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Revamped facilities for Bali’s Besakih Temple to include a new visitor center
Governor Wayan Koster’s 2019 protection plan for Besakih Temple will incorporate a visitor center with a cinema to screen films about the history and religious significance of...
Mount Agung erupts for the first time in five months
After a long quiet spell, Bali’s highest peak flared up once again in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to an official report by the Center for Volcanology and...
Bali Volcano Fires: Forest fire on Mount Agung slopes still burns, flames at Batur extinguished
It’s been dry in Bali lately, which has made it difficult to fully put out forest fires that have been burning on two of the island’s volcanos. Firefighters are...
Forest fire breaks out on slopes of Bali’s Mount Agung
The Suwung landfill in South Denpasar is not the only place burning in Bali at the moment. A forest fire broke out on the slopes of Bali’s Mount Agung on Thursday. Wooded areas...
COCONUTS EXCLUSIVE: Diver tells us what it was like to be 22 meters deep when the Lombok earthquake hit
The scariest part about being underwater when an earthquake hits is that you have no idea what you’ll find when you surface. It could be the apocalypse, but you have no way of...
Forget Khalid: 13 y/o Balinese boy gets a lot of love for acoustic cover of ‘Young Dumb & Broke’ (VIDEO)
Khalid’s a capella breakdown of “Young Dumb & Broke” with a group of fans at Bali’s Tanah Lot temple took Twitter by storm, but a cover of the American singer’s...
Bali’s Padang Bai Port closure extended again as big waves, dangerous conditions continue
The closure of Bali’s Port of Padang Bai for fast boats going to Gili has been extended again, this time until July 29—or until conditions improve. The Port Authority (KSOP)...
Closure of Padang Bai harbor extended
Tourists trying to get to the Gilis via fast boat from Padang Bai are going to have to wait. The Port Authority of Padang Bai has tentatively extended the closure of the pier for...
Mount Agung volcanic activity still high
Volcanic activity at Mount Agung remains high. Two eruptions were recorded on Sunday with ash columns reaching a height of 1,500 meters above the surface of the crater. Some...
Volcanology Center: Mount Agung seismic activity going down, but volcano still on ‘standby’ status
Mount Agung is still erupting, but the Bali volcano’s seismic activity appears to be going down, according to the Indonesian Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation...
POPULAR NEIGHBORHOODS
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Denpasar
Bali’s capital city, Denpasar, is the busiest area on the island Yes, even...
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Badung
Badung regency encompasses all of south Bali’s Bukit Peninsula and runs up...
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Jembrana
Jembrana is the regency that encompasses the westernmost part of Bali Just a...
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Kuta
Kuta is by far Bali’s best-known touristy hood—seriously, as in we should...
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Buleleng
Buleleng encompasses much of North Bali It’s a bit of a drive to get to from...
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Tabanan
Tabanan is a regency in Bali that is more central and west The regency’s seat...