Articles tagged ‘Gunung Batur’
Travelling the North-East Road – Part 1
By Barrie | May 1st, 2008 |
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There are literally hundreds of day trips you could embark upon on your visit to Bali, but I have always found it best to get off the main tourist routes and do some exploring. Recently I spent a few days in the north-east of the island. It is a beautiful area of Bali and less [...]
Map of Gunung Batur & Danau Batur
By Nick | May 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here is a map of Gunung Batur & Danau Batur detailing temples, points of interest and accommodation options.
Climbing Gunung Abang in the highlands of Bali
By Nick | December 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Gunung Abang is located across Lake Batur from Gunung Batur in the highlands of Bali. At 2153m it is over 400m higher, but way less visited. Gunung Abang is known as Red Mountain and the climb is very different. While is rather barren and affords sweeping views of the surrounding landscape, Gunung Abang is forested [...]
Kintamani having a tough time economically
By Nick | October 12th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
According to an article on BaliDiscovery, the local economy in Kintamani is having a tough time. The article says that since the 2002 Bali Bomb I, 22 hotels and restaurants have closed in Kintamani.
BIMC Goes Mobile on Two Wheels: Bali
By BootsnAll | June 7th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The BIMC or Bali International Medical Centre has been an institution in Bali for as long as I can remember and for years it has assisted tourists with all manner of injuries that have occurred whilst on their holidays.
Dealing with annoying ‘guides’ in Bali
By Nick | May 23rd, 2006 | 8 Comments »
Bali is a small island with 3 million people. Its is also a major tourist destination, meaning that sooner or later, people figure out their best bet is to make a living off of tourism. No worries, I’d do the same, but sometimes it can be a little bit of a hard sell.
Miguel Covarrubias’s life in Bali celebrated in new book
By Nick | December 2nd, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Miguel Covarrubias wrote Island of Bali is 1939. It is to this day the best account of life in Bali in the 1930’s and Balinese culture in general. Miguel managed to lay out a very personal impression of Bali and writes in a way that relates to his readers. He doesn’t come across like a [...]
