A visit to this tropical island would not be complete without having a taste of its unique cuisine. Dining in Bali can provide unforgettable moments, from 5 star gourmet experiences to breezy open sided bamboo cafe.
Balinese authentic food itself is rarely served in most restaurants or hotels. The suckling pig, lawar, and variety of satay, are often cooked specifically for festivals or ceremonies. Nasi (rice) is a staple of the daily Balinese diet and is usually accompanied by vegetables, sambal (hot chili) and a small amount of fried fish or …
If there is one thing I despise in life it is thieving: whether it be on a pickpocket scale or a straight out rip-off at a bank or shop. Even worse than the aforementioned are those assholes who rip-off money at ATM machines using various scams. This issue has been brought to my notice by Kenneth Cole, owner of Chocky’s Place in Bingin north of Bali. Innocent people and those unaware of these scams are getting done big-time when using their ATM cards. It’s natural, I suppose, when you are …
Golfers Who Ace Hole #7 at Nirwana Bali Golf Club Go Home on Two Wheels.
As though golf enthusiasts needed another excuse to play, the Nirwana Bali Golf Club is giving away a Kawasaki Ninja 250 cc or Kawasaki 250 cc motorcycle to anyone sinking a hole-in-one at flag #7 of their world renowned golf course.
The championship course, designed by golf immortal Greg Norman, overlooks one of Bali’s most famous temples - Pura Tanah Lot and is surrounded by majestic terraced rice fields. Hole number 7 requires a cliff-side tee-off …
Bali by the Numbers: Bali Tourism Estimated to Have Brought 5.48 Million Tourists and Earned US$7.2 Billion in 2009.
During 2009, tourism is estimated to have contributed US$2.7 billion in foreign exchange to Bali’s economy, a figure equal to 42% of the total contribution made by the tourism sector to the national economy.
As reported in Bisnis Indonesia, the head of the Bali Tourism Authority, Bagus Kade Subhiksu, said that the total foreign exchange contribution of tourism for Indonesia in 2009 totaled US$6.5 billion. He went on to explain that the 2,259,000 …
Liberalized Air Traffic Rights on Tap via ASEAN ‘Open Skies’ at Bali and 4 Other Indonesian Airports.
(1/20/2010) Bisnis.com reports that the Ministry of Transportation will soon designate five airports as participants in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) “open skies” program commencing from 2013.
The Director General of Air Transportation, Herry Bakti S. Gumay, revealed that the five airports expected to be included in the program are: Soekarno-Hatta (Cengkareng) in Jakarta, Kuala Namu (Medan, North Sumatra), Ngurah Rai (Denpasar, Bali), Juanda (Surabaya) and Hasanuddin (Makassar, South Sulawesi).
Bakti said: “At the …
