Artini Cottages is one of the most comfortable Ubud accommodation. Situated in attractive environment of rice fields and quite atmosphere, easy access to many points of interest to reach the volcanic country side which is offers majestic scenery, the white herons coming home to rest in the nearby village of Petulu - Ubud, and just a short walks to the Monkey forest, galleries, performance stage, artist studios, temples, Ubud palace, traditional market, art museum and dances classes.

Artini Cottages has three different cottages with its different garden design to give the ultimate enjoyment of the view of accommodations and enable you to enjoy the village leisurely life style. The accommodation offers the truly Balinese home style to allow and feel intimate with community, culture and peace of life in Ubud - Bali. What a perfect hotel for vacation and leisure.

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A dispute involving Balinese on both sides will likely be settled out of courtroom. The court is considered the last resort for justice and settlement by Balinese, avoided if possible. The Balinese prefer to settle their difference or dispute peacefully, and if possible come to an agreement among themselves. For example a traffic accident involving Balinese on both side seldom end up in the court, they will settle the matter peacefully on the spot, the spirit of “menyama Bali” (all Balinese is a family) prevent Balinese from suing each other on the court over a trifle matter such as minor traffic accident. Even for a fatal accident that cost life, seldom end up in the courtroom, a settlement for this terrible accident will be reached in a forum involving prominent family members of both sides.

If agreement cannot be reached among themselves, Balinese will apply to the banjar (sub-village) or village leader to act as mediator for a friendly settlement. Disputes concerning rice fields or irrigation water are settled by a council of special agricultural society, the subak.

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When you attend a temple festival in Bali, your ears will be filled with sweet and melodious voices of kakawin singers. The scale of ceremony in Bali can be measured by the appearance of kakawin singers group. A big scale ceremony usually use the service more than one kakawin singer group (pesantian). By the way, what is kakawin?

Utsawa Dharma Gita on The Annual Bali Arts Festival 2006

Kakawin is a form of old Javanese poetry with a metre originating from India. They were composed and performed in Java and Bali from the 8^th century until the now (still widely performed in Bali but not in Java).

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Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi (YKIP) or the Humanitarian Foundation for Mother Earth is dedicated to helping the needy in Bali through health and education programs.

YKIP is a foundation dedicated to improving the lives of the needy in Bali through Health and Education Projects. Established only days after the Bali Bomb Blast of October 12, 2002, YKIP’s founders were business people, doctors, officials and volunteers who assisted during the crisis. It soon became evident that in order to accommodate the tons (literally) of medical supplies and monetary donations from well-wishers around the world, a transparent and responsible organization needed to be established. As many of our founders are members of Rotary International, we were able to establish YKIP as such an organization in the eyes of potential donors. We received endorsements from the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, the diplomatic community in Bali, and the Governor of Bali. Our members come from a variety of faiths and from many different nationalities.

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Over the last seventy years, writers of travel books, books on Bali and the writers for the internet’s pages have given a great contribution to shape the image of Bali, and until now the process of shaping the image of Bali is still on the way.

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During the period of 1920s and 1930s, the image of Bali as a paradise was first created. On that time, the Dutch government began promoting Bali as a tourism destination. The pioneers of tourism in Bali such as Hickman Powell, Collin McPhee, etc, bolstered the image of Bali as a paradise. For Hickman Powell Bali was a vast wonderland, embodied the dream of pastoral poets. For Collin McPhee, each part of the day in Bali had a quality, which revealed a particular aspect of the island. The morning was “a golden freshness” when the island ‘dripped and shone with moisture like a garden in a florist’s window’. In the middle of the day, Bali ‘had become hard and matter-of-fact. In the afternoon and in the evening its qualities shone through, as “it grew unreal, lavish and theatrical like old-fashioned opera scenery.
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Greetings!

So what has been happening at Contiki Resort Bali?
In one word: MORE.

The past few months have seen a number of exciting developments within the Resort with all outlets having had some fine tuning of aesthetics to further enhance the fun and dynamic environment desired by you and to offer you, more in your Holiday experience.

Christmas and New years periods saw the highest level of occupancy since opening just over 12 months ago. This resulted in an electric atmosphere in all of the outlets, laughter bouncing off every wall, and guests enjoying the holiday of their life. It was great to see wall to wall people within the resort, yet all departments handled with ease, and the staff having nearly as much fun as the guests.

So what is More?

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