hahaha...
Not thinking about leaving Bali, because of crime or criminality...
It's more like, been there - done that - move on to new things, sort of..
We only life ones (well depending on religion maybe more then ones but consciously only ones),
so instead of risking having the feeling of "what if" in XX years, I am thinking of a long vacation of 1 year to Cuba..
Some what the same as I ended up on Bali 6 years ago, planning to stay a year for a long vacation..but haven't been back to NL since
and criminals/crime/criminality..
trust me with my "luck" / "charm", it doesn't matter much were I go, I will run into people from pretty much every level in criminality
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Hi Gilbert, a bit late reading this thread but twice I have seen you write Cuba is in South America. It isn't. Sure, they are all 'hermanos' but Cubans aren't South American!
Spent many years going through the 'maze' of 'everything in Cuba'. Lived there for a while and still travel frequently - would be happy to share at some stage. Don't know if I can be useful with some info, but more than happy to have a chat some time.
) Anna
@ Annam, yeah, technically it's called the 'caribbean' , right?
would love to have a chat about what you've encountered living there.
ofcourse you would be helpful, 'cause I would get to know more about Cuba then I do now
in your opinion, west / middle / east ? I'm focussing a bit on nuevitas
still 'investigating' the property-laws and possible choices/ways to go..
would love to have a chat about what you've encountered living there.
ofcourse you would be helpful, 'cause I would get to know more about Cuba then I do now
in your opinion, west / middle / east ? I'm focussing a bit on nuevitas
still 'investigating' the property-laws and possible choices/ways to go..
yes Gilbert, Caribbean is right. But to include South America, Central America and countries like Cuba - best to call Latin America rather than South America. Yep, being technical! ;-O
Property laws etc : a minefield, especially at the moment with everything so fluid - a 'dying' regime etc etc You may laugh at this, but in my humble opinion, Bali is a walk in the park compared to Cuba! You are really setting yourself a challenge!
I am out of Bali at the moment, but will be back next week. Maybe we'll take a drive up in the next couple of weeks to your area and we can have a drink and a chat - in Spanish, of course, so that you can start practising. Oh, Cuban Spanish is really something Gilbert!!! ;-O I'll pm you when we are back.
Property laws etc : a minefield, especially at the moment with everything so fluid - a 'dying' regime etc etc You may laugh at this, but in my humble opinion, Bali is a walk in the park compared to Cuba! You are really setting yourself a challenge!
I am out of Bali at the moment, but will be back next week. Maybe we'll take a drive up in the next couple of weeks to your area and we can have a drink and a chat - in Spanish, of course, so that you can start practising. Oh, Cuban Spanish is really something Gilbert!!! ;-O I'll pm you when we are back.
hahaha...
Not thinking about leaving Bali, because of crime or criminality...
It's more like, been there - done that - move on to new things, sort of..
We only life ones (well depending on religion maybe more then ones but consciously only ones),
so instead of risking having the feeling of "what if" in XX years, I am thinking of a long vacation of 1 year to Cuba..
Some what the same as I ended up on Bali 6 years ago, planning to stay a year for a long vacation..but haven't been back to NL since
and criminals/crime/criminality..
trust me with my "luck" / "charm", it doesn't matter much were I go, I will run into people from pretty much every level in criminality
cuba sounds like a great trip to me , nice weather , music , food , culture etc etc ....., enjoy
thanks balidavo
yeah, looking forward to spend some time there...
some funny reading about property laws, at least here on Bali one doesn't have to marry his/her nominee, hahaha.
BBC News - Cuban property market booms after limited reforms
yeah, looking forward to spend some time there...
some funny reading about property laws, at least here on Bali one doesn't have to marry his/her nominee, hahaha.
BBC News - Cuban property market booms after limited reforms
Be warned Gil the Cubans are miserable feckers - unless they're drinking cane rum, then they're miserably sentimental. Ala - "remember before Castro, everything was so much better - the Mafia were really great bosses and everyone had enough to eat" etc. etc blah, blah, blah.
And this coming from people that are only 20!
Good Salsa music though.
And this coming from people that are only 20!
Good Salsa music though.
somewhat the same blah,blah,blah, as balinese/indonesians who say they had it better under the regime of soeharto..
sitting at a warung drunk of arak and/or tuak, hehehehe
salsa music is good, even better are the female salsa dance partners
Love it!
Shog does that mean maybe we should see Bali as Ozzylite?
Or maybe ChinaLite
I can't believe this stupid thread has damned near 5000 views - get a fucking life!!!
Shog does that mean maybe we should see Bali as Ozzylite?
Or maybe ChinaLite
I can't believe this stupid thread has damned near 5000 views - get a fucking life!!!
For all of you in Seminyuk - NOW!
Sell now and move somewhere nice.
In Bali, rich foreigners are sparking a property frenzy, but who benefits? | World news | The Observer
Sell now and move somewhere nice.
In Bali, rich foreigners are sparking a property frenzy, but who benefits? | World news | The Observer