Bali Travel Information

Bali Electricity and plug

admin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:13:35 +0000

Bali Electricity and plug adapter is a bit different then in your country, Most of Indonesia has converted to 220 volts and 50 cycles, though a few places are still on the old 110 lines. Ask before you plug in if your are uncertain. Power failures are common in smaller cities and towns. Voltage can fluctuate considerably so use a stabilizer for computers and similar equipment. Plugs are of the European two-pronged variety.

Check with the hotel where you are staying as many have adapters which you can use while staying. there are many cheap adapters in Bali also. these will probably be cheaper than your home town.

Bali Model Fashion Show

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:01:31 +0000

Bali Fashion week is held in Bali, here are some sexy model on action, check this out !

Bali Fashion Show - Sexy girls in sexy fashion…

Sexi Bali Dancer : Paddys Caffe!

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:41:58 +0000

Sexy Dancer on stage during Body building contest at Paddys caffe Bali, wet and screamin’ night. Sexy Dancer rock the night and crowd love it…..

Paddy’s Club - Kuta Bali

Tanah Lot Kites Festival

admin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:26:56 +0000

Tanah Lot Kites Festival on 28 july - 2 august 2008 take place in Tanah Lot, Tabanan Regency - Bali. Kite playing is a game enjoyed by everyone, requiring skill and competence, kites fan usually prefer to choose their own kite material, make a kite by their own hand and fly the kites themselves just to prove their capabilities. Keep in mind, this is not a small task, each steps being very crucial to the overall quality of the kite being made. In such a festival as this, kite fans a given opportunity to demonstrate their creativity and dexterity, decorating the Bali sky with all huges and shapes of flying being…. not planes nor superman, they are simply Balinese Kites. Participants of the Kite flying contest come from other regencies in Bali who send their best teams to the location of the festival which is in Tabanan Regency in Area of the outskirt of the famous Tanah Lot Temple. The cliff-like evelation of the plateau lends fantastic winds to the festival kite fans. The sun set at the end of the day brings a breath of serenity to the bustle of the festival. unique kites, sports demontrations and bazar selling local product are part of this Tanah lot kites festival !

Green Belt Bali Tour : Let’s Explore Scenic Bali

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:49:43 +0000

The green belt tour is alternative Bali tour, visiting central Bali and northern part of Bali. This Bali tour package will take you to visit candi kuning spice market, Gitgit waterfall, Lovina Beach, Banjar Buddhist monastery and lovely spreading terraced rice fields at Pupuan, Tabanan. Start from visiting at Candi Kuning, a traditional market providing a variety of fresh-from-garden agricultural products like fruit, vegetables and spices. Another destinations is The Gitgit waterfall, the most enchanting waterfall on the island. Afterwards, the tour leads to Singaraja, an old city that was once the capital city of Bali and has great historical value. In the periods before Indonesia reached its Independence ( 1945) this city had a harbor as the gateway for infantry of the Majapahit kingdom ( 14th century), Chinese traders and Dutch colonialism. From Singaraja, the journey is continued westerly to Lovina Beach having a number wild dolphins in the sea. These sea animal will dance cheerfully on the water surface as if they welcome your coming. Following the lunch, the tour depart to Banjar where an impressive Buddhist monastery lies. This Monastery has unique architecture designed in the collaboration of Balinese and south east Asian style. On the way back to Denpasar you will enjoy the breathtaking views of rice terraced field at Pupuan, Tabanan. That is a short brief from green belt Bali tour .

Bali Night Clubs

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:56:13 +0000

Bali Night clubs are spot you shouldt’n miss while you around on this island. Have a look some coolest pub and clubs, a fine Bali Entertaiment venue below !

A Bar
Jalan Dhyana Pura Gado-gado Seminyak. Named after Absolute Vodka, mature crowd, real drinks, cozy atmosphere. 8pm till late.

A Club
Situated on Jl Basangkasa-Seminyak, This trendy club is open Tuesday-Saturday 10pm till late with DJ house music and special Friday night parties.

