living in bali

Hi New to the forum I’ve been living in Bali a while now currently in my second year in a rented cottage at Legian. I get back to Australia every 2-3 months for a couple of weeks working some of the festivals – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane Canberra etc. Spend a bit of time in north Bali...

Can/ Do a person with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia, reside in Bali? How would they be treated if they suffered a psychotic episode or became unstable. Would they be welcome at clinic/ hospital for treatment? or would they be locked up somewhere horrible. Would they be allowed to fly...

I am sure this doesn't includes things like flights, insurance, visa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmUJmZgRyDY

Police in Bali arrested an Australian and a Briton over the weekend and have accused them of possessing more than 17 grams of cannabis resin. Guiseppe Serafino, 48, from Perth and David Matthew Fox, 54 from Shrewsbury in Shropshire, remain in custody and are being interrogated for drug...

An American woman living in Bali has warned women to watch their drinks after being slipped what she believes was a monster Rohypnol dose in a bar at the island paradise. Mara Wolford said she went to the bar for a drink on July 4 with two friends and ordered mojitos. "I leave the drink...

People have been asking me what it costs to live in Bali, so I put together this post to breakdown the numbers for inquiring minds that want to know. Keep in mind, I didn't go there to travel, I went there for three main reasons: 1. To live like a local. A local expat I guess? 2. To...

Hi all, I am marizka and I am currently living in Bali. I can speak both mandarin and english fluently. Although I have a personal assistant and secretarial background. I can be a travel guide. please contact me at 083877033800. Thank you

Does anyone know Bob Maclennan, originally from Inverness in Scotland. Was supposed to be living in Bali

Planing ahead on our eventual repatriation back to Melbourne Australia. We recently moved house and to our shock an horror managed to accumulate an extra three suitcases full of stuff. Surprising as we thought that one think we learnt living in Bali over the past two years was living...

An Australian man living in Bali was found dead on Friday morning at his residence on Jl. Tungak Bingin Blok H No. 2 in Sanur, Denpasar. The body of the 64-year-old man, identified as Alistair Robert Hugh Frowde, was found floating in his swimming pool. South Denpasar Police chief Comr. Nanang...

1. Do the Balinese really like westerners or do they just smile and pretend? Do they have a deep down resentment? I think if I was Balinese I would be a bit annoyed that they had all the money ,the nice villas not to mention the yobbos that get drunk ,silly rude and abusive and others who tell...

How do you guys (and girls) stop yourself from getting stressed while driving over here? I’m mostly referring to Monday night when the Balinese closed most of the streets with temples in, causing havoc around here. I guess a notice on the streets to be closed a few days before is a little too...

About a year ago I said I'd eat my sandal if the Rupe didn't hit 15,000 by Xmas. Luckily I didn't say which Xmas. Any ideas when or if? How will that affect our lives here? Will the locals eat Bule when rice hits 20K/kilo? Is it even tied to the exchange rate? What's gonna fecking happen!?

Purely hypothetical you understand... Once upon a time there was this chap living in Bali (lets call him Mungo) who was a dual national of 2 western countries. He was living here on a retirement visa (Kitas) and was in his 3rd or 4th year. Some fool offered him a nice job here in Indo with...

I just read an interesting article about how big-time CEO's deal with stress.... link: http://www.businessinsider.co.id/how-successful-people-deal-with-stress-2015-8/#.Vd_xIl-qjlg Before anybody jumps at me for "what the feck has that got to do with Bali?" let me address that. Richard...

Expat Artists, writers, intellectuals etc. living in Bali, loves, hates, difficulties, hang outs, groups and where to connect and live cheaply to create. Those who need intellectual exchanges, ideas etc. and arts and cultural friends living long term in Bali.

AN Australian man is in police custody in Bali, accused of trying to steal a motorbike. The man, identified by police as James Ian Ramsey, from NSW, is now under interrogation at South Denpasar police station. He was nabbed by village security officers no far from the scene of the alleged...

Does anyone know where I can go and inspect and buy gravel / pebbles by the truckload. I've seen a lot of places selling bags of various sized pebbles, but I need a truckload to do my driveway. I asked a local, but he gave me a truckload of directions instead of pebbles. ;)

It's hell out there: https://youtu.be/J80CjLXVZYs

This should be forced reading for anyone (male, female or the other) thinking of living in Bali: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/aussie-men-find-eastern-brides-amid-the-patriarchal-culture-of-bali/story-e6frg8h6-1227016965331 And Peter (bless him) does a mean line in erection...