posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 18
If you can’t be in Bali, what’s the next best option? Well, for some, it’s watching travel TV shows about Bali so they can keep reminding themselves of how beautiful Bali is. Thanks to a new project launched by the folks behind the fantastic Globe Trekker travel TV programs, you can not only watch travel shows about Bali but you can do it on your own schedule, whenever you want.
With GlobeTrekkerChannel you can choose from more than 350 hours of programming, including an “adventure golf” show about Bali! There are also plenty of other destinations to keep you interested, too, including something from every continent on earth. With this new system, instead of waiting until a program airs on TV you can download just the one you want to your computer and then watch it whenever you like - which seems like the ideal way to stave off boredom on a long flight! Once you’ve downloaded a show you have a full week to watch it. And each month you’ll get a free half-hour video with snippets of some of the programs available for download.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 18
A trip to a tropical destination will provoke thoughts of possible dangers and how to deal with them. Among the concerns are safety of food and drinking water, transport systems and the local safety situation. These concerns are compounded worries about local emergency and health services. Expats living in Bali have to deal with these issues on a daily basis, but get a more realistic picture of the way things really are after a while. For a first-time visitor to Bali there are things you can do to help take the risk out of your visit.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 17
Following last week’s excellent article in Bali Discovery regarding the legality of foreigners buying land in Bali, there follows another related article, this one an interview with a respected notary on the same subject.
This Land is My Land, This Land is Your Land
Interview: Balidiscovery.com Speaks with Rainy Hendriany SH, a Bali-based Notary, About Foreigners Purchasing Land in Bali.
Bali News: This Land is My Land, This Land is Your Land
(9/15/2007) A recent article in balidiscovery.com [Freehold Land Title for Foreigners in Bali: Caveat Emptor] generated many comments from readers seeking to clarify the confusion that surrounds foreign land ownership in Bali, particularly as relates to freehold land ownership. To shed more light on the subject, we recently caught up with a leading Sanur-based Notary, Rainy Hendriany, for the following interview.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 15
Looking a swell chart for Bali we can see a nice size swell on its way in. Over the weekend Uluwatu will be enjoying a steady 7.5ft swell height, at 13-14 second intervals. The best is yet to come though and as of Monday the predicted swell height will reach 10.5ft at 16 second intervals, maxing out on Thurday with a 12ft swell height.
This time of year the winds are coming out of the SE, with ther swell direction coming out of the SW. On the western Bukit, home of the classic breaks such as Uluwatu, Padang Padang, Bingin and others, this provides those left handers with ideal conditions. Later around Octover the wind starts to change and the eastern Bukit and east coast breaks are the ones to go for.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Dec 14
Another call for a freelance paid blogging position comes from our friends at Gadling.
Gadling is looking for bloggers to cover happenings of the global airline industry. So if you have your finger on the pulse of air-travel — enough to muster 7-15 posts a week — you’d be ideal for the position.
Interested applicants need to send an email to apps[at]gadling dot com, with the following information:
-Your full name.
-Your experience in the airline industry: ie do you work for an airline? do you fly a lot? why would you be suitable for this position.
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