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March 31, 2005

Back To Kuta

Yes, we are still alive in Bali after driving for a week with pedestrians and motorcycles and trucks and cars passing each other going 60 miles an hour down...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 31, 2005 01:16 AM
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Easter Monsoon on Lavina

(remote north coast of Bali) The ocean here is protected by reefs and has no surf...it is weird to stand on the black sand beach and look out over...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 31, 2005 01:09 AM
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The Jakarta Post Headlines

News getting headlines in the Indonesian press, in the English language paper at least: the Arab Summit in Algiers issues mideast peace offer. Malaysia wants end to Myanmar's position as...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 31, 2005 01:04 AM
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No Sleep on the Full Moon

A great day watching the dolphins as the only tenants of a great little resort hanging on a cliff over the easternmost point of Bali in Amed ended in...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 31, 2005 01:02 AM
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Not The Ubud We Pictured

Ubud was nothing like I had pictured. Even though it's community members still adhere to traditional customs and the arts, crafts, music and dances support religious rituals and ceremonies,...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 31, 2005 01:00 AM
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Sights And Ceremonies

The Balinese are Hindu...but a Hinduism that is overlaid by ancient animist beliefs...a world away from the Hinduism as practised in India. To the Balinese, spirits are everywhere and offerings...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 31, 2005 12:55 AM
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Kuta Cowboys

On the beaches and streets of Kuta Bob noticed a large number of lone foreign women (as in white Western). Upon checking Lonely Planet we find that many visiting women...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 31, 2005 12:52 AM
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March 14, 2005

Bali

Godday!!! (with an Aussie accent we picked up here!) We are currently in Indonesia (Bali).  It was a spur of the moment decision to head down here.  Tomorrow we plan on...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 14, 2005 06:20 AM
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March 11, 2005

Vibrant Bangkok

Bangkok Air From Koh Samui to Bangkok again. Not a pretty city but it's vibrant. The populace, as with much of Asia, lives outdoors…almost all 10 million of them. It...

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Posted by laughingnomad on March 11, 2005 10:06 PM
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