Bali Indonesia

by Oey, Eric

• ISBN13: 9789625933269
• ISBN10: 9625933263
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

The "Periplus Adventure Guides" do precisely what a great travel book should do -- make you want to get up and go! Periplus adventure guides show you how to get there, and then help make the absolute most out of a stay, leaving no stone, no beach, no fine restaurant or mountain trail untried. With detailed, up-to-date maps, photographs -- both new and archival -- personal recommendations and inside tips from expert authors, the guides go well beyond the usual travel fare and offer an extraordinary value for the money.This fall, Periplus proudly offers nine additions to the Adventure Guide list, exploring some of the most breathtaking, historically important and lesser known regions of Indonesia and Malaysia and Singapore. These include an updated guide to the exotic volcanic island of Bali; the flora and faunarich rainforests of East Malaysia and Brunei; the little known islands of Nusa Tenggara that lie East of Bali from Lombok to Timor; the center of the Indonesian archipelago, Java, richin Buddhist tradition; the primitive and wildlife-filled province of Kalimanatan: Indonesian Borneo, home to the fascinating Dyak culture; Maluku: Indonesian Spice Islands, a sun-drenched string of pearl like islands in the tropical sea of Eastern Indonesia; the truly wild, mountainous island of Sulawesi -- for which this is the only guidebook available; Sumatra, home of mighty rivers, sparkling highland lakes and lush tropical rain forests; and the most comprehensive guide to West Malaysia and Singapore ever produced.

