Those of you who are suffering through cold weather should hop on a plane to Bali (if you can get on a plane that is!) and enjoy the non-stop sunshine the island is getting right now.
With highs of 28C and lows of 23C, you’ll be comfortable. Mornings are cool and you will need a light blanket at night, especially in places such as Ubud and Bedugal.
Here’s the 10 day weather forecast for Bali.
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Here in jolly old London I am trying to get a plane back to Bali soon and there are many things I look forward to, outside of the obviously family stuff, life’s little pleasures.
Here are 10 things I look forward to in Bali.
1. Hearing the voices of Balinese people. The sound of people who enjoy communicating and are outgoing is something I will appreciate.
2. Strolling down to Cafe Seminyak for a morning coffee.
3. Getting into a giant plate of nasi campur. The unique tastes and smells of Indonesian food is something I miss.
4. Working out at the gym at Blue Ocean beach. One of my goals going to the World Cup was to drink as much German beer as possible. I think I suceeded, and now its time to get the blood pumping again.
5. Cruising on my motorbike. Taking a long ride through the villages of Bali is endlessly enjoyable.
6. Using wi-fi at many of the free hot-spots in Kuta / Seminyak. My new machine has a wi-fi card and I can take advantage of some of the free wi-fi locations, including Blue Ocean and Joulla on Jl. Dhyana Pura.
7. Sitting under a tree on Kuta Beach.
8. Hearing the sound of the gamelan.
9. Mosquitoes….no WAY!!!
10. Walking along Seminyak beach at sunrise.
11. Waking up in my own bed.
You see, even on a Top 10 list Bali scores 11! The simple stuff seems to be what I look forward too.
sources : www.balibog.comÂ
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July is the peak surfing season in Bali. The SW coast, all the way from Medewi to Uluwatu enjoys offshore winds and decent swell. Kuta beach will be busy too, with begining surfers and local Bali boys jostling for position on larger than normal waves.
Kuta beach and its associated breaks (Halfway, Padma etc.) close out fast, serious surfers heading to the Bukit for the thrilling reef breaks of Balangan, Bingin, Impossibles, Padang Padang and Uluwatu. At these breaks you’ll find some ramshackle facilitiess on the slope of the cliffs and the beach itself, including food and drink and din repair. On the cliff tops are decent accomodation, for a reasonable price. During the off season the ding repair guys fade away and places like Balangan can seem positively deserted.
For surfers making their first trip to Bali in July, Kuta beach is usually a good place to get your feet wet. Depending on your skill level, you might want to head for the beach break at Dreamland next, before you try Uluwatu. A friend told me that Balangan is a good place for lower end surfers at high tide too, since it has a decent size beach. Anyway wherever you go, enjoy yourself.
sources : www.baliblog.com
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Bali has 20,000 hotel and guest house rooms, which vary from the very basic ‘losman’ (simple fan room with cold water), to villas to the ‘Best Hotel in the World’ (Four Seasons Sayan). In each area you have incredible choice and no one has visited every property. a while ago I visited guest houses and budget hotels in 3 parts of Ubud, Jl. Hanoman, Jl. Kajeng and Jl. Penestenan. LP’s new SE Asia guide lists their choices for accomodation in the Ubud area.
On or around Monkey Forest Rd
Kubu Saren
Monkey Forest Rd
(0361) 975704
50,000-60,000rp
Arjuna House
Jl. Arjuna
30,000-40,000rp
Canderi
(0361) 975054
100,000-120,000rp
Gayatri Bungalows
(0361) 973306
35,000-50,000rp
Bella House
(0361) 975391
50,000-60,000rp
Sadru House
Jl. Arjuna
(0361) 972630
40,000-50,000rp
Mertasaya Bungalows
(0361) 974176
60,000-70,000rp
Pramesti Bungalows
(0361) 970843
65,000-70,000rp
Rice Paddy Bungalows
0852 37125196
45,000-60,000rp
East of Monkey Forest Rd
Shana Bungalows
Jl. Goutama
(0361) 970481
30,000-40,000rp
Sania’s House
Jl. Karna
(0361) 975535
70,000rp
Wayan Family II
Jl. Hanoman
(0361) 970 345
40,000-50,000rp
Purnama
Jl. Hanoman
(0361) 978371
50,000-60,000rp
Artini Cottages
Jl. Hanoman
(0361) 978425
90,000- 100,000rp
Brata 1
Jl. Hanoman
(0361) 975598
50,000-70,000rp
North of Monkey Forest Rd
Suci Inn
Jl. Suweta
(0361) 975304
40,000-50,000rp
Roja’s Homestay
Jl. Kajeng
(0361) 972331
50,000-80,000rp
Mawar Art Studio & Homestay
Jl. Raya Ubud
(0361) 975086
100,000-150,000rp
Hibiscus Cottages
Jl. Bisma
(0361) 970475
80,000-100,000rp
Kajeng Bungalows
Jl. Kajeng
(0361) 975018
70,000-80,000rp
Plenty of handy places to stay, all close to the art galleries, cafes, restaurants and bars of downtown Ubud.
