This week something that could be a crucial change for Bali occurred when the long awaited Gilimanuk-Mengwi Toll Road broke ground In Pekutatan, Jembrana.
Perhaps this event will permit some relief in the future to over crowded South Bali, allow tourism to expand, create options for ex-pat locations and most certainly shorter trips for those of us in West Bali who have had to meander south slowly and often at certain risk.
Recent years have seen some expansion here with an increase in surfers and new hotels, but with the advent of increased population and the necessities of life with super markets and other amenities comes the opportunity to lessen the need for going south.
For the Balinese certainly there will be an expansion in jobs that shall allow family members to stay at home with a more diverse economy.
And finally another development that may or not be appealing to this person is the theme park which although providing a boon to the local economy may have some negative aspects with crowds of tourists rather than seldom visited beaches and the tranquility of a sparse population.
Perhaps this event will permit some relief in the future to over crowded South Bali, allow tourism to expand, create options for ex-pat locations and most certainly shorter trips for those of us in West Bali who have had to meander south slowly and often at certain risk.
Recent years have seen some expansion here with an increase in surfers and new hotels, but with the advent of increased population and the necessities of life with super markets and other amenities comes the opportunity to lessen the need for going south.
For the Balinese certainly there will be an expansion in jobs that shall allow family members to stay at home with a more diverse economy.
And finally another development that may or not be appealing to this person is the theme park which although providing a boon to the local economy may have some negative aspects with crowds of tourists rather than seldom visited beaches and the tranquility of a sparse population.