August 10, 2008 / Posted by: / Category:
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Tour to Bali is a great adventure for everyone. Enjoy your vacation in Bali is fun because you can see sunset in Tanah Lot, Kuta or visit many museum or gallery in Ubud, Mas, and other places around Bali, and don’t forget to try Balinese food. Balinese cuisine is known for its spicy ingredients, the Balinese roasted pig ‘Babi Guling’ is a favorite as well as the Indonesian ‘Nasi Goreng‘ (fried rice) , ‘Mie Goreng’ (fried noodle) or ‘Satay‘ are frequently chosen dishes by foreigners.
If you go to Jimbaran Beach, Pantai Lebih or other food street area please don’t forget to try Ikan Bakar (Balinese traditional sea food) also very popular in Bali. Other appetizing alternatives such as Chinese or Oriental cuisines are represented in numerable food-stands orestaurants, while European and American foods are now also found in most of the tourist hubs.
You can enjoy many kind of food during your stay in Bali because Bali offers a wide selection of tropical fruits as well as various kinds of canned or boxed soft drinks made from them. Bottled mineral water is served at restaurants and hotels and travelers can protect themselves against digestive discomfort by drinking these and not tap water. Please try Balinese wine and other Indonesian beer. Excellent domestic made beers and rice wine called ‘Brem’ or Balinese alcohol ‘Arak’ and sweet coconut wine ‘Tuak’. Or try hot drinks like: the tasty Balinese coffee or sweet Javanese tea. Take your time with your friends and taste the last paradise on earth. Clubbing in Bali is another adventure.
You will discover that Bali is full with attraction not just in night life, art and culture also in culinary that can satisfy your eyes, tongue and your soul. In Bali today, you can eat extremely well, and choose from many different national cuisines. Furthermore, the cost is a fraction of what you would pay, for the same quality of food, in any of the world’s major cities. When you add to this, for no extra charge, some of the most magnificent dining settings that you could ever imagine, then you know that you really are holidaying in the `land of the gods’. Just go to a traditional restaurant, café or other International restaurant. Remember, food streets or Pasar Senggol, Rumah Makan and Warung (Balinese traditional food restaurant or small shop) also an excellent choice. If you go to Warung for lunch you also enjoy warm smile and genuine hospitality of Balinese Warung owner. It’s yummy and worth the cash.
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July 31, 2008 / Posted by: / Category:
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How to change your bad mood to happy mood? Come on, let’s go to Bali. It’s time to release your stress. Why Bali? Because Bali is one of the few places in the world where spiritualism and human solidarity with core values and morals have been preserved for centuries and are practiced every day. In Bali spiritual worship, historically founded on a combination of Hinduism and Buddhism, gives great strength and the moral and caring means for a fulfilling, satisfying and happy life.
Most of Balinese home and public building has a temple and morning and evening ceremonies and floral offerings represent respectful and caring commitment towards fellow human beings and


living in harmony with nature and the environment. You can feel this holistic environment in Bali.If you go to Bali you can stay in a place that provides a traditional spa and you can learn and try to practice Yoga. There is a villa offering integrated and authentic ayurvedic, yoga, pranayama and meditation together with traditional and modern wellness and beauty treatments, is a small boutique resort with just 15 villas, situated in a serene and peaceful environment in Seririt, north Bali.
The resort perched on a small hill just 200 meters from the beach and with wide open sea views, is surrounded by rice fields, vineyards and natural forest. You can also find a similar facility in Ubud, Kerobokan, Nusa Dua, Kuta, Canggu, Candi Dasa, and other places in Bali.
Bali is rich with many beautiful combination of traditional and modern environment, but you still can discover a real Balinese atmosphere in much form such as art, music, dance, tradition, ceremony, and sanctuary to save your body, mind and soul. We need a balance in our busy life. Bali is the best to release your hectic life.
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December 24, 2007 / Posted by: admin / Category:
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The island of Bali is just one of the thousands of islands in the Indonesian Archipelago, that great chain that straddles the equator from New Guinea to the tips of Sumatera and once, eons ago, formed a land bridge between Asia and Australia.
Bali boasts lush garden forests, beautiful beaches and incredible rice paddies spilling down the sides of dramatic mountains – and so much more. It has a strong Hindu spiritual life, with more than 20,000 temples, and a rich culture of dancing, music, art, architecture, and festivals.
Balinese culture is a unique combination of spirituality, religion, tradition and art. Religion is considered to be art and it seems that almost every Balinese is a devoted artist, spending ‘free time’ applying skills and images which have been passed down from generation to generation and grasped from a very young age. Expressed through beautiful and intricate paintings, extraordinary carvings,
superb weaving, and even in rice decorations that cover the myriad shrines found in public areas, in paddy fields or in homes, the island is alive with art and religious homage.

