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  1. pollyanna

    What's ON in Paradise?

    I am so looking forward to the Writers and Readers Festival. The Sanur Festival started today and runs for 4 days.
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    Looking for more serene places

    You might also like Uluwatu or Tanah Lot.
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    opening a paypal account

    When we moved to Indonesia PayPal required that we open an Indonesian PayPal account. I had to start from scratch with a new account. Still it wasn't difficult. I just didn't see any reason to bother with a new account but had to in the end. Almost all financial institutions are afraid of...
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    A few questions regarding a property transaction.

    ScorpioTiger, here are the details of a notaris firm for the Mas area we've been very happy with: I Made Dwita 0361 971 688 0361 977 612 Jl Raya Goa Gajah No 9X Peliatan, Ubud, 80571
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    Introducing

    Welcome to the forum and good luck with your moving plans!
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    The Rag Trade, one year in....

    Hi Mark, I'm adding my two cents worth of atta boy for all your work, still and video. All of us have been ooohing and aaahhing over your beautiful film. Congratulations.
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    Where to buy a treadmill?

    A couple of months ago I spent a day wandering around Denpasar and the the Kuta Galleria Mall looking at cross trainers. After looking at three different places in the Galleria I bought from the exercise equipment shop on the second floor. Don't remember the name but they delivered the cross...
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    Dog Laws....

    We moved to Bali just over 2 years ago. I'm happy to talk whenever you like and I'm always happy to talk about our pets.
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    Rain Water and Tanks

    Our system works beautifully and we love the quality of our water. It has been tested and is as pure as Aqua bottled water. Our rainwater system has a first flush diverter. The water is collected in an underground tank. Before entering the house it goes through a large filter and also through a...
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    Dog Laws....

    We brought two dogs to Bali, a labrador X poodle and a golden retriever X standard poodle. We also brought our cat. We now have two more Bali dogs and another Bali cat. Way too many pets. But the dogs are at least as happy here as they were in Australia and I've never been able to figure out why...
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    Meet up with people to find out more about living in Bali:In Bali Mid-August

    Werecoming, I think it will difficult for you to have your questions answered until you're on the island, looking around, and asking us specific questions. Cost of living varies greatly in Bali just as it does in Australia. Your cost of living would be entirely different in Launceston than it...
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    Developing in the Sebali area of Ubud

    By "engage these various individuals" I'm assuming you mean talk to them, not bribe them for help. If that is what you mean, my experience is the opposite. Indonesians by nature involve many people in their decisions and that includes talking to the kepala desa before buying land or homes. The...
  13. pollyanna

    Nominees & Notary questions

    Thanks Gil. I keep forgetting to read our nominee agreements but we do have a verbal agreement with our nominee that sales are a percentage of net profit, not sales price There is a world of difference between the two.
  14. pollyanna

    Nominees & Notary questions

    I agree with Gilbert that it does depend on the value of the purchase but since you asked for a "going rate" I believe 5% would be a going rate for a "normal" residential property. Also, I would be interested in hearing from someone who knows whether the compensation is on the total selling...
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    Custom made bath

    You could ask at one of the many terrazzo places around Bali. Our bathroom vanity with two sinks was made from our design in terrazzo. Our bath is also terrazzo but wasn't custom made since we found one we liked on display.
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    No access to the private messaging function for new users

    Are you wanting to simply reply to the message in the thread? If so, no, you don't need to start the thread again. You can click on the "reply with quote" and either leave the quote in your reply or you can then delete it in the normal way if you'd rather. The only thing you cannot do until you...
  17. pollyanna

    Waterfalls in Bali

    The waterfall in Kemenuh they were discussing in this thread a couple of years ago is in the very small village of Tegenungan. it is accessible by foot as a previous poster described. To reach the pool at the base of the waterfall is a walk down the hill but it isn't a bad walk or particularly...
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    Meet up with people to find out more about living in Bali:In Bali Mid-August

    For me it will probably be closer to 1:00 or 1:30 but I'll get there as soon as I can after a meeting unless the meeting just goes on for too long. I'll be coming from Ubud.
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    Health Insurance...

    The reason for looking at all other options in addition to the full covered health insurance is the very high cost of the health insurance compared with an alternative of travel insurance. My concern with the travel insurance is that we actually live in Bali and I would worry that the insurance...
  20. pollyanna

    Plug-in WiFi

    I've used Waroeng Computer a couple of times and been very happy with their excellent service. The weak link in the chain from Waroeng to me is JNE. They are s-l-o-w. They also say they can't find my easy-to-find house and want me to pick up from a local JNE office which, as far as I can tell...
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