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Christmas Eve in Bali has crept up on us again. Living here full time one is aware Christmas is coming when the sales staff in shops and restaurants start wearing Santa hats in 90 degree heat.

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Fresh fruit is one of life’s benefits. Bali has an abundance of fruit ranging from the tropical mangoes, bananas and pineapples, to strawberries, mangosteens and kelengkeng found in higher elevations to the exotic sawo and wani (white mango only found in Bali).

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Selamat hari raya to all people of Muslim faith. Today is December 20th 2007, and the big day (hari raya) is Idul Adha, the day that honors Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son for Allah. Fortunately Allah was merciful and allowed Ibrahim to substitute a goat for his son. On this day in Indonesia, many […]

Jimbaran is known as the ‘golden mile’ because of its great white sand bay and selection of high end resorts. Real estate in the area is premium and no wonder, with access to the beach, the airport and Kuta, not to mention the surfing beaches on the Bukit peninsula.

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Here is a selection of Bali related websites that may prove useful

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In 2005 a team of scientists discovered an area of Papua (Irian Jaya) that was a virtual Garden of Eden. New species of plants and animals were found and not even the Papuans themselves had any knowledge of the area.

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Lombok’s native people are called Sasaks and have their own language and arts. Here are some of Lombok’s unique arts.

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December means wet season in Bali and right now its living up to that promise. Looking out of my window the view is more like Sydney on a grey winter’s day, than a tropical island. Rain is lashing down, but the temperature is pleasant.

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Exploring the Batur crater area of Bali can be rewarding for those with a little time on their hands. Coming from the Kuta area you have a choice of routes to get to NE Bali, 5 main ones to be exact accessing the rim of Gunung Batur via Catur, Tegallalang, Tampaksiring, Bangli and Klungkung. The […]

Here is selection of accommodation prices on Gili Trawangan as quoted today (December 18th 2007) over the phone.

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