Articles tagged ‘Regional Guides’
Bali Museum: Denpasar Bali
By Nick | January 25th, 2007 |
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The Bali Museum is located at Puputan Square in Denpasar. Set in traditional looking grounds, adjacent to Pura Jagatnata, a visit to the museum is a relaxing and affordable place, where you can learn about Balinese history. Split into 4 main buildings, the museum is stocked with artifacts dating back to the megalithic period. The [...]
Indonesian Food in Denpasar
By Nick | January 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On the way to the Bali Museum today, I made a stop at warung in Denpasar. The road to the museum, Jl. Teuku Umar has many places to choose from and I chose Kedai (warung) Nasi Uduk. This warung had a very small menu, a few locals dining inside and on the few tables outside. [...]
Batan Waru: Indonesian restaurant in Tuban Bali
By Nick | January 24th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Batan Waru is a modern Indonesian restaurant, located on busy Jl. Kartika Plaza in Tuban. As with some other restaurants in Bali, Batan Waru now has a photo menu, to go along with the standard printed menu. This helps to give new visitors to Bali, an idea of what they are ordering. Everything on the [...]
Pasar Seni Kuta Bali
By Nick | January 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Pasar Seni Kuta (Kuta Art Market) is located between Kuta Square / Jl.Kartika Plaza and the beach. Its quite a large area and has rows of stalls, selling the same stuff you’ll find all over Kuta. The idea ‘if it works for your neighbor, copy it’, has been fully blown out in this neighborhood and [...]
Bluefin: Japanese Fusion in Tuban Bali
By Nick | January 23rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Bluefin is a modern-age Japanese concept restaurant. I have not eaten there as yet, but walking past, the design of the place alone demands attention. The impressive wine racks are pushed up against the front window. Located just down from Stadium Cafe, on Jl. Kartika Plaza, Bluefin has a Japanese fusion menu. Seating can be [...]
Yan’s Cafe: Tuban Bali
By Nick | January 23rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Funny how once in a while you get a blast from the past. Today while checking out places in Tuban, I wandered past the first hotel I stayed at in Bali, or at least, when I moved here on Jan 1st 2003. I remember arriving in Bali, loaded down with gear, a rolled up sign [...]
Kuta Beach in January 2007
By Nick | January 23rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This morning on Kuta Beach, the sun was shining and the tourists who were around, there enjoying the relaxed atmosphere. Down at the bottom end of Kuta Beach, between the pasar seni (art market) and Jl. Pantai Kuta, is a shady walkway, that is popular with older tourists. I spotted an Aussie flag strung up [...]
Nike Store: Tuban Bali
By Nick | January 23rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Every town needs a Nike store and the Kuta area has one on Jl. Kartika Plaza, in Tuban. The Nike store is classified as a ’semi-factory outlet’, even though there is no merchandise being produced on the premises. The Nike store is a clean looking place, brightly lit and decorated with pictures of sports stars [...]
