Articles tagged ‘Surfing Breaks’
Chocky’s Place: Bingin Bali
By Nick | February 26th, 2007 |
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As the dry season draws closer, surfers will be planning their trips to Bali. June/ July sees clear skies, cooler weather, and an offshore wind on the western Bukit, which is ideal for surfing.
Green Bali Bali
By Nick | December 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
To get to Green Ball, you head up the hill onto the Bukit, from Bypass Ngurah Rai (heading to Nusa Dua), then at the 4 way intersection (Nusa Dua, Uluwatu, Balangan), turn left towards Nusa Dua. You will see a sign for the Bali Cliff Resort, and the surf beach at Green Ball.
Guide to Padma area in Legian Bali
By Nick | December 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Last year I wrote about the beach / surfing break at Jl. Padma, in Legian. For beginning / intermediate surfers, who are tired of Kuta Beach / Halfway etc., but like the idea of being downtown, Padma is a good option.
Bingin Bali: What’s there and who is it good for?
By Nick | November 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bingin is one of the famous surfing breaks of the Bukit Peninsula. The short, fast barrel is a joyride for those who dare. Exactly waht is out there at Bingin and who is it good for?
Balian: Surf spot in West Bali
By Nick | November 15th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
When people think of surf spots in west Bali, they think of Medewi. Earlier this week, passing through Soka Beach, Barrie, who is an experienced surfer, pointed out some okay places to surf. Back in 2003, I visited Balian, a quiet place in west Bali, that gets swell. Looking back on it, we were in [...]
South coast of Lombok: A taste of the unexplored
By Nick | November 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Lombok is only 30 minutes from Bali by plane, yet it is like stepping into a different era. Longterm Bali visitors, tell me stories of Poppies Lane being a sand track, and Legian being the outer reach of westernization, warungs serving only Indonesian food, and the barest of western dishes. Those days are long gone, [...]
Mentawai Islands Sumatra: Best surf destination in the world
By Nick | October 18th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
A Australian friend of mine, who is in the surfing industry in Bali, one told me that the 2 best surfing destinations in the world were Hawaii and the Mentawai islands, of the west coast of Sumatra. An article by one of the guys who discovered the Mentawai’s, backs that up.
Surfing in Bali
By Nick | September 27th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Surfing and Bali go together like a horse & carriage, meat & potatoes, Seminyak & benchongs. Here’s a short guide to the whole affair.
Bali surfing today on the Bukit
By Nick | August 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Nice surfing out on the Bukit today. Plenty of dudes carving up the face and doing all that stuff that surfers do. Here’s what BaliWaves had to say about it.