Table of Contents

PART I Introducing Bali
Introduction	17	(1)
Geography	18	(2)
An Island Built by Volcanoes
Stephen Walker
Agriculture	20	(2)
Rice Culture: Nourishing Body and Soul
Urs Ramseyer
Birding in Bali	22	(2)
An Insider Looks at Bali's Colorful Birds
Victor Mason
Early History	24	(2)
Artifacts and Early Foreign Influences
Hedi Hinzler
Traditional Kingdoms	26	(4)
History in a Balinese Looking-Glass
Adrian Vickers
Colonial Era	30	(4)
Conquests and Dutch Colonial Rule
Adrian Vickers
Post Independence	34	(4)
From Chaos to Tourism Development
Adrian Vickers
The Village	38	(2)
A Place of Communal Order
Danker Schaareman
The Temple	40	(6)
A Sacred Space for God and Man
David Stuart-Fox
Balinese Hinduism
A Life of Ritual and Devotion	42	(4)
Hedi Hinzler
Ida Ayu Agung Mas
Cremations	46	(2)
Pitra Yadnya: Rites for the Ancestors
Garrett Kam
The Balinese Calendar	48	(2)
A Cycle of Holy Days and Anniversaries
Garrett Kam
Offerings	50	(4)
Gifts to Gods, Ancestors and Demons
Francine Brinkgreve
Music	54	(4)
Glistening Tones of the Gamelan
Wayne Vitale
Dance and Drama	58	(10)
Vibrant World of Movement and Sound
Rucina Ballinger
Textiles	68	(4)
Cloths of Great Power and Artistry
Urs Ramseyer
Balinese Art	72	(4)
A Fusion of Traditional and Modern
Hedi Hinzler
Language and Literature	76	(2)
A Rich Literary Heritage
Hedi Hinzler
The Shadow Play	78	(2)
A Unique Vision of the World
Larry Reed
Food	80	(2)
Everyday Fare and Ritual Feasts
Danker Schaareman
Tourism	82	(7)
Creating a New Version of Paradise
Michel Picard
PART II The South: Badung
Introduction	89	(1)
Jean Couteau
Denpasar	90	(4)
`Village-City' with a Regal History
Jean Couteau
Sanur	94	(3)
Resort with a `Checkered' Past
Made Wijaya
Serangan Island	97	(1)
Important Temple on `Turtle Island'
Nyoman Oka
Kuta and Legian	98	(3)
`Beach Blanket Babylon' of the East
Bruce Carpenter
Kuta Tour	101	(1)
`The Scene': Hot Days, Steamy Nights
Bruce Carpenter
Beachcombing	102	(4)
A Naturalist's Guide to Surf, Sand and Sea
Tony
Jane Whitten
Jimbaran & Bukit Badung	106	(4)
Surf-Wracked Shores of Southern Bali
Fred Eiseman
Jean Couteau
Nusa Dua and Tanjung Benoa	110	(5)
A Well-Manicured Paradise
Jean Couteau
PART III Central Bali: Gianyar
Introduction	115	(1)
Adrian Vickers
Batubulan and Celuk	116	(2)
Suprising Art and Craft Villages
I Made Suradiya
Sukawati	118	(2)
Ancient Court and Bali's Best Dalangs
Tom Ballinger
Batuan	120	(2)
Village of Ancestral Spirits
Adrian Vickers
Mas	122	(2)
Brahmanical Woodcarving Village
Agnes Korb
Peliatan	124	(2)
Home of the Legendary Legong
Rucina Ballinger
Pengosekan	126	(4)
A Flourishing Community of Art and Soul
Lorne Blair
Ubud	130	(3)
A Village Haven for the Arts
Kunang Helmi Picard
Ubud Tour	133	(1)
On the Gallery and Temple Circuit
Kunang Helmi Picard
Living in Ubud	134	(2)
Expat Chic: A Commentary on the Times
Diana Darling
Daytrips from Ubud	136	(2)
Breathtaking Glimpses of Rural Bali
Kunang Helmi Picard
Antiquities of Gianyar	138	(6)
Ancient Land Between the Rivers
Hedi Hinzler
Gianyar Town	144	(5)
Royalty and the Sacred Banyan Tree
Adrian Vickers
PART IV Kintamani and Bangli
Introduction	149	(1)
Linda Connor
Agnes Korb
Kintamani	150	(9)
Huge Crater and a Life-giving Lake
Diana Darling
Bangli Town
A Sleepy District Capital	154	(5)
Linda Connor
Agnes Korb
PART V Klungkung Regency
Introduction	159	(1)
Adrian Vickers
Sights of Klungkung	160	(6)
Bali's Most Illustrious Kingdom
Adrian Vickers
Penida and Lembongan	166	(5)
Bali's `Sister Islands' --- Another World
Agnes Korb
PART VI East Bali: Karangasem
Introduction	171	(1)
Danker Schaareman
Candi Dasa	172	(2)
A Get-Away Seaside Resort
Danker Schaareman
Tenganan	174	(4)
Exclusive Community of God's Chosen
Urs Ramseyer
Amlapura Area	178	(6)
Tour of Bali's Fascinating Eastern Tip
Danker Schaareman
Besakih	184	(6)
Bali's Lofty `Mother Temple'
David Stuart-Fox
PART VII The North: Buleleng
Introduction	190	(2)
Raechelle Rubinstein
Singaraja Area	192	(4)
An Old Port and a New Resort
Raechelle Rubinstein
Eastern Buleleng	196	(5)
Baroque Temples and Playful Reliefs
Raechelle Rubinstein
PART VIII Mengwi
Introduction	201	(1)
Hedi Hinzler
Sights of Mengwi	202	(7)
The Realm of Royal Architects
Hedi Hinzler
PART IX Tabanan Regency
Introduction	209	(1)
Hedi Hinzler
Sights of Tabanan	210	(4)
From the Mountains to the Sea
Hedi Hinzler
Bedugul	214	(4)
Bali's Cool Highland Retreat
Sarita Newson
PART X The West: Jembrana
Introduction	218	(2)
Kate Beddall
Sights of Jembrana	220	(4)
The Island's Wild West Coast
Kate Beddall
Bali Barat	224	(4)
West Bali National Park and Reserve
Kate Beddall
On The Road
Indonesia Travel Primer	228	(1)
Bali Travel Advisory	229	(15)
Transporation	244	(8)
Indonesian Language Primer	252	(2)
Practicalities
Denpasar	254	(5)
Miranda Suryadjaya
Lisa Najoan
Jean Couteau
Sanur	259	(7)
Lisa Najoan
Jean Couteau
Kuta & Legian	266	(11)
Lisa Najoan
Sandra M. Hamid
Jean Couteau
Allard De Rooi
Jimbaran	277	(2)
Jean Couteau
Nusa Dua	279	(4)
Lisa Najoan
Sandra M. Hamid
Jean Couteau
Ubud	283	(10)
Kunang Helmi Picard
Lisa Najoan
Cody Schwaiko
Kintamani	293	(3)
Diana Darling
Jean Couteau
Lisa Najoan
Allard De Rooi
Martijn De Rooi
Klungkung	296	(2)
Lisa Najoan
Jean Couteau
Veronica H. Long
Karangasem	298	(7)
Jack Salvador
Lisa Najoan
Jean Couteau
Buleleng	305	(4)
Sandra M. Hamid
Lisa Najoan
Tabanan	309	(5)
Sandra Hamid
Lisa Najoan
Jean Couteau
Veronica H. Long
Further Reading	314	(3)
Michel Picard
Glossary	317	(3)
About the Authors	320	(2)
Index	322