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Bali Wide West

Bali Wide West

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 20:44

Take a trip to the vast western part of the island and admire the history, the legends, and the simple natural grandeur of various spots there. We start from the south and take a look at the significant temples, the ...

Bali Art Festival 2009

Bali Art Festival 2009

Sunday, June 14, 2009 5:37

Bali Arts Festival 2009 will be held from June 13 to July 11 this year. The festival is to celebrate the art and also gathering the communities; between the performers and the critics and the art lovers. Is a full ...

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Balinese Women - Beauty of Bali

Balinese Women - Beauty of Bali

Monday, April 13, 2009 8:43

Let's take a look and give praise to the unique feminine figure of Balinese women, coinciding with the commemoration of the birthday of Indonesian national heroine Kartini on April 21. Many cultural observers have considered Balinese culture as the perfect ...

Nyepi Day - Silence and Demons of the Balinese New Year

Nyepi Day - Silence and Demons of the Balinese New Year

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 22:47

In many more ways than one Bali is the exact opposite of the West; While Westerners open the New Year in revelry, the Balinese open their own ...

Dance For Life - Balinese dancer maestro

Dance For Life - Balinese dancer maestro

Friday, February 20, 2009 23:54

When we grow older, people associate old age with weakness and powerlessness. But if we think the opposite, being old can also mean steadfast and mature. Ni Ketut Cenik, a Balinese dancer maestro, proved that in her 89 years of ...

Bali Northerly Nuances

Bali Northerly Nuances

Friday, January 30, 2009 9:08

A stunning sunset seems to be perpetually glowing here, The sand along the beach is grayish black in colour because of the lack of waves and temperate water. With secluded coastlines, beaches and mountain ranges, the ...

East of Batur

East of Batur

Monday, January 12, 2009 4:20

The small boat rocked precariously as a alighted onto a rickety wooden landing stage and walked the few metres to the entrance ...

Bali - the Southern Hills

Bali - the Southern Hills

Friday, November 28, 2008 22:17

Bali's southern karst hills at first were merely hot and arid places. But the waves of tourism swept across the land and transformed its appeal. Bali's southern 'Bukit' hills are more known by the names of each of its areas. The ...

Shopping in Bali

Shopping in Bali

Thursday, November 6, 2008 8:11

Virtually everybody comes to Bali to shop, and even if shopping wasn't the ultimate aim, you'll still end up with fascinating and ...

Colorful Balinese

Colorful Balinese

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 11:10

The island Hindu religious leaders are saddened to see more and more local people start wearing black clothing during Balinese traditional funeral ceremonies. This western tradition, mainly 'imported' through Hollywood movies, is against Balinese Hindu belief: death is not an ...