Famous movie star Julia Roberts is expected in Bali for the filming of “Eat Pray Love” to commence on 16 October. According to Jakarta Globe, permits have been issued for the filming in Bali, with Roberts due on set from 16 October to 6 November. “We have issued the permit to shoot in Gianyar. Their [...]
Security is expected to be extremely tight when Julia Roberts comes to Bali for the filming of the Movie “Eat Pray Love”. During the filming in India, India eNews reported that she had 350 security personnel, including police and private security guards. Almost 350 security men, bulletproof cars and a chopper too – that’s what [...]
Travel & Leisure Magazine has concluded its annual survey of the discerning travelers who comprise its readership asking them to name their favorite cities, islands, hotels, resorts, airlines, cruise ships and even rental car agencies. Bali has topped the poll and is regarded as the world’s best island. For many years, Bali consistently ranked as [...]
Friday terrorists detonated bombs at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Hotels in Jakarta. 55 people were injured and 8 killed in the blasts. Since then, Bali has taken a number of steps to improve security on the island, including: • Bali’s Governor Made Mangku Pastika, the former Police officer credited with resolving the 2002 and 2003 [...]
Just posted this latest video on YouTube. It’s a quick 2 minutes on the action at Kuta Beach. Hope you enjoy it.
The West Australian reported that an 11 year old girl was admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital on her return from Bali. The girl was suffering from a reaction to a temporary tattoo that she and her sister and mother got in Sanur. The reaction started on the flight home, and by the time the [...]
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis spent part of a recent holiday in Bali. During her Bali visit, she was taken on a walking tour of the rice fields outside Ubud by well know museum owner, Agung Rai. She writes about her reflections on Bali in the online newspaper, The Huffington Post. If you would like to [...]
An article published by BaliDiscovery.com was titled “Head Hunting Season Now Open”. It went on to say……. China National Tourism Authority (CNTA) has called on Indonesia to stop the practice of “selling heads” among Chinese tourists visiting the country. “Selling Heads” is the practice in which the right to guide visiting Chinese tourists is purchased [...]
Sony Pictures Entertainment will later this year film the Bali scenes of the screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best selling autobiography, Eat, Pray, Love(EPL). Julia Roberts stars as the book’s narrator, and Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner will produce the film. The book, which traces Gilbert’s search for identity across four countries following her divorce, [...]
Bali visitors grow as Australia displaces Japan for top spot. Foreign tourist arrival to Bali in April 2009 totaled 179,879 representing the best April on record for Bali tourism and 21.94% improvement over April 2008 (147,515). View cumulatively, the first four months of 2009 saw 645,061 foreign tourists come to Bali, an increase of 8.15% [...]