Aina
Jl oberoi. Bali’s first “fully unconditioned” cocktail bar. Good music friendly atmosphere. Opens early till late.

Apache Reggae Bar
Reggae cover bands 7 nights a week, 11pm - 2am, Jl Legian.

Bali Globe Cafe
A selection of International DJ’s open each night from 10:00pm till dawn. Jl. Dyana Pura, Seminyak.

Bali Peanuts Club
One of the most popular venues in the Kuta area, the scene is young and sprinkled with locals, who all take to the huge dance floor in the cave-like air-conditioned interior. Pool tables and plenty of entertainment, compliment the very reasonably priced drinks, live music every night Sunday-Friday. DJ music Saturday night from 9pm on Jalan Raya Legian.

Bali Rock Cafe
Live music by popular cover bands 7 nights a week. 9.30-12pm.

Bahiana
Open from 7pm until very late. Hear the latest Latin tunes from the resident DJs.

Benny’s Bistro
Benny’s has become the venue for Salsa dancing to live latin acoustic music Of the 7-piece Buena Terra Band. Jl Dyana Pura, Seminyak. Enjoy the food the ambience and that infectious salsa rhythm.

Bush Telegraph
Live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, 9.30 -12pm. Situated in the heart of Seminyak’s hot spot on Jl Dhyana Pura.

Cafe Del Mar
Jalan Dhyana Pura Gado-gado Seminyak. Cool cocktail bar, great drinks, relaxed atmosphere, funky music, open air, super smooth crowd. Open from 9 until late.

Café Exiles
in Pengosekan has a live band and is worth the visit. Local laws determine that live music at all bars in Ubud stop by 10:30pm.

De Ja Vu
Same owner as Spy Bar. Newly opened with a fantastic interior design playing great tunes. Nice place to hang in the afternoon or the early cocktail hour.

Double Six
Open every night until 6am. The music is pure dance and there is always a good crowd. Opens at midnight it usually starts to fill up at around 1am. Three bars and late night pizzas. Open till sunrise. Entry cost Sunday - Friday Rp40.000, Saturday’s Rp50.000. Featuring the only night bungee jumping in the world with AJ Hackett from 2.00am.

Espresso Pizzaria
Cover bands 7 nights a week from 10pm-2am on Jl Legian.

Euro Club
Situated on Jl 66, Seminyak. The latest DJ Music from 8pm till late.

Fidels
Fidel’s cigar bar and lounge at the popular Ku De Ta restaurant. Jl Lasmana, Seminyak

Fuel
Award winning two storey club/restaurant in the heart of Kuta. One of the hottest house venues with resident and visiting DJ’s.

Full Moon Parties
Usually held down Yang Yang Beach at Hotel Puri Bali and Padang Padang Beach sometimes held down in Nusa Dua. Check out our calendar for full moon dates.

Gado Gado
An excellence renovation of this ex-club now provides a stylish beachside setting. Well recommended. Jl Dhyana Pura.

Hard Rock Cafe
Located right on Kuta beach. The regular live bands draw big crowds. The bands are usually good. They start at 11pm and go until 2am.

Hard Rock Hotel - Center Stage
Bali’s coolest unplugged bar with live bands nightly at center stage, from 7.30-11pm.

Hulu Cafe- Bali Gay Clubs
Hulu Cafe is the only really gay bar in all of Bali. Okay, some of our non-gay friends stop in and join in the fun, but you won’t have any hassles like in some other on-again, off-again venues in Bali. Live dance show Wednesday-Sunday 10pm till late. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~hulucafe/index.html

JP’s
Stylish bar on Jl Dhyana Pura, offering live music Friday & Saturday nights from 8.30pm

Kama Sutra
Club restaurant and lounge. Happy hours each day from 9-11pm. Jl. Pantai, Kuta.

