Indonesia Adds 12 More Countries To Visa On Arrival Program Making It Easier To Visit Bali The Central Government of Indonesia has announced that it will be adding twelve more countries to the visa on arrival program as of the 30th of May 2022. On the 3rd May 2022, the Central Government of Indonesia expanded […]
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Bali Eats
Flock Jln. Jalayu, Ubud, serves refined comfort food and a farm-to-table concept? This humble restaurant is nestled within the magical Ubud jungle, dishing up home-style recipes with a gourmet twist. In fact, Flock was born from exactly that: a commitment to eating simple, delicious recipes (most of which are crafted from scratch) in a calm […]
Read more2022 Semarang Rotary District 3420 Conference : An Opinion Piece by Rotarian Marion Hook
On May 18 of this year, Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS] friends President Hans, Secretary Rohani and I left Denpasar and flew to Semarang, West Java, site of the 2022 Semarang Rotary District 3420 Conference. Along with RCBUS, Rotarians from 58 other clubs located in Bali and in Java attended the conference. I’d been […]
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Masks No Longer Required in Open Space: Jokowi The government has decided to relax the mask requirement in open places with no crowds and drop the testing rule for domestic and foreign travelers, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Tuesday announced on Tuesday, marking the country’s significant improvement in Covid-19 pandemic handling. “First, the government decided to […]
Read moreHelp Keep the Paddies Green, a Culture Alive
Love those rare lengths of road where you can drive past wide stretches of paddy fields? Nothing says “Bali” like the image of vast swaths of young rice stalks, ripening to nourish an entire culture. Are you astonished at the rate of rice paddy destruction? Or maybe you’ve given up the grumble and given in […]
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Naughty Nuri’s Sanur has opened on Jln. ByPass Ngurah Rai, close to The Hub. An institution throughout S.E. Asia, this franchise reached another level with the opening of Naughty Nuri Seminyak, The same management team, under the generalship of Ed Balma [of The Drum Factory fame] is in charge here. Whilst the ribs are obviously […]
Read moreBe A Part of Something Bigger – Join Rotary!
Australian American motivational speaker, Nick Vujicic, tells us that “The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It’s about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.” So how, exactly, do you go about being “a part of something bigger than yourself”? One way is […]
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Bali Airport Records A 287 Percent Increase In International Arrivals From March To April Since the reopening of Indonesian borders for travelers in February 2022, numbers of visitors have risen consistently and show no sign of slowing down. This comes as welcome news for the travel and tourism sector of Bali whose businesses have been […]
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John Hardy Seminyak welcomes back its Sunset Picnics at their Raya Petitenget botique.. Launched in September 2021 and proved to be a popular Friday haunt for islanders ready to welcome the weekend. Now that the rainy season has passed and Bali’s been blessed by good weather, Sunset Picnic is back on John Hardy Seminyak’s regular […]
Read moreChikungunya – a new threat in Bali
Chikungunya is spreading in Bali, in recent weeks we have come across numerous people who have come down with it. Chikungunya is a virus that is rather similar to Dengue fever. It is not fatal however it can lead to fever and most notably serious aches and pains. Some people develop very painful joints that […]
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