Places in Seminyak to trust and avoid
Walking along Jl. Seminyak today, the sun was shining, the tourists were shopping and the traffic was crawling. Taking a bit more time to check things out today, I snapped a some photos of 3 places. Two I trust, and one I avoid.
The first place has a sign up saying ‘Petrol‘ and a tire, telling drivers they sell petrol in bottles and pump up tires. The guy who works there, is honest, he charges 5,000rp for a liter of petrol and pumps both tires on my bike for 1,000rp. Never a problem here. He is open all day and closes around 8pm.
The next place had a sign outside saying ‘Kunci‘ which means ‘key‘. These guys are from Java, the name of the place, ‘Dewata Kunci’ - locksmith.
They sell a range of padlocks (tiny - 9,000rp, small - 10,000rp, medium - 15,000rp, large Yale - 35,000 / 45,000rp). To get a house key made is 7,000rp per key. Opening hours are 10am-6pm (5pm during Ramadan).
Dewata Kunci
Jl.Seminyak #32A
Seminyak
(0361)8503410
That’s the 2 places I trust, now for the other place. Walking along Jl. Seminyak you’ll pass various little offices, about 5 ft wide, staffed by a teenager, who looks like he’s been up all night smoking crack. These ‘money changers‘ are to be avoided. When you live here, you can see it’s a joke, that these guys are changing money. There’s no certification, no safe, no staff, no examples of currency or notices hanging up. All you see is a sign out on the sidewalk, and a shabby desk inside. I’d rather hand money to one of the beggers outside Bintang supermarket, than to these guys.
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That ‘crack-head’ you photographed is sleaze personified. Wonder why the locals don’t close them down as they sure do the street a bad service and piss tourists off no end with their pathetic rip-offs, that is until they learn the ropes.
I can’t view the photo’s on my computer either as Putu indicated in her email. However, I too have no problem viewing other people’s pictures on there website. Please could you explain what I must do; previously, before you left for Europe I had no problems and upon your immediate arrival back to Bali. Shortly thereafter, the problem surfaced. Soooo, could you please address this issue for the two of us; I am certain other people are having the same difficulties as we are.
I miss perusing your pictures. Takes some of the ache out of my heart for Bali when Agung and I can look at pictures from home.
ditto. I can’t see them either anymore
hi nick
I can’t view the photo’s in my computer maybe you can help me as i know you are computer expert and all.
I can view photo’s from other web site just your site i can’t???
best regards
putu