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Bali

Seminyak

March 10, 2010

The light was really harsh today at Seminyak (above) and Legian Double Six beaches, beating down on the boiling hot sand, bouncing off the waves all glarey… the sand was so scalding hot you could definitely fry an egg on it, leaving me with little inspiration to wander past the shady fringes and down to [...]

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Roll up, roll up, get yer Sexy Dancers ‘ere

March 10, 2010

And on the sabbath day, the Sexy Dancers rest. Spotted this outside a sports bar in the relatively upscale area of Seminyak in Bali. A few points: 1. Do you think I can get a research grant from a major university to conduct a study of which bar actually has the coldest Bintang in Bali?  [...]

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Bungalow door, Ubud

December 29, 2009

Door to my bungalow at the guesthouse we stayed at in Ubud. It was on Jalan Kajeng, that street of cheap guesthouses just behind Ubud Palace.  The place we stayed, Gusti’s Garden Bungalows, had gorgeous gardens (as the name would imply) with ponds and butterflies and little sculptures everywhere, really lovely laid back staff (so [...]

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Ubud 1, 2, 3

December 28, 2009

A room with a view. A flower on a table for two. Here’s breakfast for you. Tweet Delicious Digg Facebook Ping Stumble

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Preparing for Nyepi

March 25, 2009

A family in Ubud working on a penjor, a decorated pole put outside Balinese homes and businesses for celebrations, in the lead up to Nyepi, the Balinese Hindu New Year. Because of Nyepi, which falls on Thursday, there’s a public holiday, so I’m out of the office for a few days (!!!) and I am [...]

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Ubud afternoon

March 18, 2009

I wish I could carry stuff on my head skillfully like the Balinese.  How sweet would that be? Tweet Delicious Digg Facebook Ping Stumble

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Oh babi, oh babi.

March 17, 2009

THIS IS THE BEST PORK EVER. (Sorry Mum, your Christmas roasts are pretty good too.  But not quite in this league.) Babi guling, or Balinese suckling pig, from Ibu Oka’s warung just behind Ubud Palace. AMAZING. For Rp 30,000 you can get the special with a drink. It’s a mix of crackling, the most tender [...]

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Monkey business

March 17, 2009

One of the attractions in Ubud, Bali, is the sacred monkey forest, home to temples surrounded by greenery, and tons and tons of tourists.  Oh, and tons of monkeys running around everywhere too. The presence of tourists has meant that the monkeys are pretty darn cheeky though.  I saw one run up to a man, [...]

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Kite kids- Ubud

March 17, 2009

Kids playing with kites at the football field, Jalan Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali. Tweet Delicious Digg Facebook Ping Stumble

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Bali dancers

March 17, 2009

Was in Ubud for a couple of days, and caught a performance of Legong dance at Ubud Palace on Saturday night.  It was rather cool.  The dancers are very expressive and the movements are really intricate.  The gamelan band was also very theatrical and skillful. I took so many photos, here are just a few [...]

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Litter out of the closet.

March 3, 2009

I took this pic at the airport in Denpasar, and forgot about it.  I just found it when looking for something else. It’s not a particularly good photo, because it was sneakily taken in the airport toilets.  But I remember, delirious with tiredness, chuckling away to myself about the phrase “don’t litter disposal into closet”. [...]

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Indonesian petrol stations

January 13, 2009

I love that all you need in Indonesia to open a petrol station is a couple of plastic bottles and a funnel. I snapped this rather classy Indonesian petrol station while in Legian, Bali, the other day. This one is pretty fancy because it uses glass bottles, has a sign and has an offering to [...]

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More pics from Bali

January 13, 2009

Kuta beach afternoon I have so many photos from the last few weeks that I haven’t even sorted out or looked at.  Here’s a couple more pics from my few days in Bali.  Need to put them somewhere otherwise they will just vanish into the undocumented and uncategorized mess of my computer and flickr account [...]

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Lazy tourist

January 12, 2009

Kuta beach I seem to be applying the same principles of procrastination (which mean I delay cleaning the house, writing anything and doing my Indonesian study) when I go on holiday now. “Meh, I’ll do it later.” How lame!  I have been a bit like that in Bali and Yogya, lazing around instead of forcing [...]

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An open letter to my countrymen (and shielas too)

January 10, 2009

Dear fellow Australians, Here are just a few notes that maybe you should take into consideration when visiting Bali so I don’t have to cringe every time I see and hear some of you. 1.  When someone asks “how was your meal?”, “Grouse” isn’t a particularly appropriate response.  Even though the Balinese speak very good [...]

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