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Re: 3Kg Gas Hi not sure if the 3kg cylinder is available but the 9kg with an adaptor to companion or pol to 3/8lh gas is getable from ACE hardware not sure if that helps you but you could always ask the handier locals around where you live they seem to be able to find stuff your average person...

Hi to both you and Ani Annnnnd about time 2 i am very happy for you and know what a relief it is no better news could be than putting that stuff to bed as for me and Komang its a new Medicare application form ,tax file number application ,centrelink enrolment ,aussie bank account ,english...

Hi Adam sorry to hear about further difficulties in the what seems like never ending task of being together .The Indonesian side of things did not seem to bad for Komang and myself we already went through the getting an Indonesian passport long ago as for the outstanding matters for the...

To be in Bali and waste in my opinion anytime thinking about using or letting others know your daily goings on will taking something away from what you could be experiencing but if thats your thing and you enjoy doing it go for your life Markit to me time in Bali is so fast and to short .

Hi B&P the fishing in the east is as good as anywhere i have been just as would be the case anywhere it does fall into seasons. The Dolphinfish are as big as any in Australia not to mention other game fish like you also have in Panama. Sailfish/ Marlin and Tuna the common things caught by locals...

Hi Ash and welcome to the forum as you say you do have many questions and many of them have been asked on here before but appart from directing you to search out all the previous posts i will add this . Bali for everyone is the 1 that they find so the only thing you really need know is be...

Hi Kawika the info i have on Beras Bali is that it is now seldom grown and only used for ceremonies as is Beras Barak the other rice seen a little more is ketan injin used in the black rice desert you may have tried . The reason for local rice varieties not being used is water use which is...

Well the end of another shutdown happy new year to all glad to get back to normal next week 12 hour days in 40+ deg days suck to those in the north keep warm spare a thought for us down south its kn hot here. As some of the other members have said meeting people on the forum does make the...

This is a very subjective topic and just looking at it in the most simple way Jimbo has most of it covered the explotation/speculation of and by some is balanced somewhat by the genuine bali lover who seeks to co-exist and contribute to lives of many in their banjar . I am sure there will be...

Hi Tina well my situation worked out a little better this trip with Komang being granted a 3 month single entry visa the straight forward things are spelled out in the forms but the things like your partners personal wealth to keep him while in Aust even though you are the sponser are difficult...

Well not to buy into this to much further but my partner points out the use of products make the price vary dramatically eg. kerastace( not sure of the spelling )or L`oreal vs generic home brand or local version so to the average male big deal give the girls some time off make sure they have...

Hi roadrunna my wife to be is a hairdresser and has worked for many years at a salon called Arie&harry in istana kuta galeria she no longer works there as we are in Australia and are doing the visa stuff it is not cheap by Bali standards but very cheap compared to home they are able to do any...

Hi skywise well my first impression of Bali was what hell have i got myself into and it started at the airport waiting for bags with the porters who look for newbies. that was a long time ago now its my second home and my wife to be is balinese not to mention the house we just bought. all i can...

Hi tintin does make your blood boil the way travel warnings are issued as far as Bali goes i guess i myself must be careful of my own pro Bali stance all that aside it does appear political motivation must play a role and of course that extends to trade with countries with shocking human rights...

Hi and thanks for the welcome well in answer to Bali life as you probably guessed the Gede aspect to my name refers to perut besar/basang gede always good for a laugh with my family in Bali and i weigh in at 110 kgs but do always drop a few kgs in Bali especially in the village of my fiance at...

Hello to all on this forum and thank you for keeping the information available for those of us who wish we had the courage to pull up our lives and make the change to live in bali. Well i guess a few things about myself so you know a little more my family are dutchys so there has always been...

Hi Tina the tourist visa for your male friend and the length of stay you would be looking at is just about right going by many conversations i have had and the trick is to get the first 1 when all aspects of the law have been complied with on the first occasion all further application would be...

Hi Adam i have never posted on this site but your post is near to my own situation so hello to all and thank you for lots of valuable info . The tourist visa my friend and i applied for in march was rejected mainly due to 3 things 1was Komang had never travelled and asking for 3 months was to...