Articles tagged ‘New Years in Bali’
New Years craziness in Bali
By Nick | December 31st, 2005 |
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Trying to get down to Kuta this afternoon was like getting change out of a taxi driver. Even though tourist levels are down, the Balinese have whipped themselves into a state of frenzy. This afternoon it felt like everyone in Bali who owns a motorbike or car, had it on the road. The cops were [...]
New Years in Seminyak
By Nick | December 31st, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Last night I walked down Jl. Dhyana Pura and see some decorations and advertisements up for tonight. This morning I observed a group of guys down at Blue Ocean Beach and he end of Jl. Double Six erecting long bamboo poles with flags.
Security in Jakarta beefed up over Christmas
By Nick | December 26th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Terrorism is an ever present threat during the Christmas season ever since 2000, where churches were attacked. This year the Indonesian security forces are taking no chances, dressing up as Santa and performing security measures outside churches across Jakarta.
Kuta feels very quiet right now
By Nick | December 20th, 2005 | 6 Comments »
Last night around 7.30pm I walked from the beach at Jl. Benesari back to my motorbike at Internet Outpost on Poppies II. Along the way I walked through mostly empty streets, a handful of tourists and empty warungs. It felt like January 2003. Warung 96 had about 6 cutomers and Internet Outpost 5.
Tourism numbers fall in Bali
By Nick | December 14th, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Reading the Jakarta Post today I see the latest tourism figures are way down on last year. The month before the October 1st Bali Bomb II, we got 162,102 arrivals. October gave us 81,109 and November only 62,705.
Muslims to help protect churches at Christmas in Indonesia
By Nick | December 10th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Indonesian Muslims will be helping police to ensure the safety of Christians worshipping at churches over Christmas. In 2000 many churches wer attacked by a tiny minority of trouble makers and 19 people were killed. This did not reflect the general population and was the work of extremist groups.
