[ NOTE: SORRY, NO PHOTOS DUE TO REQUEST OF BEACH BOYS] It has happened in a few instances in the general Amed area that a European woman has come here, fallen in love with one of the gorgeous local boys, married him, and then either opened a resort here or taken the fresh new hubbie …
Category Archive: BALI INDONESIA
BALINESE GAMELAN: BALI’S TRADITIONAL PERCUSSION ORCHESTRAS
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter. Thank you! —> Balinese gamelan troupe at local funeral BALINESE GAMELAN: BALI’S TRADITIONAL PERCUSSION ORCHESTRAS Balinese gamelan music is a dynamic choppy fast-paced percussion orchestra consisting of several gamelan ‘marimbas’, drums and cymbals. Gamelan is played throughout Bali …
PHOTO GALLERY: SCENIC SIGHTS OF BALI
PHOTO GALLERY: SCENIC SIGHTS OF BALI Sitting just 8 degrees south of the equator, Bali is mainly a tropical island. The variety of topography is quite surprising. Vast sweeping beaches- white sand, black sand, and stone beaches- grace Bali’s entire coastline along the ever-present ocean. Bali’s shores are most famous for surfing, but there are also …
BALINESE CEREMONIES: DAILY HINDU OFFERINGS
BALINESE CEREMONIES: DAILY HINDU OFFERINGS When you visit Bali, you’ll quickly notice that traditional Balinese ceremonies are an important, integral part of daily life for the Balinese. And that’s partly what makes Bali so unique and charming: regularly seeing the locals dressed in traditional ceremonial clothing, carrying baskets of fruit/flower offerings, going off to temples …
DIVING STORY: AMAZING BALI DIVE
DIVING STORY: AMAZING BALI DIVE Diving in north Bali is always beautiful but one day last season I had an especially memorable dive at the famous USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben/ Amed in northeast Bali. I’d like to share it with you here…First let me elaborate on a few unique features of diving in the …
BALI ARAK AND TUAK: BALI’S LOCALLY BREWED “MOONSHINE”
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, you might want to subscribe to my free monthly newsletter —–>> pouring arak for a friend BALI ARAK AND TUAK: BALI’S LOCALLY BREWED “MOONSHINE” Most S.E.Asian countries have some form of locally brewed ‘hard stuff.’ In Asia such brews are usually made from rice or palm juice. Bali’s …
SALT MAKING IN AMED BALI
Welcome! If it’s your first time here, please’LIKE‘ LashWorldTour, if you enjoy your read here. Thank you!—–>> baskets of finished salt awaiting pick up SALT MAKING IN AMED BALI Making salt from sea water is a traditional livelihood in the Amed area. Nowadays only a couple small communities, namely at Amed village and Jemeluk, still make salt. …
LIBERTY SHIPWRECK DIVE SITE
USAT LIBERTY SHIPWRECK, TULAMBEN BALI The USAT Liberty shipwreck is one of Bali’s most famous, most popular and most accessible dive sites. It’s so popular, in fact, that almost daily the site and nearby Tulamben shore are packed with divers who’ve driven up to Tulamben with dive shops from all over Bali: from Kuta, Sanur, …
LIFE OF A MACKEREL FISHERMAN IN AMED BALI
Amed fishermen coming back from morning trip LIFE OF A MACKEREL FISHERMAN IN AMED BALI Amed is a fairly remote, arid coastal region of poor fishing/farming communities along Bali’s far northeast coast. The entire area is collectively referred to as Amed but, in fact, consists of a series of small beach-side fishing villages, each with …
MY GUIDE TO SCUBA DIVING IN BALI
Lash preparing to dive in Bali MY GUIDE TO SCUBA DIVING IN BALI Bali is one of the most famous of Indonesia’s 1000+ islands, located just north of Australia and south of Singapore. Bali is not actually well-known for its diving, but it should be! Bali’s diving is fantastic! Most likely, Bali’s diving wonders are …
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Hi! I'm Lash, an American nomadic world traveler who's been traveling solo since 1998. I’m passionate about traveling the world nomadically and then sharing it all with you. I hope to inspire you to travel the world, to entertain you with tales from the road, and to help you reach your travel dreams. Welcome! Download my FREE eBook ‘100 Free Things to do in Asia’
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