I love Bali
@supa
https://travelprotect.au/
I confirmed with them the day before renting the bike via email to have it in writing even though it was in their policy.
You are not legally allowed to ride a scooter in Oz with car license, scooters being defined as above 50cc, yes for mopeds being under or up to 50cc (but not in every state though)
Thanks
Will be re checking that now.
And next insurance policy when taken.
seeds wrote:@supa
https://travelprotect.au/
I confirmed with them the day before renting the bike via email to have it in writing even though it was in their policy.
Thanks for the link , not for me but friends that haven’t got oz bike license will be interested .
Supafreak wrote:https://www.gofundme.com/f/lets-bring-bec-home-and-support-her-recovery
geez, what a terrible position to find oneself in...
especially the family
from the gofundme
"...The bills are already over $60,000 for a few days in an international hospital and she may not be able to travel for weeks..."
bali's latest spruik is to sell itself as a destination for 'medical tourism', trying to cut in on the healthy little money spinner thailand has created themselves...
I know people that have used thailand as a medical destination, said the service was amazing and the price very cheap / reasonable...
$60k for a few days in a bali hospital?
and this is not the exception...
every time these stories poo up the costs are astronomical, and the service, sub-par to be kind...
I'm surprised insurance companies haven't looked into what is clearly a scam
bali... 'medical tourism destination'
ya dreaming...
seeds wrote:Still mulling it over. Got an itch to go somewhere else but for an extended trip can’t beat it for value for money.
to quote AndyM, 'true dat'.
indo-dreaming wrote:Not Bali but Indo.
No guest at moment new group arrives tomorrow im waiting until the arvo and tide to go surf.
Anyway its always interesting to see village life and way people think and act.
Sadly some guy in his 40s has some serious condition, maybe had a stroke or something as much of his body is paralysed, he was in town at a clinic last week and everyone was visting him, but he came home the other day, and now everyone from the village is crowding around his bed 24/7
Obviously with the best inventions, but the poor guy would be mentally drained from all the people, yesterday he stopped being able to talk or eat, so expect he wont last too much longer, and half the village didnt sleep as felt they needed to be up with him.
The guy died this arvo.
indo-dreaming wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:Not Bali but Indo.
No guest at moment new group arrives tomorrow im waiting until the arvo and tide to go surf.
Anyway its always interesting to see village life and way people think and act.
Sadly some guy in his 40s has some serious condition, maybe had a stroke or something as much of his body is paralysed, he was in town at a clinic last week and everyone was visting him, but he came home the other day, and now everyone from the village is crowding around his bed 24/7
Obviously with the best inventions, but the poor guy would be mentally drained from all the people, yesterday he stopped being able to talk or eat, so expect he wont last too much longer, and half the village didnt sleep as felt they needed to be up with him.
The guy died this arvo.
Condolences......
andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:Not Bali but Indo.
No guest at moment new group arrives tomorrow im waiting until the arvo and tide to go surf.
Anyway its always interesting to see village life and way people think and act.
Sadly some guy in his 40s has some serious condition, maybe had a stroke or something as much of his body is paralysed, he was in town at a clinic last week and everyone was visting him, but he came home the other day, and now everyone from the village is crowding around his bed 24/7
Obviously with the best inventions, but the poor guy would be mentally drained from all the people, yesterday he stopped being able to talk or eat, so expect he wont last too much longer, and half the village didnt sleep as felt they needed to be up with him.
The guy died this arvo.
Condolences......
+1 Really heavy how many die so young out in the Islands.
I focus wrote:andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:Not Bali but Indo.
No guest at moment new group arrives tomorrow im waiting until the arvo and tide to go surf.
Anyway its always interesting to see village life and way people think and act.
Sadly some guy in his 40s has some serious condition, maybe had a stroke or something as much of his body is paralysed, he was in town at a clinic last week and everyone was visting him, but he came home the other day, and now everyone from the village is crowding around his bed 24/7
Obviously with the best inventions, but the poor guy would be mentally drained from all the people, yesterday he stopped being able to talk or eat, so expect he wont last too much longer, and half the village didnt sleep as felt they needed to be up with him.
The guy died this arvo.
Condolences......
+1 Really heavy how many die so young out in the Islands.
100% the difference is in the west we get check ups and catch things like a serious condition cancer etc early or try too, but out here you only go to the doctor or hospital once you a really sick many times its then too late, and also the doctors here are completely useless and if the person needs further care they must go to a city and cost is expensive.
Its also just interesting to see how they deal with someone so sick and death, even now his body is still sitting where he died in his bed and people going to view his body, i guess to say goodbye.
They asked me if i wanted to go look but have no interest in doing so and would feel disrespectful doing so as didnt know him.
I focus wrote:+1 Really heavy how many die so young out in the Islands.
Absolutely. I learned very early on in my fieldwork to never ask about someone's young children until I've discerned whether they are still alive. So often I'd return to a weaving village in Sumba Timur or in the mountains in Timor and a baby that everyone was celebrating the birth of when I was last there had passed away from something like whooping cough or TB.
indo-dreaming wrote:I focus wrote:andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:Not Bali but Indo.
