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Hi, I’m a writer for International Living Magazine and International Living Australia. I am coming to Bali next month to research and write a series of articles about living and retiring in Bali. I’m hoping to meet up with some expats from the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand who are...

Hi Everyone, Simple question :) What is your MOST favorite thing to do in Bali? A. Culture Exploration B. Fun Activities C. Dining D. Spiritual Experience E. Party F. Chill Out G. Business H. Other ... Please state :lemo: Can state your nationality please if you don't mind :-) I am doing a...

Hello. Currently doing research about how to spend a year or two in Bali and have found that the SosBud visa would be an option. Don't understand why do people have to waste time every month to go to the office (or multiple times with a week between), but I guess that's how inefficient and...

By searching the archives I failed to come up with this specific topic. It seems that Indonesian citizens have been offered a tax amnesty on property acquired between 1985 and 2015 that they have not previously declared as taxable, and if they pay up by the end of September 2016 will only have...

A man in Medan, North Sumatra, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison and a fine of Rp 5 million (US$381) after the Medan District Court declared him guilty of violating the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law in light of a tag on his Facebook page. The man, Dodi Sutanto, was...

I'm a newby' on this forum which was reccomended by an ex-forum member. I am looking for a stress free, peaceful place to retire to . My choices are Cebu, Penang or Bali. Can anyone tell me why i should choose bali. My friend advised against it but i would like to hear it from others who live here.

Health Ministry has denied the information about the spread of Zika virus in Bali following the appeal of Australia through website http: //smartraveller.gov.au/ as at June 17, 2016 informing that Zika virus is currently spread in Indonesia, especially Bali. Official at the Ministry Oscar...

Hello everyone ! I am currently preparing a first year university degree in Management of Tourism at La Rochelle, I'm looking for a 3 month internship from June to September. Passionate about Hindu culture, after extensive traveling in India, I would love to do this internship in Bali! I...

Hello I am in the early stages of planning retreat in Bali.Not a New age or Yoga thing . Its about the culture and religion and tradition . Bali is a Mecca for retreats,what do people do for a Visa?? I know a lot of people do it illegally, i don't feel real comfortable with that.. I have...

If history's anything to go by, the smoking volcano that's stranding hundreds of Australians in Bali may be wreaking havoc for some time. The last time Mount Rinjani became active in 2009, it lasted 18 months. Moated by a lake in the highlands of Lombok, the volcano has been spewing ash...

Does anyone out there have knowledge of any recent transactions involving Notaries processing Hal Milik to Hak Pakai? I am currently in a Nominee fee simple land situation. My Nominee and I have a good relationship that has been going on for more than 6 years. Because of recent statements by...

Recently I have been doing some research into the number of foreign tourists who visit Bali each year,the most recent figures I found were for 2013, In 2013 they have the figures at 3.27 million,and they have it broken down what each person spends per trip and so on, Average length of...

Im currently doing a lot of research on long term property rentals in bali,and what im seeing has me completely baffled,unlike most of you on here who live here full time and have done so for many years,i have only lived in bali for 6 months a year for 7 years,so im sure some of you with more...

Hi there, I am exploring an offer from a western tourist place of business to live long term in Bali. The starting offer is 10Mil IDR / month but through research, I am finding it hard to see how to make ends meet on this. Especially with housing. To be in a safe, clean space (not anything...

Hi all, Have seen somewhere on here some info about both cost and time taken to change milik to Pakai But now I can't find it. I won't be buying/leasing until four years hence but am champing at the bit so research has become a substitute for action. Asking because when I use Google...

It seems like nominee and mixed marriage cases are going to the courts now and the judges are enforcing the laws. Can't say much about it now, but will hopefully be able to post more information soon.

Queensland will have a new direct link to Indonesia from March next year, when low-cost Qantas subsidiary Jetstar introduces a new route between Cairns and Bali. Jetstar Australia and New Zealand chief executive David Hall said Denpasar would be the airline's third international destination...

A poisonous spider was not the holiday souvenir that Dylan Thomas was hoping to bring back from his trip to Bali. Returning to his home in Bunbury, Western Australia, Mr Thomas, 21, he felt an unusual pain in his stomach, which had been caused by the spider that had made its way into his...

Hi, I want to ask if anybody knows a Tukang Bangunan that is available for work? My mother had a house built in 1997, the floors are all wooden decking. The way he built the floor is, simple wooden decking above the original soil in which the land was bought, with the bearers being elevated by...

Personally, I have never used the internet to research a hotel or restaurant and have been quite content taking pot luck. However, a few days ago I went to Trip Advisor to look at a customer "report" concerning a friends restaurant. While online I was surprised to see a smallish warung called...