali and why you should go

May 18, 2010

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

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Volunteering in Bali and what I’ve done so far

May 9, 2010

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. But only if you give your time to them.

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The Bali experience – Kuta, Seminyak, and Ubud

April 24, 2010

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.

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Indonesia tourist visa extension

April 22, 2010

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

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Tourism and the everyday Balinese

April 21, 2010

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 streaming tourism-mass barely affords them basic sanitary living conditions.

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Is this how you cut a watermelon?

April 19, 2010
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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 […]

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How goes the travelling volunteer?

April 16, 2010

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, is a little inspiration.

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