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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    Bullfrog is it ! You now nothing about me pal I originally came to Bali in the late 70s on a sponsorship from Quick silver surf company along with another 20 pro surfers from around the world to make a film and scout out new surfing spots for the newly formed world pro surfing comp . There where...
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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    This whole original post is about the way tourist are acting on the island mate and if you want to live in busy tourist areas that's your choice I never said it wasn't. If you invited me to stay in your house with your family and completely disrespect you your families and the rules of your...
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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    Good news time to drain the swamp
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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    I have been here for close to 40 years mate been there done that and your paying 3 to 4 times more for everything dealing with traffic overcrowding ratbag tourist who show no respect for Bali and Canggu is full of Russian now . Your a guest in this country pal don't lecture me on local customs n...
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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    Sorry but I have live in the local desa for 30 years and your assessment is over the top . The reason there is not a big police presence in the desa's is because Bali is a community based system and every Desa has there own form of local police. Learn how the culture works. Yes there are kids...
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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    Yea the Governor has asked the central government to bring in new law if they are caught 3 times not sure if it's 3 they will be deported. And when they get back to Russia they are screwed cuz Putin has deemed them traitors of the mother land and they will be sent straight to Ukraine . So if any...
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    Retiring but uncertain how to pass the days

    You can have both worlds in Bali live in local areas and when you want some Nightlife just go to Kuta etc etc for weekend. Note to permanently live in local area you must get permission from village heads that's why it's important to make bonds and let them get to know you etc. Bali culture is a...
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    Retiring but uncertain how to pass the days

    In the old days they use to be called losmans which is basically a local Balinese family who built rows of rooms on there land which is part of there house so technically they are Bnbs Travel around Bali they are everywhere they will have a sign out the front called homestay. If your going to...
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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    The traffic police Technics in Indonesia have not changed for decades . This is the management not the individual police the command orders police to do certain operations example stop motorcycles n cars check for Sim licence, helmet,and licence for bike etc . The command has been using the same...
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    Retiring but uncertain how to pass the days

    I've been here 30 years mate and I'm going to give some very good advice 1 coming to Bali as a tourist and living here are 2 different things before you decide to sell up and bring all assets to Bali do the following 1 don't live in the main tourist areas it's 3 times or more expensive for...
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    Plastic pollution

    I have been telling tourist for years don't eat fish caught close Bali shores they are full of plastic only eat the deep sea spicies
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    Tourist ban on renting motorbikes

    These idiots are everywhere no helmets no licence no shirt ride like dickheads with no respect for island. They have no idea the Bali government spends huge resources trying to educate locals on wearing helmets follow road rules and respect other road users . I totally agree with the government...
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    The post being the internet cables that are all over bali

    The post being the internet cables that are all over bali