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When I was at University in Australia I actually did a bit of nude modelling for the Arts Department. At that time I had a good body unlike now!.
If you are a budding artist and travelling to Bali then you might like this. Pranoto’s Art Gallery is now offering Life Drawing Sessions every Wednesday and Saturday according to a report in the Bali Discovery.
In the development of artistic skills the opportunity for life drawing - the creation of anatomical drawings using living and often time nude, models is a critical part in training the eye of the artist.
Betty Edward’s ground breaking book “Drawings on the Right Side of the Brain” suggests that our left brain fools people into seeing what it wants to see. However when an artist works in close proximity with a live model the mind is compelled to actually see the details of human anatomy. These long hours are spent teaching the right brain to dominate the drawing process allowing the artist to create faithful renderings of the human form.
Only after an artist successfully commands the skills to duplicate the human form of the model is he or she truly free to experiment with abstractions and impressions. Similarly while Picasso gave full creative range to how he portrayed the human body on his canvasses he was in actual fact an excellent draftsman fully able to faithfully duplicate his model should he have so desired.
The Training of an Artist’s Hands and Eyes
Kerry Pendergrast, co-owner of Pranoto’s Art Gallery and a well known artist in her own right has been through this learning process encouraged by her artist husband, Pranoto. After 3 years of regular participation in life drawing classes she acquired the necessary expertise and skills to draw the human form either as she actually sees it or in the way her creative spirit dictates.
Kerry cautions that no one should be discouraged during the sometime prolonged period to acquire the skills to draw the human anatomy. Like playing a musical instrument it takes time and patience to master these skills. Emphasizing that the learning process can be fun she says the learning process must be savoured and enjoyed, experiencing the escape of the mind and time.
According to Kerry “All other thoughts are cast aside when you are drawing a live model.”
Life Drawing at Pranoto’s Art Gallery
Pranoto’s Art Gallery on Ubud’s main street has hosted life model sessions since 1996 offering a valuable service to the artist community for both beginners and established artists.
During the twice weekly life drawing session there are no instructors present. Artists are free to choose their own mediums and methods.
Open to all interested artists the life drawing model session are imbued with an atmosphere of intense concentration as each participant in the studio defines his or her individual approach to the same model and pose.
Artists and models come from both Indonesia and overseas. The sessions have various pose times: Wednesday session (10 a.m.-1.00 p.m.) starts with 5 minute warm-ups increasing to 10, 20 and finally 60 minute poses. Saturday sessions (10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.) have 5 minute poses followed by a long pose of 80 minutes. Both sessions feature a model break every 20 minutes.
New models experienced or not are always sought and welcome. Both male and female models are featured in the life drawing sessions.
Each artists is asked to contribute Rp. 20,000 with each artist providing their own art material. No photography is allowed.
Bookings are not required. For more information contact Pronoto’s Art Gallery at 361-970827.
sources : www.baliblog.com
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They are everywhere!. No sooner do you step out of your place of residence in Bali they are then hustling for your Rupiah. They drive up and down Jalan Legian in their hundreds day and night.
There is a glutton of taxis in the tourist areas and far too many for the number of tourists in Bali at the moment. A lot of these taxi drivers are real hustlers and downright rude. Always I catch a Bluebird Taxi. Besides being such cool drivers, you can guarantee not getting ripped off by a faulty meter or the old trick of I forgot to turn the meter on.
I Nyoman Bagiana a member of Commission A of the Regional Parliament for Badung recently told the Indonesian language DenPost that it’s high time that police and local transportation officials review the number of licenses issued to local taxi operators according to the Bali Discovery.
Bagiana’s concerns are tied to the high number of taxis operating in Kuta that far exceed current demand levels in the current business downturn in Bali. This has resulted in a large number of idle taxis being illegally parked by their drivers on sidewalks and in no parking areas on the already narrow streets and byways of Kuta.
The Kuta Based local legislator is calling on the Transportation Authority of Badung, the Police and related government bodies to undertake a study of Bali’s transportation needs in order to stem the current over supply and prevent further damage to Kuta and Bali’s image.
sources : www.baliblog.com
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