Articles tagged ‘airport’
Arriving at Ngurah Rai airport Bali
By Nick | August 31st, 2007 |
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Arriving at Ngurah Rai airport last night, I tried to put myself in the shoes of a first time visitor to Bali. Actually I always try to do this, its a mental refresher as to the sights, sounds, smells and experiences that one of our ‘customers’ first gets.
Ngurah Rai airport this morning
By Nick | August 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My visa run to run to Singapore today saw me catch a Bluebird taxi (0361)701111, pre-arranged, from Seminyak to the International Departure terminal at Ngurah Rai, for 43,000rp. The journey took about 15 minutes due to no traffic and a race car driver.
Ngurah Rai airport Bali
By Nick | February 28th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Ngurah Rai airport in Bali is a funky little place. They place a jazzy version of Balinese traditional tunes over the loudspeaker, there are ‘Oleh oleh Bali’ (Bali gift shops) around and the compact, rundown nature of the place somehow fits with Bali’s village type image.
Sunday afternoon airport pick up in Bali
By Nick | February 4th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Just got an email from my friend Devin Skolnick (son of Barbara). He is arriving tonight at the airport and wants to join his momma, up in the cultural heart of Bali’s shopping, Ubud. I thought I had spaced it and missed his flight, but he got straight back to me on email and said [...]
Meeting friends in Bali
By Nick | December 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Sunday afternoon I picked up friends from Oregon at Ngurah Rai airport. Flying in on Garuda, they were bang on time and a taxi office ticket for 60,000rp, got the 5 of us back to Seminyak and the hotel I picked for them.
Arriving in Bali and heading to Ubud
By Nick | October 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Most visitors to Bali, head to the Kuta / Seminyak area, on their first day here. Kuta is just 2 miles from the airport, and the big beachfront hotels in Tuban, are just a mile away. Some people however, like my friends from Oregon, have never been to Kuta, and instead head straight to Ubud, [...]
Bringing liquid on Bali planes
By Nick | August 12th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Liquid bombs have been in the news lately, with a posse of nutcases in England planning to blow up airliners over the US. Since that time, the UK and US have banned liquids in hand luggage, apart from baby milk. I was interested to find out the score in Bali.
DHL Expands Denpasar Gateway
By Barrie | July 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
How many of you can remember when the airport in Denpasar was literally a tin shed in the paddock?. Ngurah Rai has undergone monumental changes over the last couple of decades to become a truly international gateway.
Bali Dynasty Resort: Tourism coming back
By Nick | May 24th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Bali Dynasty Resort in Tuban is one of the favorite family hotels for Aussies. Located just a mile from the airport, right on the beach and within easy reach of the shopping in Tuban and Kuta, Bali Dynasty Resort is an easy choice.
