Category: Bali
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Mar. 5, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Diving Lessons The matter of the Japanese divers whose expedition turned into disaster off Nusa Penida on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) is now in police hands. An investigation is apparently under way. The skipper of the dive boat is a person of interest, according to reports.…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, December 11, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Our Changing Face New figures that show the rapid growth of domestic investment in Bali’s tourism sector and the skyrocketing numbers of domestic tourists here are very interesting for future-watchers. They show without a shadow of doubt that the characters of Bali’s leading industries – tourism…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser May 29, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Family Time The ties that bind otherwise widely disparate families and characters into a familial network are very apparent in Bali, as in many other cultures. They are decreasingly visible in western societies where the state has long since taken over the role of matriarch (or…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, April 3, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences In the Pink as Always Gaye Warren of Bali Pink Ribbon tells us this year’s fundraising walk – on April 28 at Nusa Dua – will be better than ever, and even more fun. We’re going along for our annual outing in fetching pink and to…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Nov. 28, 2012
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences By Jiminy, a GM Ayana Resort and Spa, etc, which sits decorously back from the cliff at Jimbaran to which the iconic Rock Bar clings – and to which it is sometimes possible to gain access, if you have the inclinator – finally has a chief…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Sept. 5, 2012
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences It’s a Disgrace One morning recently we ventured beyond our usual perambulatory perimeter and out onto the Balangan road. The Distaff, from an earlier vantage point, had spotted someone jogging down a track that leads up a hill on the other side of the road and…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Aug. 22, 2012
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Bloody Hell Your diarist is a blood donor. Well, he’d like to be, although it seems a rather difficult function to perform in Bali. He possesses a blood type that is very rare in this part of the world, and so has registered with the Red…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Aug. 8, 2012
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Oh Rats! Another problem All of a sudden, The Cage has rats. We are taking steps to eliminate the problem (and the rats) but the incident has prompted further intemperate thought about the vagaries, and difficulties, of life on Pulau Rusak. The rats in question appear…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, July 25, 2012
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Oh Yes, It’s Paradise Here Some days you just want to sit down and cry. It’s not the crowded crassness of mass tourism that does this, or even the mindless self-absorption of the Rave ‘n’ Groove sector; though both can cause intense irritation if you…
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