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In Bali the post office is called ‘kantor pos‘ and is recognized by an orange sign. In the Kuta area the 2 largest post offices are located close to the airport on Jl. Airport Ngurah Rai and in Tuban on Jl. Raya Tuban. When picking up a package from overseas you will most likely receive […]

One aspect of Bali that will immediately stand out to westerners is the prevalence of child labor. In the west there are sharply drawn laws determining when a kid can work and for how long. Here in Bali such laws get blurred and bent. Social dynamics and economic realities mean many children end up working […]

The UNFCCC (UN Conference on Climate Change) is over and opinions differ as to the success of the event. With scientific reports coming out thick and fast, one predicting no sumer Arctic ice in 2012, most rational people realize its time to do something about climate change. Getting 180 nations to agree on the way […]

Here is the Bali nightlife update for December 14th-31st 2007 provided by the Beat Magazine.

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Bali draws large numbers of foreign visitors over the Christmas period, attracted by the weather, shopping and party atmosphere. For people looking for a quieter scene, with a tropical beach type of experience Lombok might be a place to consider.

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Here are some accommodation prices in Senggigi Lombok as quoted today (December 14th 2007) over the phone.

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The UNFCCC (climate change conference) that is taking place in Nusa Dua is one of the most important events this decade. Future generations (assuming there are any) will look back at this meeting as a marker of when the human race stopped and finally took notice of what was happening to the Earth’s biosphere.

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The far SE coast of Bali is known as Amed and is in fact a series of small villages, each with some sort of accommodation. Here are the prices as quoted on the phone today (December 12th 2007). In rural Bali phoning a guest house is rather hit and miss, with children, relatives and random […]

With the UNFCCC winding to a close in Nusa Dua, the subjects of global warming, pollution and erosion are all pushed to the fore. Every wet season in SE Asia torrential rains give rise to landslides that kill many people. These landslides are caused in part by logging and land clearing practices which leave the […]

With the UNFCCC winding to a close in Nusa Dua, the subjects of global warming, pollution and erosion are all pushed to the fore. Every wet season in SE Asia torrential rains give rise to landslides that kill many people. These landslides are caused in part by logging and land clearing practices which leave the […]