Balinese culture is a complex event characterized by diversity and adaptability. A central dictum in Balinese thinking is the concept of Desa - Kala - Patra, (time, place and situation), a dynamic notion holding that traditional thinking will blend in harmony with the new. The Balinese distinguish between Sekala, the material, and Niskala the eternal. Reality is a coincidence of the material and the eternal realms. One does not exist without the other.
The world, therefore, is the product of the interaction of Sekala and Niskala. The very soul of Bali and Balinese belief systems is rooted in religion and is expressed in art forms and skills that have been passionately preserved over the centuries.
During the mid sixteenth century Bali reached a cultural climax, which encouraged and developed elaborate arts and customs, which are the foundations of what is practiced today. In a sense they have changed very little since that time, but as has been the case throughout much of the Indonesian archipelago, adaptation of new environments is absolutely essential for

survival. It was at this time that the Javanese Hindu and the Balinese calendars were
combined and a complex schedule of rituals and ceremonies was defined. Nine great temples, the Pura Agung, were also built, linking the structure of the new calendar with that of the gods. The most sacred being the Mother Temple, Pura Besakih, built high on the slopes of Bali’s most sacred mountain, Gunung Agung.
Art, culture and day to day activities for most Balinese are strongly bonded to a unique form of Hinduism called Hindu Dharma, which is widely thought to be the closest example to the religion and social framework that existed in Java during the zenith of its power and is now found nowhere else. Classical dance dramas based on the old Hindu epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata which arrived from Java (originally from India), are like everywhere else in Indonesia, mixed with pre-Hindu animist belief and peculiar local folklore.

Most Balinese are live in their strong cultures, but they very welcome to any art and other modern activities. They adopt a lot of outside art and culture and create unique and a new form of Balinese art.
If you visit Bali, you will earn a lot of beautiful memories and unique souveniers.
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December 19, 2007 / Posted by: admin / Category:
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Are you ready for a real holiday and adventure? Bali is the best destination for adventure, honeymoon, food, night life, outdoor sport, relax, and business conference, and many more.
Holiday to Bali without camera is not a complete holiday. Before you take off with your airplane make sure that your digital camera already in your check list. Don’t forget to charge your battery and bring an extra memory so you can take picture more. There are a lot of nice view and attractions in Bali. This island always improves the facility for tourist attraction. Beautiful sunset in Kuta and Tanah Lot are great place to take beautiful picture. Sony Cybershot,

Panasonic Lumix, Pentax, Nikon Coolpix, Kodak, Casio, Samsung, BenQ, and other digital camera provide much kind of ultra compact size and semi professional digital camera. Most digital camera already equipped with anti shake or anti blur, so you can shoot picture without blur. It’s a good idea if you choose a digital camera with minimum of 6.1 mega pixels facility. Choose lenses with 5 optical zoom or more, so you can shoot a longer distance. This kind of lenses is very good for traveling.
Go to your travel agent now to book your hotel and airline ticket, because so many event and attraction in Bali. You have a chance to get accommodation and airline ticket with promotion price. Don’t forget to bring your digital camera.
Enjoy your holiday in Bali. See you at the paradise.
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