Articles tagged ‘East Bali Area Guide’
Secret hike in East Bali
By Nick | August 21st, 2005 |
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East Bali is a wonderful part of the island, fertile, traditional and largely undeveloped. Just get your own transportation and explore, is my advice to people coming out here. Most people either do not do that, or stuck to main roads and end up in Candi Dasa. Oh well its up to you, but for [...]
Exploring the Sideman area in East Bali
By Nick | August 20th, 2005 | 6 Comments »
East Bali is one of my favourite parts of Bali. As far as the scenery and the lifestyle it seems as close to the 1920's stereotype as possible, with sweeping valleys, rice terraces and Balinese locals going about their daily routine, blissfully unworried by the 21st century. The upcoming Bali Tour, which I am organizing, [...]
Spending the night in Kintamani Bali
By Nick | August 14th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
This evening I am in the Kintamani area checking out some of the hiking opportunities and looking at hotels. It's a flying visit and I won't have the time to do a travel guide. I am gathering info for the upcoming Baliblog guided tour.
Candi Dasa: The Gateway to East Bali
By Nick | June 13th, 2005 | 7 Comments »
Candi Dasa (pronounced Chandi Dasa) is the biggest tourist development on the east coast of Bali. It lies on the main road past the turn off for Padangbai and was once more of a happening spot than it is now. What basically happened was the strip along the beach that surrounded the lagoon was developed. [...]
Amlapura: The biggest town in East Bali
By Nick | June 1st, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Amlapura is the largest town in East Bali. The name of the town used to be Karangasem, the same name as the district, but was changed in 1963 after the eruption of Gunung Agung. Indonesians believe if something really bad happens to you then you might be better off changing your name. My wife Ika [...]
East Bali: Why should you go?
By Nick | May 25th, 2005 | 5 Comments »
East Bali is my favourite part of the island for a number of reasons. Life out there is way slower than in the Kuta, Legian, Seminyak area, the scenery is lovely and the bule population is very low. All this makes for a pleasant environment to relax. Hell when I retire I might even move [...]
The founding of Tenganan in East Bali
By Nick | May 16th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Tenganan is one of the Bali Aga villages. The Bali Aga are the original inhabitants of Bali and Tenganan is located close to Padangbai in East Bali. The story of the founding of Tenganan is told in a famous legend. Before the Majapahit invasion of Bali, King Bedaulu ruled the island. One day his favorite [...]
Gado gado in Candi Dasa Bali
By Nick | May 12th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Candi Dasa makes a great stop off point for a trip to the East Coast of Bali. Yesterday heading back to Kuta I swung down the steep winding road from the coastal bukit into downtown Candi Dasa and had lunch at the Dewata Agung restaurant. The Dewata Agung is located next to the famous lagoon. [...]
Downtown in Candi Dasa East Bali
By Nick | May 12th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Coming back from East Bali I stopped in Candi Dasa, the main tourist center on the SE coast. As many people know the locals destroyed their beach by smashing the reef for lime to make cement. Since those days Candi Dasa has been in decline but still makes a good place for a pit stop. [...]
Rice cultivation in East Bali
By Nick | May 12th, 2005 | 3 Comments »
Rice is such a staple in Bali that I cannot imagine life here without it. Dewi Sri is the goddess of rice and people often tip the first sip from the arak glass on the ground as a gesture to her. The growing of rice take tremendous organization and hard work, large amounts of food [...]
