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Nirwana Bali Golf Course
Saturday, 11 Jun, 2011 – 7:12 | No Comment
Nirwana Bali Golf Course

Nirwana Bali Golf Club is a visual masterpiece of dramatic ocean views and lush Balinese landscapes. Designed by Greg Norman, the golf course offers a spectacular challenge and a unique world-class experience for golfers of …

Bali Butterfly Park Taman Kupu Kupu
Wednesday, 1 Jun, 2011 – 8:48 | No Comment
Bali Butterfly Park Taman Kupu Kupu

Beaches, fancy shopping arcade, pristine islands, almost everything Bali has to offer has been visited on your previous holiday in Bali. If you seek an extraordinary tourist destination, Taman Kupu Kupu may satisfy you with …

Many Coins and Paper Money on Kuningan Day: Bongan Gede
Monday, 20 Dec, 2010 – 17:46 | No Comment
Many Coins and Paper Money on Kuningan Day: Bongan Gede

Every Kuningan Day, people of Banjar Bongan Gede, Tabanan Regency, guide their ancestors to go back to their ‘home’. They give many offerings and money as the provisions. The family throws many coins into the …

Bali’s Botanical Gardens
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 – 8:14 | One Comment
Bali’s Botanical Gardens

Kebun Raya Eka Karya is the official title for Bali’s botanical gardens that stretch majestically across a plateau between two minor mountain ranges in an area known as Bedugul. The gardens provide a recreational destination …

Batukaru Temple
Thursday, 13 May, 2010 – 7:00 | No Comment
Batukaru Temple

Pura Luhur Batukaru, a unique sacred mountain sanctuary and royal temple of Tabanan dynasty, situated on the foot of mount Batukaru, 23 km north of Tabanan, built to venerate deities of mountains and lake.

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Jatiluwih
Wednesday, 24 Mar, 2010 – 11:13 | 5 Comments
Jatiluwih

Listed as a World Heritage Site, Jatiluwih is the place where you can find magnificent view of rice field terraces, organic farming with Balinese traditional method and 300 hectares of rice fields. Jatiluwih is located …

What to do in Bedugul
Thursday, 18 Feb, 2010 – 9:11 | No Comment
What to do in Bedugul

As a favorite place for pending weekend, Bedugul offer many interesting activities to spend the leisure time. The activities range from sightseeing around the lake to exploring the forest, from visiting beautiful lake temple to …

Bedugul Overview
Thursday, 11 Feb, 2010 – 12:08 | One Comment
Bedugul Overview

Located in the Tabanan Regency about 50 km north of Denpasar on a main route from South Bali to North Bali, Bedugul is one of Bali’s favorite spot for spending weekend for local and foreigners …

Puri Taman Sari
Saturday, 6 Feb, 2010 – 11:30 | No Comment
Puri Taman Sari

Puri Taman Sari offers you an unforgettable wonderful experience of living inside a traditional royal Balinese house compound with authentic Balinese architecture and nuance. Puri Taman Sari is designed and built based on Balinese ancient …

Alila Villas Soori
Friday, 1 Jan, 2010 – 8:32 | No Comment
Alila Villas Soori

Alila Villas Soori is a blissful paradise setting for beachfront living at its most relaxing, most stylish and luxurious. Located along the southwest coast of Bali, not far from the island’s famous Tanah Lot Temple, …

Bali 1928: Gamelan Gong Kebyar – A Sketch of the Time Period of these Recordings
Monday, 24 Aug, 2009 – 10:11 | No Comment
Bali 1928: Gamelan Gong Kebyar – A Sketch of the Time Period of these Recordings

In 1928 Bali was part of the Netherlands East Indies (now the Republic of Indonesia) but Bali’s rajas had not been entirely conquered until 1908. Kebyar emerged around the turn of the 20th century in …

Subak Museum
Thursday, 9 Jul, 2009 – 5:41 | 2 Comments
Subak Museum

Subak Museum is definetely one of the most interesting museums in Bali. It is located in Sanggulan village two km east of Tabanan. The Subak Museum houses exhibits on the history and development of Bali’s …

