2009

November 20, 2009

High-Flying Bali Ups Tourism Target

DENPASAR ~ Bali has set an ambitious target to attract 2.1 million foreign tourists in 2010, announcing the goal immediately – Read More...
November 20, 2009

November 20-29, 2009

Welcoming: Balinese dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the Bali Meditator’s Festival at Ubud Palace last Friday. The international – Read More...
November 13, 2009

A Super Natural Experience

I feel compelled to say at the outset that I am not a believer in paranormal phenomena. Sure, strange things – Read More...
November 13, 2009

Analysis: Quitting Mideast Talks May Be Best US Policy

WASHINGTON ~ The Obama administration needs a radical new approach to its bid to unlock the stalled Middle East peace – Read More...
November 13, 2009

Management of Bali’s Rabies Crisis Is Just Barking Mad

By Richard Laidlaw Just what is going on with rabies in Bali? It’s an interesting question – quite literally a – Read More...
November 13, 2009

Too Tired to Tweet

Lyndal Curtis, political correspondent of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, on the busy world of Twitterdom I’m a geek and I’m – Read More...
November 13, 2009

The Long March of Freedom

SILAKARANG ~ Last Sunday morning, 4.30am to be exact, my family went along with the rest of the village, and – Read More...
November 13, 2009

The Road Not Taken

By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one – Read More...
November 13, 2009

An Aussie Model for Bali

CALOUNDRA ~ My trip home coincided with my son’s flying visit to arrange his US visa. He was in town – Read More...
November 13, 2009

Iraq Touts for Tourists at London Fair

LONDON ~ Babylon, Sinbad, the Garden of Eden – war-scarred Iraq touted its attractions for tourists Tuesday, as it sent – Read More...