Kori Restaurant
Gg Poppies II - Relaxed & Cozy atmosphere, imported wines, chilled cocktails and ice cold beers. Cigar salon complete with a pool table, great place to spend an evening.

Ku De Ta
The newest talk of town with a great location, great food, cigar lounge and loads of style. Definitely somewhere to check out.

Kwins Bar

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Lips
On Jl Seminyak. Live music Wednesday- Saturday from 10.30pm.

Loco Bar
Situated on Jl 66, open 7 nights with special international DJ Wed-Sat, 10pm till late.

Lush
A comfortable lounge bar located on the corner of Jalan Kunti. Good place to chill out for a few aperitifs before proceeding on for the evening.

Maccaroni
Italian restaurant and club located on Jalan Legian. Starts from 11pm.

Millertime
Situated in the middle of town on Jl Legain with cover bands every Saturday night from 10pm-12pm.

My Way
Cover bands Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 9.30pm till 2am. On Jl Legian

Musro
Nightclub with spectacular cabaret shows. Located at Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel in Tuban from 10:30pm onwards.

Oxygen
Fantastic sounds kick from the bose sound system and freaky projections across the wall and ceiling upstairs sets the mood.

Paddy’s Reloaded
A solid, no-frills pub set-up combined with reasonably priced cocktails and drinks. Located in front of Bounty.

Planet Hollywood
DFS Bali Galleria complex - Great burgers and grills to go with a long drinks list and excellent cinematic memorabilia.

Poco Loco
Jalan Padma Utama tequila shots and jugs of margaritas and make your own fajitas.

Qudos Cafe (Recomended)
Abimanyu Arcade Jl Dhyana Pura, Seminyak. Bali’s premier gay watering hole with alternative style DJ music nightly.

Santa Fe
Open 24 hours serving everything, need we say more.

Space Lounge
Jl. Dhyana Pura Seminyak. Bali’s newest bar and lounge.

Spy Bar
This club has an indoor and outdoor vibe with top local DJ’s - Jl Dhyana Pura

Stadium Café
Live cover bands each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9pm. Jalan Kartika Plaza, Kuta.

Sugar
Formerly Club Inc. A variety of funky music and drinks are served from 5pm until dawn.

Taj Mahal
Bar with a chill-out lounge and guest DJ’s. Jl. Laksmana Seminyak.

The Oriental
The first and only exclusive cabaret theatre in Bali created by International Production Team. Enjoy the unique atmosphere and out standing performance. Be dazzled and entertained by the breathtaking and spectacular cabaret with our first class dancer, magnificent costumes, exiting music and the most beautiful and amazing female impersonators you have ever seen. Wednesday-Sunday 8.30pm. Jl. Srirama Legian Kuta-Bali Tel/Fax : 62-361-756-604

TJ’s
Located in Poppies Lane famous for it’s TJS Frozen Margaritas and great Mexican food. Has been in operation for 15 years.

The Bounty Ship 1 & 2
Both on Jalan Legian Kuta. Home to the famous “Jam Jar”. A popular restaurant/bar/club. Bounty Ship 1 has a great DJ from 10pm until late everynight. Bounty Ship 2 is open 24 hours with 2 for 1 drinks from 5-7pm.

The Jaya Pub
Jalan Raya Legian Kaja Seminyak. Jaya Pub is an entertaining venue with an interesting blend of tourists and locals. Around for quite a few years it is still as popular as ever. The live bands are often joined by visiting musicians both professional and amateur. Open until 2am.

Venue at the moon
An elegant restaurant with lounge and bar. Serving cocktails and drinks with visiting DJ’s and special theme nights.

Woodstock - “The Lounge”
Open 7am till late. Situated on Jl Oberoi, Seminyak. Good place to chill out.

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The Asana Techniques III

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:42:21 +0000

Some yoga method to improve your inner beauty while you are in Bali , serials ;

THE TECHNIQUES OF PASCIMOTTANASANA
by *Dr. Somvir

Technique :

Stand up, exhale the breath and bend your body upward, hold on to your big toe. Endure your exhaled breath as long as you possible can and then go back to your initial position gradually while in haling the breath. Do these steps once to three times.

