Articles tagged ‘Amlapura’
Where to build a house in Bali
By Nick | November 27th, 2006 |
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If I had a pot of money and time on my hands, I might build a house in Bali. Even if I don’t, just thinking about where it would be, is a lot of fun. Riding around on my motorbike and marking spots with a GPS, I see there is no limit to the amount [...]
Indonesian woman wants foreign boyfriend in Kuta Bali
By Nick | November 23rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
There’s no accounting for taste, and very often people wants the exact opposite of what’s around them. This evening while visiting my friend Palu, who has a surfboard shop on Poppies II in Kuta, I chatted with his staff.
Touring East Bali
By Nick | November 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Walking around Kuta, you will see hundreds of places offering day trips. Virtually every hotel has a tour counter, offering the same thing. If you want to get out for the day, its okay I suppose, but you will not experience what East Bali has to offer on a day trip.
Amlapura: Why visit?
By Nick | November 8th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Every time I’ve visited Amlapura I’ve got good vibes. maybe its just that being in East Bali gives good vibes, I don’t know, but I find Amlapura to be a fairly clean, typical Balinese town, with the usual streetside shops selling pots, pans, fans and stuff most tourists wouldn’t touch.
Amlapura: East Bali
By Nick | November 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Most visitors to Bali will not visit Amlapura, firstly because it is in East Bali and secondly because nothing draws them.
Riding back from Candi Dasa in East Bali
By Nick | October 23rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
East Bali really is the part of the island that I love coming to. Getting out to Candi Dasa, the colors just seem brighter, maybe its because the amount of tall trees and vegetation, outnumber the buildings.
My first trip to Karangasem Bali
By Nick | May 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
On this day in 2003, I had just come back from my first trip to Karangasem. Karangasem is the eastern most district in Bali and probably one of the most enjoyable. People go on about the ‘real Bali’, I don’t know what they’re looking for, but certainly Karangasem offers a quieter, more rural scene than [...]
Amed & Culik: East Bali
By Nick | May 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Beaches on the East coast of Bali, are predominately black sand. Nothing wrong with that, but people always seem to prefer a white sand beach. The beaches in the Amed area vary between the 2, and can be mixed. The little boats the locals use, are called jukung, and at night you can see them [...]
Bali cities doing okay in list of cleanest cities in Indonesia
By Nick | December 17th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
A recent survey of Indonesian cities revealed which were the cleanest and dirtiest. Needless to say some of the places in the developing world are ecological nightmares, with awful air pollution, water course pollution and toxic waste being dumped in food growing areas.
