Articles tagged ‘bukit’
Surf Bali: May 9th 2006
By Nick | May 9th, 2006 |
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Wave conditions in Bali today weren’t the greatest, but according to Baliwaves, in the next 36-48 hours there will be swell hitting the island.
Visiting Nusa Dua for the first time in 2003
By Nick | April 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
On this day in 2003 I paid my first visit to Nusa Dua. Located on the eastern side of the Bukit, Nusa Dua is a ‘man-made’ resort park, that was planned and built to contain high end hotels. For the first time visitor its a surprise, kind of feels like Beverley Hills, with all the [...]
Padang Padang Bali
By Nick | April 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali has numerous surfing breaks, and as any good surfer will know, the best breaks are down on the Bukit. The Bukit Peninsula is the ‘upside down mushroom’ shaped chunk of land at the southern end of the island. Its mostly reef breaks and this afternoon I went to have a look at Padang Padang.
Bypass Nusa Dusa Bali
By Nick | March 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Riding back from the Bukit I swung through Jimbaran to the Bypass. Stopping to call my friend Ebong who lives in Jimbaran, I got a message that he was in East Bali. The late afternoon traffic on the Bypass sometimes resembles stock car track, with cars showing no regard for motorbikes. Its ‘rider beware’ and [...]
Riding on the Bukit Bali
By Nick | March 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Late in the afternoon I wanted to get out of the Seminyak scene and went for a ride out to Nusa Dua. Hooking a right before the Nusa Dua main gate I rode up the hill and across the Bukit towards Uluwatu. This is one of the most unpopulated parts of Bali and I passed [...]
Geography of Bali
By Nick | February 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali is a unique island in many ways. It would have to be unique to be the choice for tourists in a country of 17,000 islands. Culture aside, Bali’s geography has contributed to its reputation. A line of volcanoes form an east-west barrier in the center of the island, though access to the north coast [...]
Bali Waves: A local site worth checking out
By Nick | December 27th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Bali Waves is a website that features regular content on surfing written by expats who live here. Not being a surfer myself, I often use this site to check out what has been happening down on the Bukit.
Beach Girls in Bali: Some of the main groups
By Nick | December 15th, 2005 | 6 Comments »
Euro chicks are another kind of Beach Girl. Long legged with golden tans and super positive attitude, these girls are very approachable and are usually fresh out of some surf school, looking to put their new found skills in practice. Probably won’t find too many in the water on the Bukit, but I have seen [...]
Changing face of Seminyak
By Nick | December 15th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Bali has been changing rapidly in the last 10 year, both physically and socially. Ten years ago it was not on for a Balinese girl to date a foreigner, at least not without the understanding it would lead to marriage. I have a foreign friend who told me about a time when a girls male [...]
Surfing in Bali: The modern age
By Nick | December 10th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
In this day and age there are no new surf breaks in Bali, but I know for example that places like Jasri in East Bali do sometimes get surf, with not to many other people around.
