Beaches

Beaches

As a pearl of Bali, Kuta is one of the best beaches in Asia, with the only waves, which breaks over sand instead of a coral. This most popular tourist destination has succeeded in combining the need of local people and visitors. The original Kuta villagers have involved in the tourism industry for years.Kuta and surrounding offers various kind of accommodation, from simple and cheap accommodation (...)

The nightlife	Bali's nightlife is among the hottest on earth

Night life in Bali starts late, which means around midnight. Many visitors wonder where crowds of expats suddenly come from around 1:00 in the morning - even when all of Kuta has been very quiet during the whole evening, the in-places often become crowded after midnight. There's a simple explanation: during the early evenings many of Bali's night owls either still work, visit friends at (...)

See and Do	See and Do

Bali's natural attractions include miles of sandy beaches (many are well-known amongst surfers), picturesque rice terraces, towering active volcanoes over 3,000 meters (10,000 ft.) high, fast flowing rivers, deep ravines, pristine crater lakes, sacred caves, and lush tropical forests full of exotic wildlife. The island's rich cultural heritage is visible everywhere - in over 20,000 temp (...)

Temples	Temples

In every village in Bali, there are several temples and at least one small one in each home. One can therefore safely say that there are more temples than homes in Bali. Most of these temples are shrines and might not be regarded as actual temples, but the number of walled compounds is believed to reach to a total of 10,000. The word for temple in Bali is pura, which in Sanskrit means 'spac (...)

The geography	Volcanoes and crater lakes on a small island

The island of Bali is part of the Republic of Indonesia and is located 8 to 9 degrees south of the equator between Java in the West and Lombok and the rest of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Sumbawa, Flores, Sumba and Timor) in the East. Flying time to Jakarta is about 1.5 hours, to Singapore and Perth (Australia) 2.5 and 3 hours, and to Hong Kong about 4 hours. Geography Th (...)

Rules	Rules

If traveling in Bali for the first time, spend some extra money and begin your stay in a nice, comfortable hotel to lessen the initial impact. Once you meet other Western travelers, you'll become part of the traveling community and won't feel so alone. Traveling in the out-areas, you need to get accustomed to the lack of privacy. If staying in a budget hotel, you immediately have to adjust to the (...)

Special adventures	Bungee jumping, sky-diving and what else

Bali is well-known as a paradise island located at the Pacific Ocean and is a perfect holiday destination for all ages. Some of the best surfing beaches in the world can be found on the western side of the island, whilst the eastern part of Bali is a wonderful haven for families, surrounded by picturesque beaches and gentle seas. If you have always had a secret inclination to surf, here (...)

Art of symbolism	Emile Snellen van Vollenhoven

Emile was born in 1956 in The Hague, The Netherlands a few moths after his parents were dispelled from Indonesia. His mother came from Solo, Java, his Dutch father was born in Padang, Sumatra and worked as an agricultural engineer for a long time. In 1967 his parents divorced. From that moment on his father lived alone and died in 1979. From childhood on Emile's father was a critic mast (...)

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UN Climate Change Conference Bali
· 3 - 14 December, Nusa Dua, Bali

03 December 2007 - Leaders from many governments started to arrive in Bali on Sunday for what is expected to be a lengthly and contentious negotiation on how to fight global warming. It is believed that global warming can cause a devastating rise in sea levels, which would send hundreds of millions of people into poverty and cause mass extinction of animals.