Month: February 2016

• HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 17, 2016

  His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences   Far Queue Again The periodic struggle to get vehicles into and out of Ngurah Rai airport was worse than usual on Feb. 5, apparently. We weren’t there, which is probably a good thing. One hour-plus irritation a month already tests our toleration limit. It isn’t […]

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  February 16, 2016

  Australia, Bali, Business, Indonesia, Indonesian Law, Labor Party, Law, Politics, Public Administration, Tourism

  Automated mail, Bali’s airport, Castaway resort, IKEA, Invisible Men, Lembongan, Nusa Dua Beach Hotel, Rule of Lore, sentient justices, Suna Cavanagh, Tabloid TV, Traffic jams, Unhappy Hour

• Full Speed Ahead and Damn the Moral Turpitudes

  I generally agree with Gerard Henderson, director of the Sydney Institute, whose Weekend Australian columns customarily offer sound – if sometimes arguable – political and policy advice. He sends round a missive on Mondays (“In case you missed it”) as a prompt to those who might have. I don’t agree with his views in his […]

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  February 15, 2016

  Australia

• HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 3, 2016

  His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious matters   Load of Pit Bull Bali’s attractions as a resort for western tourists (that distinction is becoming more and more important) have taken a hammering lately. It was interesting to see that this received notice in the Jakarta Post on Jan. 27. Or perhaps not a […]

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  February 2, 2016

  Animal Welfare, Australia, Bali, Books, Festivals, Indonesian Law, Rabies, Tourism, Ubud

  21st Century, Animal cruelty laws, Bully a Bule, dog-fighting, illegal gambling, Malcolm Turnbull, Plastic rapped, Tat Tvam Asi, TED Talks, Tony Abbott, UWRF 2016, Valentine’s Day, Year of the Monkey