Uluwatu Favorites

Favorite thing: For those surfers or beach lovers
who have not been to
Dreamland since Dec. 2007,
may be in for a surprise.

All the local warungs were pulled down.
A new cement construction,
with restaurants, shops, a walkway
for the buses of tourist to load off at,
will soon to come!

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Favorite thing: If you plan to visit the Bukit at high tide,
and you’re not going for surfing,
but to enjoy a the beach and a swim,
then visiting tide chart web-sites
can be a helpful source.

Because of the extensive coral that
surrounds the Bukit,
swimming can be dangerous
when the swell is up and kicking.

The best in this case is to
visit Padang Padang Beach.

Favorite thing: If you’re the kind that
gets addicted to the laid back
life style that one can
currently find in Uluwatu,
you may not want to have to
go down into town.

But then you need to plan ahead concerning cash.
There are no money exchangers in Uluwatu.

There is one ATM in this area
and that is located at the Nirmala grocery store

Usually in the ATMs,
you can only withdraw 3,000,000 Rp
and according to you bank,
you can only withdraw 9,000,000 in a day,
and then there may be a limitation
as far as how much you can
withdraw in a week.

Most venues in Uluwatu,
with the exception of
places like the Bvlgari Hotel,
you can not pay with a credit card
or traveler’s checks.

So, keep this in mind,
because money matters
when paying the bill.

Favorite thing: In the recent years,
with the population growth,
real estate has gone through
a major boom in different parts of the world

With more and more people
feeling crowded and dragged down,
there has been more more of those
who seek a piece of so-called paradise.

Ever since the new ‘Freehold’ trend
of buying property came into effect,
more and more foreigners
have come here to invest in Bali.

With this,
prices go up and up,
leaving local expats who live here,
refusing to pay these commercial prices.

So, the new trend is
to partner up with the
local Balinese of the area
who claim they own sectors on the beach.

Even though the government says
it is against the law to
own a piece of land on the beach,
several expats come to a verbal,
business agreement with these locals
who claim they own these sectors,
and start to construct on the beach.
under the hope to be protected by them.

What is concerning here,
is when you look at the cliff,
you can see with erosion and time,
pieces of the cliff can easily
come tumbling down,
not to mention that we are on
a Fire Ring where earth quakes occur often,
possibly leading to tsunamis.

But it is typical of humans to
underestimate Mother Nature.

Then, there is the poor coast
of one of the most beautiful parts of Bali,
taking the beating of the construction.

Favorite thing: If the internet at Java Juice Bar
is full or running a bit slow,
there is another option at
Internet Padang Padang Inn.

Since both internet cafes
use a different provider,
if one is running slow
you can always hop to the other.

Jl Melasti No, 432
Tel. 361-847 0682
E-mail: padangpadang_inn@yahoo.com

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Favorite thing: When you approach Dreamland for the first time,
the first impression that you might get
from the amazing colors of the sea
is one of total awe.

After going there a few times,
you start understanding the
layout of the beach.

On the far southern end,
is where most people who don’t
want to walk all the way across
towards the northern end,
stop and stay.

This includes the tour buses
loaded with Indonesians visiting
the beach while they are fully dressed.

So don’t be surprised if
at one point while you are sun bathing
in your tiny winy bathing suit,
if a swarm of clothed Indonesian
surround you in a crowd
taking photos of each other,
like if a beach was a national monument.

Towards the middle,
you get more of a mixed crowd
including plenty of Auzies that run the show.

Towards the northern end,
you get a lot of the European expats
hanging around in front of Warung Del Mar.

There are also great occasional beach parties
held there at sunset time,
especially during the month of August.

Further north,
there are no more warungs,
but plenty of coral reef with
a little natural pool here and there
and the occasional stroller heading
towards Balangan at low tide.

Have great beach day!

Favorite thing: Like in any place in the world,
there are up beat places to chillin’ out places.

If you are not into surfing,
but just enjoy beautiful sunsets,
white sandy beaches,
clear water, and gorgeous scenery
and want to relax to the rhythm of the beach life,
then this area can be an option.

While staying in this area,
not much is needed.

Hanging out in a sarong and
bathing suite all day is the norm.
No formalities here.

Just kick back a relax!

Favorite thing: Some web-site links that may be of help,
if surfing is your fancy.

Nomad Surfer

You Tube

Bali Surf Photos

Surf Line

Tiger Surf

Bali Surf Connection