Articles tagged ‘Ubud Shopping’
Suena Handicraft: Carved faces in Tegallalang Bali
By Nick | January 13th, 2007 |
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Riding back down the main street in Tegallalang, towards Denpasar, after visiting Putna Sari, I saw a unique shop, selling faces carved out of tree trunks. Most of the carvings in Bali, seem to be complete faces / figures, but these ones were carved out of the bark of a tree, which was still visible. [...]
Putna Sari - Carved jewelry display in Tegallalang Bali
By Nick | January 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Tegallalang can be a one-stop-shop place for gifts, to take home. The locals make carved goods, some of which end up in Ubud, some go straight on sale here. Putna Sari is a small shop on the main street, that passes through town. The solo staff member couldn’t speak English and seemed afraid to make [...]
Mustique: Carved bowls in Peliatan Bali
By Nick | January 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Peliatan is another Balinese village lined with shops selling similar type goods, this time carved items. Along the main street, Jl. Raya Andong, I stopped into one place at random, to check out their goods. Mustique is a cute little shop, with stuff I’d actually like, if I had a bigger house. I met the [...]
Jepun Bali: Stoner carver in Sukawati Bali
By Nick | January 13th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Taking one of the creative routes to Ubud, via a turnoff on Jl. Gatut Subroto, north of Denpasar, you pass through the village of Sukawati. Actually Sukawati seems like an endless line of stonecarving places, lined up along the street, in typical ribbon-development style. One of the many places in Jepun Bali, who’ sign says [...]
Gender Mas & Suarti: Ubud Bali
By Nick | December 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Ubud is loaded with lovely shops and galleries selling art, antiques and interior design gear. This afternoon I stopped into a couple of places on Jl. Raya Ubud. The first was Gender Mas, a shop stocking original work by a selection of artists from all over Bali, including Karangasem. I asked the staff, a muscly [...]
Too hot to shop for some Ubud visitors
By Nick | December 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali is hot right now, as I’ve been saying for a while. The sun is as relentless as ever and yesterday, after going to the gym and then to Kuta, wearing a short sleeve shirt, I realised my forearms were rather rosy. Being one of Britain’s paler citizens, that’s something that’s always going to happen. [...]
Celuk in silver capitol of Bali
By Nick | November 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Balinese are renowned for their artistic and craft skills. Celuk, located to the NE of Kuta, on the way to Ubud, is famous for producing silver jewelry.
Police Raids Crackdown on Pirate DVDs
By Barrie | June 28th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
DVD shops are everywhere in Bali, literally. There always seems to be a new shop opening up every day selling pirated copies of the latest movies and music to suit all tastes, and, tourists are buying up big.
Horizon Glassworks: Ubud, Bali
By BootsnAll | June 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Craftsmen who create pieces of art or jewellery in glass hold my admiration. It is a skill that I would not like to learn mainly because of the delicate process and my patience would be limited.
Botanical Gardens: Ubud, Bali
By BootsnAll | June 1st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Ubud is stunningly beautiful place and now, it has a new addition with the opening of the Botanical Garden Ubud recently. Situated some 1.2 kilometres from the centre of town, it offers visitors a relaxed and unique setting.