No guest at moment new group arrives tomorrow im waiting until the arvo and tide to go surf.
Anyway its always interesting to see village life and way people think and act.
Sadly some guy in his 40s has some serious condition, maybe had a stroke or something as much of his body is paralysed, he was in town at a clinic last week and everyone was visting him, but he came home the other day, and now everyone from the village is crowding around his bed 24/7
Obviously with the best inventions, but the poor guy would be mentally drained from all the people, yesterday he stopped being able to talk or eat, so expect he wont last too much longer, and half the village didnt sleep as felt they needed to be up with him.
The guy died this arvo.
Condolences......
+1 Really heavy how many die so young out in the Islands.
100% the difference is in the west we get check ups and catch things like a serious condition cancer etc early or try too, but out here you only go to the doctor or hospital once you a really sick many times its then too late, and also the doctors here are completely useless and if the person needs further care they must go to a city and cost is expensive.
Its also just interesting to see how they deal with someone so sick and death, even now his body is still sitting where he died in his bed and people going to view his body, i guess to say goodbye.
They asked me if i wanted to go look but have no interest in doing so and would feel disrespectful doing so as didnt know him.
Yes again this demonstrates how lucky we are to live in Australia.
Quite a few times have had Indonesian people I know who have died, and if queried how, oh they just died.
Complain about our govt, but where else in the world do they send you out kits once you hit 50 for colon cancer screening.
As a side note, if ya riding a bike in Indo, wear a farken helmet! A proper one!
andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:I focus wrote:andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:Not Bali but Indo.
No guest at moment new group arrives tomorrow im waiting until the arvo and tide to go surf.
Anyway its always interesting to see village life and way people think and act.
Sadly some guy in his 40s has some serious condition, maybe had a stroke or something as much of his body is paralysed, he was in town at a clinic last week and everyone was visting him, but he came home the other day, and now everyone from the village is crowding around his bed 24/7
Obviously with the best inventions, but the poor guy would be mentally drained from all the people, yesterday he stopped being able to talk or eat, so expect he wont last too much longer, and half the village didnt sleep as felt they needed to be up with him.
The guy died this arvo.
Condolences......
+1 Really heavy how many die so young out in the Islands.
100% the difference is in the west we get check ups and catch things like a serious condition cancer etc early or try too, but out here you only go to the doctor or hospital once you a really sick many times its then too late, and also the doctors here are completely useless and if the person needs further care they must go to a city and cost is expensive.
Its also just interesting to see how they deal with someone so sick and death, even now his body is still sitting where he died in his bed and people going to view his body, i guess to say goodbye.
They asked me if i wanted to go look but have no interest in doing so and would feel disrespectful doing so as didnt know him.
Yes again this demonstrates how lucky we are to live in Australia.
Quite a few times have had Indonesian people I know who have died, and if queried how, oh they just died.
Complain about our govt, but where else in the world do they send you out kits once you hit 50 for colon cancer screening.
As a side note, if ya riding a bike in Indo, wear a farken helmet! A proper one!
“ Complain about our govt, but where else in the world do they send you out kits once you hit 50 for colon cancer screening. ”
A mate of mine got divorced last year in Oz and now lives in Bali with a local lady he met over there..
I now get constant texts and memes sent to me about how strict Australia is and how many rules there are and Indo’s wayyyyy better and he’ll never live in Oz again, the women here are all rude pigs etc etc….
I would put my life savings on it though that as soon as he gets sick or injured and needs decent hospital care (hopefully this never happens) he will be straight back on a plane home.
Oz isn’t perfect but it’s pretty damn amazing
goofyfoot wrote:andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:I focus wrote:andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:Not Bali but Indo.
No guest at moment new group arrives tomorrow im waiting until the arvo and tide to go surf.
Anyway its always interesting to see village life and way people think and act.
Sadly some guy in his 40s has some serious condition, maybe had a stroke or something as much of his body is paralysed, he was in town at a clinic last week and everyone was visting him, but he came home the other day, and now everyone from the village is crowding around his bed 24/7
Obviously with the best inventions, but the poor guy would be mentally drained from all the people, yesterday he stopped being able to talk or eat, so expect he wont last too much longer, and half the village didnt sleep as felt they needed to be up with him.
The guy died this arvo.
Condolences......
+1 Really heavy how many die so young out in the Islands.
100% the difference is in the west we get check ups and catch things like a serious condition cancer etc early or try too, but out here you only go to the doctor or hospital once you a really sick many times its then too late, and also the doctors here are completely useless and if the person needs further care they must go to a city and cost is expensive.
Its also just interesting to see how they deal with someone so sick and death, even now his body is still sitting where he died in his bed and people going to view his body, i guess to say goodbye.
They asked me if i wanted to go look but have no interest in doing so and would feel disrespectful doing so as didnt know him.
Yes again this demonstrates how lucky we are to live in Australia.
