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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 19

    July 21st, 2012

    Saturday, July 21, 2012
    Sawan, Bali, Indonesia

    Kt. Widana gamelan factory in Sawan, Bali, Indonesia.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 18

    July 20th, 2012

    Friday, July 20, 2012
    Lovina, Bali, Indonesia

    An alley on the beach in Lovina, Bali, Indonesia.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 17

    July 19th, 2012

    Thursday, July 19, 2012
    Lovina, Bali, Indonesia

    The Bayu Mantra hotel in Lovina, Bali, Indonesia.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 16

    July 18th, 2012

    Wednesday, July 18, 2012
    Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

    A not-so-common view from the inner courtyard of Ubud Palace in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 15

    July 17th, 2012

    Tuesday, July 17, 2012
    Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

    Under construction: the royal cremation tower at Ubud Palace in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

    Let’s talk about ceiling fans. Someone was sitting in my usual table at Taman Curry today, so I grabbed the only other spot with a ceiling fan. As I gently pulled down on the cord, the plastic handle at the bottom slid off into my hand, leaving an exposed bit of wire dangling in the air. Seems this fan, which looked just like the other one, had a small on-off switch on the handle, wheras the other one was just a pull-down type cord with no switch. Right when it happened, the waitress told me that the fan was “no working.” I thought that they would make me pay to get it fixed, but after I ate two small meals over a three-hour period of laptop work, they never said anything as I paid my bill.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 14

    July 16th, 2012

    Monday, July 16, 2012
    Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

    A couple of macaques cuddle in the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 13

    July 15th, 2012

    Sunday, July 15, 2012
    Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

    Ubud Market in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 12

    July 14th, 2012

    Saturday, July 14, 2012
    Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

    Under construction: the tower for the upcoming royal cremation ceremony in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 11

    July 13th, 2012

    Friday, July 13, 2012
    Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

    Would you care for a little traffic jam with that toast? Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

    I thought I’d push my luck today on Friday the 13th and hire a taxi to drive me to Denpasar, Bali’s biggest town, to look for a new voltage transformer, as I had ruined mine the day before by leaving it plugged into the wall by itself, which caused it to overheat. The driver asked for $25, but I talked him down to $20. It’s way cheaper to take a bemo, which is a tiny van or truck, but it takes way longer, as it picks up and drops off lots of people. Plus, you have to transfer, and it’s hot, cramped and unreliable. I also knew we might have to visit several shops, and that would be impossible with a bemo.

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    Tropical Heat Tour: Bali Part 10

    July 12th, 2012

    Thursday, July 12, 2012
    Bangli, Bali, Indonesia

    Elena, Nyoman and Katia at Suartha Pension in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.

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