Articles tagged ‘Kaliasem’
Thoughts on the Lovina coast
By Nick | December 10th, 2006 |
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Lovina was originally a string of villages, that collectively came to be known as Lovina, after the last king of Buleleng, built his holiday home in Kaliasem, and named it ‘Lovina’. Riding from Lovina towards Seririt this morning, I pulled off the road and headed towards the beach. Up here its all grey / black [...]
Buffalo Races in Lovina Bali
By Nick | December 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Negara isn’t the only place in Bali where you can see a buffalo race. The sport is popular in Lovina, to be exact, in the village of Kaliasem. The tradition originated in Madura, is NE Java. Settlers brought it to both Kaliasem and Negara. Known locally as sapi gerumbugan, the races take place at the [...]
Getting to Lovina Bali
By Nick | December 7th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
According to some people the town of Lovina, (which is actually a conglomeration of the villages of Pemaron, Tukad Mungga, Anturan, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem, Temukus and Banyualit) got its name after the last king of Buleleng, Pandji Tisna (1908-1978), named his holiday home ‘Lovina’ back in 1958. Some say the name means ‘the love in the [...]
Lovina watersports Bali
By Nick | October 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Taking to a trip to Lovina, on the north coast, can be a pleasant change from the busy shopping / party scene in Kuta.
North Bali why would you go there?
By Nick | January 25th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
North Bali was the point of arrival for tourist in the 1920’s and 1930’s. They would arrive by steamship usually from Jakarta, looking for that ‘new found paradise’ talked about in some of the travel books and magazines of the time.