Benefit :

This Asana helps relieve and prevent stomach ache, reduces excessive fat on the belly, promote digestion and resolves constipation and finnaly the body will become very flexible.

*) Dr. Somvir is a visiting lecturer of Indian Culture and Vedic Philosophy at the University of Udayana, Bali. He can be reached at somvir@yahoo.com or at Indian Cultural Centre, Jalan Raya Puputan 42-44, Denpasar, Bali.

Royal Palace Singaraja North Bali Festival

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:36:07 +0000

Royal Palace Singaraja North Bali Festival on 25 - 27 July 2008, This event is celebrated within the compounds of Singaraja Palace of North Bali, a palace famous as the historical remains of the buleleng kingdom and a noted cultural area of Catus Pata ( Perempatan Agung Buleleng). One will enjoy the festival’s offering of Buleleng’s traditional costumes on parade, handicrafts, speech contest in Balinese and English language with topic of cultural preservation and development. Revealing the grandeur of the north, this event is not to be missed. The royal family also keeps numerous court and ritual paraphernalia and old also rare pictures of the royal family. Balinese royal in every region were usually the main patrons for the art and culture. The planned festival, to e held in July is part of the ” Visit Indonesia Year 2008” program. The program is designed to introduce Singaraja’s cultural heritage to the people and to draw more visitors to Bali and the last but not the least, visit Royal Palace Singaraja North Bali Festival on 25 - 27 July 2008

Bali Art Festival 2008

admin — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:36:58 +0000

Bali Art Festival is held on 14 june - 13 july at Art Centre, Denpasar. Various talents through such activities as parades, performance, contests, exhibitions and discussions. The Bali Art Festival is a full month daily performances, handicraft exhibitions and other related cultural and commercial activities during which literally the whole of Bali comes to the city to presents its and the US. Island-wide competitions for the best dance troupe, the best musical group and the best of all art categories find children and adult putting their best foot forward. The main venue is at the art centre located in held on 14 june - 13 july 2008 at Art Centre Denpasar, The annual Bali Art Festival provides an opportunity for the artists and people to develop, explore, preserve and accommodateoferings of dance, music and beauty. On display are trances from remote mountain slopes, forgotten or recently revived village dances, food and offering contest, classical palace dance, stars of Balinese stage, old music performance, ” Kreasi Baru ” ( new creation) from the dance schools of Denpasar, as well as contemporary choreography and dance companies from other island and from abroad. This Month-long event is filled with many aspect of art and culture and can be enjoyed by young and old, locals and visitors alike. This is a century old and is always opened by the President of the Republic of Indonesia in a grand parade of artist from all over the world such as from japan, korea, singapore, germany, australiaNusa Indah Street in the middle of Denpasar city. welcome to Bali don’t mis Bali art festival !

Padang Bay Festival, Bali

admin — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:41:27 +0000

Padang Bay festival held on 22 - 31 may 2008, Karang asem is the eastern part of Bali with one truly unique feature called Padang Bai Harbour, the only entry point of eastern Indonesia to Bali. This makes Padang Bai different in its terrain, art and culture, an attraction to those wanting to find out more about harbour community. To celebrate this distinctiveness, competitions are held regularly amongst the people of Padang Bai, such as traditional boat race, the performance of unique dances and playing local instrument so easily recognizable for the people of this place. Display of skill in captaining a traditional boat called a ” Jukung” will capture everyone attention. The cheers from the beach spectators are usually deafening. From the race, the focus turn to artistic talents which are also plenty with villager showing off their skills in offering making and the making of balinese decorated bamboo poles called the “Penjor” which is believed to be the tail of the mythical lion called the Barong, a symbol of goodness and grace in Balinese folklore. Enjoy seeing the busy harbour turning into high spirited joy as laughter is echoed at every corner of the village.