Bali Bemo Buses
Backpacking in Bali
To get into the backpacking mentality, you have to think longterm. Backpackers are often on a year long, around the world trip. All over the world, guesthouses and youth hostels are the places backpackers aim for, simplicity and cost being the key. Even as I get older, I still feel most comfortable checking into a cheap guest house in Bali, as its low stress, and I feel as though I have the time to take it easy, explore, and do whatever without the meter running to fast.
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Date: August 17th, 2006 |
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Getting around Bali
Bali is a relatively small island, which makes it very accessible. When you compare Bali to a place like Thailand, Bali has way more to offer people on a short term holiday. Both places have beaches, temples, mountains, nightlife and culture. The things is in Bali you can get from the beach to the mountains in 2 hours driving, whereas in Thailand you are looking at a 1,000km trip by plane.
Date: April 1st, 2006 |
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How to use Bemo’s
Tourists visiting are on a short time frame and use a variety of transport modes to get them around as quickly as possible including taxis, rented cars and motorbikes.
Date: March 19th, 2004 |
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Bemos in Bali
Tourists visiting are on a short time frame and use a variety of transport modes to get them around as quickly as possible including taxis, rented cars and motorbikes. One transport option most people don’t think of are bemos. Bemos are are the small mini vans that drive all over Bali ferrying locals from place to place at an affordable price. Anyone who has been here will remember the windy roads from village to village and the narrow lanes in the city. The independently owned bemos are a natural response to the geography and economy of Bali.
Date: April 4th, 2006 |
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Motorbikes in Bali
Reading a 1991 version of Bill Daltons Indonesia Handbook I came across a section on motorbikes. Being an adventurous fellow I thought Bill would love but he actually is against them in Bali. Bill says they are dangerous, attract attention in villages and you always have to worry about petrol, oil and deal with the Balinese way of driving. When I first came to Bali in 1993 I took bemo buses all over and have to say it was a giant pain in the ass. Every time we got to a bemo stop we had to negotiate. The driver would have us going with the price and then we would tell him it was too expensive. He would climb back in the bemo and pretend to drive off. We would let him and he would stop, climb out and continue negotiating. Try doing this 6 times day and you will see why bemos are a mode of transport I never use.
Date: June 8th, 2005 |
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