Articles tagged ‘Bali Tourism News’
Drug trafficking in Bali: 9 Australians caught with heroin
By Nick | April 20th, 2005 |
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Sometimes I wonder when Bali is going to get a break. We have had the Bombing, SARS, VOA, travel warnings and the tsunami in Aceh. The latest reason not to come to Bali that is going to pick up steam is the double-whammy of Schapelle Corby and 9 other Australian nationals who have been charged [...]
The Schapelle Corby drugs trial: Not the only case in the Bali news
By Nick | April 19th, 2005 | 94 Comments »
Australian media has been covering the Schapelle Corby incident recently and I am sure many people are saying a prayer for her. Hard to say if she is innocent or not but trafficking drugs into Bali is something that happens quite often. The most recent new case in the papers is one involving several Australian [...]
Update on the Schapelle Corby case in Kerobokan Bali
By Nick | April 19th, 2005 | 107 Comments »
The Schapelle Corby case is one that promises to hog the news for the foreseeable future. An article I read in the Border Mail offers the latest developments. Lawyers representing accused Australian drug-trafficker Schapelle Corby have claimed that the Australian Federal Police has shown a bewildering lack of co-operation may have condemned the former beauty [...]
The end of the wet season in Bali
By Nick | April 19th, 2005 | 2 Comments »
The date in Bali is April 19th and that means we are out of the wet season. During Seans visit that started on April 6th we had torrential rain, a last-offering from the rain Gods. Visitors can expect to leave the umbrellas at home and get the scorching they have been promising themselves.
Schapelle Corby in Kerobokan jail Bali
By Nick | April 18th, 2005 | 116 Comments »
The accused Australian accused drug trafficker Schapelle Corby is being held in Kerobokan jail just up the road from house. She has been accused of trafficking 4.1kg of cannabis (marijuana) in October and could face the death penalty if convicted.
BBQ at my house in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | April 8th, 2005 | 14 Comments »
There will a bbq at my house in Seminyak on 6pm, Saturday, April 9th. Anyone who can make it is welcome. Feel free to email me for directions or call.
081 736 2830
How to help the efforts in Aceh and Nias
By Nick | March 30th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
In the last 3 months northern Sumatra has taken a beating with the tsunami in Aceh and now the earthquake in Nias. For those wishing to make a donation to a reputable charity with the experience and reliability to make a diffence here is a list of those involved.
Earthquake in Nias Indonesia
By Nick | March 29th, 2005 | 4 Comments »
The main headline today in many news sites around the world is the earthquake in Nias. It must seem to people living outside of Indonesia that this country never gets a break from bad news with terrorist bombings, the tsunami and now this to add to the ever present threat of volcanic eruptions.
A New York Times article points to a bright future for Bali
By Nick | March 29th, 2005 | 3 Comments »
The New York Times is one of the best newspapers around in my opinion and a friend of mine, Joe E, sent me an article about how Bali is bouncing back after the bombing.
Have papayas, don’t have papayas in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | March 17th, 2005 | 3 Comments »
Life has a way of slapping you in the face once in a while so it was only fitting that as soon as I post a picture of my papaya tree on the site something happens.
