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From 17-21 October Nusa Dua celebrates the 13th edition of its famous Art Festival, organized by BTDC (Bali Tourism Development Corporation), supported by all the hotels in Nusa Dua area. During 5 days, the visitors will enjoy some performances of Art, Culture, Sport and Exhibition and participate to Fun Games.
Related links: Nusa Dua Fiesta 2009 Program | Map of Nusa Duaa
David Pu’u, commercial photographer and film maker from California, recently has travelled to Bali. His Bali Journal is a superb read, his photographs brilliant, and local East Bali Poverty Project a matter of concern.
Related links: All Bali Travelogues Of The Week
Jones Lang LaSalle Indonesia put together some data for this informative chart above (click on the image to enlarge it). The graphic compares number of International direct arrivals in first half of 2009 with 2008.
JakartaPost has the related article “Time to be more optimistic than ever for Bali tourism market” written by Djodi Trisusanto.
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Related links: Bali Tourism Board Data Statistic | Central Bureau of Statistics Indonesia
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Recently seen in JakartaPost’s paper edition.
Punctually at start of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting from 21 August to 19 September 2009, an Indonesian GSM provider runs an iPhone advertisement promoting iPhone as the gadget that helps you to get closer to God.
Bring yourself closer to God.
Maximize the meaning of devotion in Ramadhan with iPhone 3G and Telkomsel.
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The theme ‘Marine Life’ will be the highlight of this year’s Sanur Village Festival, which means many of the activities will be inspired from the marine life. The fourth festival of its kind is set for the 12 to 16 of August 2009 with activities such as traditional performances, parade, music, collaboration show, water sports and food festival as main attractions.
Related links: Festival Program | Sanur Map
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Just came across a “subjective Bali Best Beach list”, an informative article with short beach reviews and plenty of pictures, gives you a quick overview of beaches in Nusa Dua (Mengiat, Geger), Jimbaran (Muaya, Kedonganan, Balangan), Pecatu (Dreamland), Kuta, Legian Beach, Kerobokan (Batu Belig), Canggu (Echo), Sanur, Lovina Beach and Amed.
List hopefully to be continued.
Keep in mind that many Bali beaches are afflicted with dangerous riptides and undercurrents. So please take care while having fun in the water.
Related links: Muaya Beach @ Jimbaran Bay | ThreeBestBeaches.com
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Very new logo of Indonesia’s national airline Garuda Indonesia
EU ends 2 year blacklisting of Indonesian aviation opening way for European flights by Indonesian airlines. Europeans travellers no longer discouraged from flying domestic carriers.
Related links: Skytrax Airline Reviews | Garuda Inflight Magazine
I came across these old recordings recently when reading Pete’s Bali diary.
The videos show life in Bali in 1910 and in the 1930s, precious contemporary documents.
This one is certainly not from 1946, these recordings were made most likely in the 1930s:
Drove past a sign which read, “AGUS’S CO-OPERATIVE ART CENTER”. If the Balinese can correctly handle the possessive apostrophe, why can’t the Australians? Saw a lot of signs on lamp-posts and walls which suggested, “TALK LESS, DO MORE.” What a great sign to stick on the walls of Parliament House in Canberra!
Related links: All Bali Travelogues Of The Week
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Number of tourists visiting Bali in the first quarter of 2009. In brackets compared to Q1 2008. Total number of tourist arrivals in Bali in the first quarter of 2009 reached 490,454 (+4.28%).
Japan
83.470 (-11.63%)
Australia
71.970 (+24.85%)
China
56.030 (+55.62%)
Malaysia
29.971 (+19.85%)
Taiwan
28.066 (-24.01%)
France (+19.02%), Russia (+6.33%),
United Kingdom (-16.01%), USA (-7.05%)
Source: Bali Office of the Central Statistics Board (BPS)
Related links: Bali Tourist Arrivals 2008 (January-June) | Bali Tourist Arrivals 2008 |
Bali International Direct Arrivals 2009 vs 2008 | Central Bureau of Statistics Indonesia |