Articles tagged ‘Taro’

Saving the Elephants

By Barrie | May 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Indonesia currently has 16 or more species on the verge of extinction. A further 30 are classified as endangered. On the critically endangered and endangered lists are the Sumatran tiger, the Bali starling, the Javanese wild dog, the orangutans of Kalimantan and Sumatra, the Sumatran gibbon and the Sumatran elephant. Some claim the number of [...]

 

Ubud area scenic ride

By Nick | June 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Exploring Bali by motorbike is one of the true pleasures that is available to most people. If you can’t ride a motorbike or drive a car you can always hire a car with driver (price depends on how
nice the car is). People staying in the Ubud area are spoiled for choice when it come to [...]

 

Bali tourist flung by elephant

By Nick | November 6th, 2006 | 2 Comments »

Australian tourist was picked up and flung by a male elephant, while enjoying a family vacation in Bali. Mrs. Robyn Paki was seriously injured when the large elephant she had ridden, tossed her through the air, causing leg and head injuries.