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Monday, September 29, 2008
About Bali

Even today, there is a certain magic about Bali. The longer one stays in the island, the more one is impressed by the many exquisite sights and the scores of talented and charming people one encounters. All the tourist hype aside, Bali truly is exceptional.The island of Bali indeed presents a modern paradox an ancient, traditional society that is still incredibly alive and vital. While the basic conservatism of the Balinese has enabled them to preserve many of their past achievement, it has never hindered the acceptance of new and innovative elements, whether home-grown or foreign.Bali is extraordinarily blessed by nature. Lying with narrow band of the tropics where wet and dry seasons fall roughly into balance. Geographically, Bali lies between the island of Java and Lombok. Bali is small, strethching approximately 140 km from east to west, and 80 km from north to south. The tallest of string of volcanic mountain that run from west to east Lying just 8-11 south of the equator, and a verage temperature annual 27 degres celcius. Bali is blessed with a wonderful climate , warm long the coast with white sand beaches, best game viewing with cool in mountain area. Bali has two season same like indonesia season, summer from April to October, Bali less rainfall on wet season from October to March. Mayority People In bali are Hindush The Balinese have strong spiritual roots and despite the large influx of tourist over the years, their culture is still very much live. The main religion is Hindu Dharma religion, and althought original from India, the Balinese religion in a unique blend of Hindu, Buddhist,Chinese, Javanese, and others religions make Balinese Universal Religions and different from the Hinduism practiced in India today. Laying between 8 and 9 degrees south the equator, Bali has a short, hot wet season and a longer cooler dry season. The mountains are wet year round, averaging 2500 to 3000 mm (100 to 120 inches) of rain annually with warm days and cool nights. The lowlands are hotter and drier, but fresh and persistent winds make the climate less oppressive than elsewhere in the equatorial zone.
The wet season lasts from November to March, and thought there are only five or six hours of sunshine a day, this is also the hottest time of year (30-31 C by day, 24-25 C at night). The dry season is from April to October, when southeasterly winds blow up from the cool Australian interior (28-29 C by day, and a pleasant 23 C at night) with seven or height hours of sunshine daily. The electricity generally runs at 220V – 240V AC. In some rural areas, the system still runs on 110V, and some remote areas do not have electricity at all. Power supply may be unstable. You may need a plug adaptor with two-pronged, parallel pins.


Going to Bali,dress casually. Take light clothes, as the weather is warm thoughout the year. When dressing, while you encouraged to be casual, remember to be decent. Remember that this is a land where prayer and religious festivals take center stage. When visiting a temple, make it a point to respect local custom and traditions. The Balinese have their own language, but almost all Balinese speak Bahasa Indonesia. English also widely used throughout the island. But certainly helps to know a few words or phareses in Indonesian. Bali is natural island, It have good water, clean no polluted cause there are no factory in Bali and they have very good rain forest for water supply. Don’t drink water direct thought tap water. Drink only distilled or mineral water, or water that has been boiled.

Try to get used the local food its sometimes unusual flavour.Every region in bali have a trademark food or special resepies baliness food for example in gianyar there is babi guling, klungkung With serombotan, Denpasar with Nasi Jinggo, Karangasem with Sate Languan...and there are many tradisional food. Street hawker and warung are where the true “ Flavour ” of Balinese food you can found. There are of course, also plenty of excellent restaurants serving both local and international dishes!.Bali is tropical island sun can be very harsh, and sunscreen, sunblock,sun hat and sun glasess are essential. Do remember your binoculars if going on safari. To ensure that you take the correct anti malaria altought Bali not Malaria Zone



COMUNICATION

Mail
Indonesia's postal service is reliable, if not terribly fast. Kilat (express) service is only slightly more expensive and much faster. Kilat khusus (domestic special delivery) will get there overnight. International express mail gets postcards and letters to North America or Europe in about 7 days from most cities.

Kantor pos (post offices) are found in every little village in Bali, open 8 am-2 pm every day except Sunday. The main post office in Denpasar (JI. Raya Puputan, Renon) or in Legian remains open until 8 pm. Most close from noon to 1 pm for lunch.
Poste Restante service is usually reliable, but it is advisable to choose more important towns such as Kuta or Ubud. Some post offices ask for ID and may also charge a fee before handing over your letters.

Telephone, Fax and internet

Long distance phone calls, both within Indonesia and international, are handled by satellite. Domestic long distance calls can be dialed from most phones. To dial your own international calls, find an IDD (International Direct Dial) phone and dial "001" or "008” otherwise you must go via the operator, which is far more expensive.

A magnetic debit (kartu telpon) phone card can be purchased at hotels, post offices and many other outlets. This is used on card phones, which are increasing in popularity, eliminating the need for small change.
International calls via MCI, Sprint, ATF, and the like can be made from IDD phones using the access code for your calling card company. Recently, special telephones have been installed in some airports with pre-programmed buttons to connect you via these companies to various countries.

Faxes can be sent and received at wartel offices and most main post offices.
E-mail and internet services are available at many wartel, the main post office and cyber cafes. Most tourist areas are dotted with internet cafes and services. Some are open 24 hours a day, but most open from 10 am until 10 pm. Usage rates vary and are independent on type and length of computer use, but they rarely unreasonable.Be sure to check your passport before leaving for Indonesia. You must have at least one empty page to be stamped upon arrival and the passport must be valid for at least six months after the date of arrival.
Since the 1st February 2004, a tourist visa is required except for the citizen from Brunei, Chile, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Macao, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Turkey. Meanwhile, for Australian, Canada, USA and most of the European country such as France, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Spain… it is possible to obtain a tourist visa upon arrival it costs 25 USD (up to 30 days) and 10 USD (up to 3 days).
With this new regulation, to get a visa on arrival at the airport it takes a little bite longer so it is preferable to ask in your own country the visa from an Indonesian consulate before having your trip in Bali.
Upon arrival you will be given a white embarkation/disembarkation card to fill out. Keep this card with your passport, as you must present it when leaving the country.

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