Articles tagged ‘Padangbai’
Legend of Tenganan
By Nick | July 25th, 2006 |
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Tenganan has a certian mystery associated with it, largely due to its insular style and claim to of being a Bali Aga (original Balinese) village. Tenganan has a very large area and locals have a story to explain why.
Tetebatu: A mountain hideaway in Lombok
By Nick | May 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali is a wonderful and most of us love it. Sometimes though, even Bali is too crowded and you need a special remote place. Lombok is the next island to the east and the level of tourism is a fraction of Bali’s. The level of everything is a fraction of what Bali is, including hotels, [...]
Saying goodbye to Jennifer in Seminyak Bali
By Nick | May 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Sunday was busy days as far as meeting tourists. At 9pm I was again at JP’s Warung on Jl. Dhyana Pura in Seminyak, this time to meet Jennifer from Oregon (she’s from Ohio, but lives in Oregon). Jennifer has been here a week and just returned from a mini Bali tour.
Amuk Bay East Bali
By Nick | April 13th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Amuk Bay in East Bali includes the coastal towns of Candi Dasa and Padangbai (’padang‘ is Balinese for grass, ‘bai‘ is Dutch for bay). The name of the bay is famous after the term ‘ running amok. When Balinese wanted to commit suicide, they would (as usual) bottle their emotions, then explode in anger, running [...]
Padangbai: Beaches close by
By Nick | March 2nd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Padangbai has 2 other good beaches close by. The first, Blue Lagoon, is accessed by heading to the far left of the main beach and hiking 10 minute up and over the hill, dropping down onto a white sand beach with a couple of warungs. This is a good place to snorkel and dive boats [...]
Padangbai Bali
By Nick | March 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Padangbai is the ferry port to Lombok. Located on the SE coast, you can get there in about 2 hours from Kuta by taking the coastal Bypass from Sanur. A decade ago Padangbai was fairly busy. I remember being there in 1993 and every guest house was full of foreign backpackers. I stayed at the [...]