Puri Taman Sari
Saturday, 16 May, 2009 – 9:18 | No Comment
Puri Taman Sari

Puri Taman Sari offers you an unforgettable wonderful experience of living inside a traditional royal Balinese house compound with authentic Balinese architecture and nuance. Puri Taman Sari is designed and built based on Balinese ancient …

Saranam Eco Resort
Friday, 1 May, 2009 – 6:42 | No Comment
Saranam Eco Resort

Saranam Eco Resort is located in Baturiti village near Bedugul resort area at the regency of Tabanan at the central part of Bali. Saranam Eco Resort is about 60 minutes from the Ngurah Rai International …

The Beautiful Gitgit Waterfall
Thursday, 11 Dec, 2008 – 13:39 | One Comment
The Beautiful Gitgit Waterfall

If you are looking for the best waterfall in Bali, then your best choice is Gitgit waterfall in Buleleng regency. This 45-meter-high waterfall is indisputably the biggest waterfall in Bali and Gitgit waterfall not only …

Pre-Wedding Photo Shot at Lake Tamblingan
Thursday, 27 Nov, 2008 – 12:20 | No Comment
Pre-Wedding Photo Shot at Lake Tamblingan

The beauty of nature is always a good choice when it comes to pre-wedding photo shot and in Bali the combination of places with superb natural beauties and a pre-wedding shot can be turned into …

Tanah Lot Spectacular 2008
Saturday, 13 Sep, 2008 – 6:31 | 3 Comments
Tanah Lot Spectacular 2008

Tanah Lot is full of surprises. It has always been offering attractive event every years. Following the success of run 10K, kite festival, colossal kecak dance, colossal tektekan and okokan, and many other mega-events in …

Omen in Balinese Point of View
Thursday, 24 Jul, 2008 – 15:08 | No Comment
Omen in Balinese Point of View

Omen, a concept that can be found in every civilization around the globe. Some people believe it, some do not but each civilization has its own version of omen and develops their own way in …

Dealing with Rat a la Balinese
Wednesday, 2 Jul, 2008 – 8:14 | 3 Comments
Dealing with Rat a la Balinese

Rat infestation has become worldwide problem that happen in all parts of the world and no wonder every civilization has their own way in dealing with rat. If Germans have their Pied Piper of Hamelin, …

Kite Season Is On
Monday, 12 May, 2008 – 16:29 | One Comment
Kite Season Is On

The kite season in Bali comes early this year, if you look up to the sky of Bali this month you can see dozens of kites fly glide calmly riding the strong east wind. The …

Ulun Danu Bratan Temple
Sunday, 6 Apr, 2008 – 18:24 | One Comment
Ulun Danu Bratan Temple

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A Man of Many Friends: Ida Bagus Oka Wirjana
Sunday, 9 Mar, 2008 – 12:46 | One Comment
A Man of Many Friends:  Ida Bagus Oka Wirjana

I walked into the compound of the griya (Brahmin household) in the midst of much activity. Their family gods were getting new shrines and every post and pavilion was wrapped in …

History of Bali
Thursday, 8 Nov, 2007 – 17:35 | No Comment
History of Bali

The first evidences of human appearance in Bali date back to the Stone Age, tens of thousands years ago, with the founding of few artifacts that are believed to be reminiscent of small bands of …

Yeh Panes Natural Hot Spring
Monday, 5 Nov, 2007 – 14:59 | No Comment
Yeh Panes Natural Hot Spring

Yeh Panes Hot Spring is located on Penatahan Village, Tabanan regency 34 km northeastward from Denpasar or 12 km west of Tabanan city center. This hot spring is nestled on the gorge of Yeh Hoo …

Gambuh: Ancestor of Balinese Dances
Monday, 30 Apr, 2007 – 15:14 | 2 Comments
Gambuh: Ancestor of Balinese Dances

Gambuh, a classic dance drama that now is in the edge of extinction, is considered as the ancestor of all Balinese dances. All dance-technique originates in its movement, all scales and melodies from its peculiar …

Cakolosal 5000: A Balinese Dance Spectacular
Saturday, 30 Sep, 2006 – 12:51 | One Comment
Cakolosal 5000: A Balinese Dance Spectacular

On 29 September 2006, 5000 male and female dancers gathered at the foot of one of Bali’s most beautiful temples, Pura Tanah Lot, for an historic performance of the celebrated Kecak dance. The event take …