Quite a few times have had Indonesian people I know who have died, and if queried how, oh they just died.
Complain about our govt, but where else in the world do they send you out kits once you hit 50 for colon cancer screening.
As a side note, if ya riding a bike in Indo, wear a farken helmet! A proper one!“ Complain about our govt, but where else in the world do they send you out kits once you hit 50 for colon cancer screening. ”
A mate of mine got divorced last year in Oz and now lives in Bali with a local lady he met over there..
I now get constant texts and memes sent to me about how strict Australia is and how many rules there are and Indo’s wayyyyy better and he’ll never live in Oz again, the women here are all rude pigs etc etc….
I would put my life savings on it though that as soon as he gets sick or injured and needs decent hospital care (hopefully this never happens) he will be straight back on a plane home.
Oz isn’t perfect but it’s pretty damn amazing
Goofyfoot. Hi.
Well said mate.
I despise people who complain about irrelevant things in Oz, they just don’t know how lucky they are.
And don’t get me started on the ones who say they were bored all weekend.
When you opened your eyes for the first time as a baby, unbeknownst at the time you were about to enter a world many others would do anything to be part of.
We should never take this grand country for granted.
Fresh water out of a tap, medical help on call, and a nation that is renowned for helping each other out in times of need , despite personal differences and different countries of origin, when you become Australian, we all ‘deserve a fair go’.AW
goofyfoot wrote:andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:I focus wrote:andy-mac wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:indo-dreaming wrote:Not Bali but Indo.
No guest at moment new group arrives tomorrow im waiting until the arvo and tide to go surf.
Anyway its always interesting to see village life and way people think and act.
Sadly some guy in his 40s has some serious condition, maybe had a stroke or something as much of his body is paralysed, he was in town at a clinic last week and everyone was visting him, but he came home the other day, and now everyone from the village is crowding around his bed 24/7
Obviously with the best inventions, but the poor guy would be mentally drained from all the people, yesterday he stopped being able to talk or eat, so expect he wont last too much longer, and half the village didnt sleep as felt they needed to be up with him.
The guy died this arvo.
Condolences......
+1 Really heavy how many die so young out in the Islands.
100% the difference is in the west we get check ups and catch things like a serious condition cancer etc early or try too, but out here you only go to the doctor or hospital once you a really sick many times its then too late, and also the doctors here are completely useless and if the person needs further care they must go to a city and cost is expensive.
Its also just interesting to see how they deal with someone so sick and death, even now his body is still sitting where he died in his bed and people going to view his body, i guess to say goodbye.
They asked me if i wanted to go look but have no interest in doing so and would feel disrespectful doing so as didnt know him.
Yes again this demonstrates how lucky we are to live in Australia.
Quite a few times have had Indonesian people I know who have died, and if queried how, oh they just died.
Complain about our govt, but where else in the world do they send you out kits once you hit 50 for colon cancer screening.
As a side note, if ya riding a bike in Indo, wear a farken helmet! A proper one!“ Complain about our govt, but where else in the world do they send you out kits once you hit 50 for colon cancer screening. ”
A mate of mine got divorced last year in Oz and now lives in Bali with a local lady he met over there..
I now get constant texts and memes sent to me about how strict Australia is and how many rules there are and Indo’s wayyyyy better and he’ll never live in Oz again, the women here are all rude pigs etc etc….
I would put my life savings on it though that as soon as he gets sick or injured and needs decent hospital care (hopefully this never happens) he will be straight back on a plane home.
Oz isn’t perfect but it’s pretty damn amazing
Very true!
Lived in Bali best part of 14 years, and it is unreal.
But married now with tin lid and cannot get better than Oz .
I do miss the waves, and other parts of the life there, but being Oz is winning lottery of life.
Hope it works out for ya mate....
That road going into that bend is non stop euro girls on bikes with longboards. No surprise there lol ;)
Yep, and the beach is a conga line of pretty young things in G-strings smiling at the camera before they bend over to attach their leg ropes and then head out for some serious posing and vogueing on their logs. I could live there.
old-dog wrote:Yep, and the beach is a conga line of pretty young things in G-strings smiling at the camera before they bend over to attach their leg ropes and then head out for some serious posing and vogueing on their logs. I could live there.
Old Dog , Howdy.
You’ve been watching YouTube. AW
Hi AW, yes, plus I've seen it firsthand, the first thing the ball and chain said when we got there was, now I see why you wanted to spend all morning stuck in traffic to come here. Padang Padang was a bit of an eye opener too. Luckily Viagra is freely available on every street corner. Just kidding, I'm no dirty old man. Like I said to the misses, if a Ferrari or Lambo goes past it's hard not to look, but it doesn't mean I want to drive it. Cheers.
old-dog wrote:Hi AW, yes, plus I've seen it firsthand, the first thing the ball and chain said when we got there was, now I see why you wanted to spend all morning stuck in traffic to come here. Padang Padang was a bit of an eye opener too. Luckily Viagra is freely available on every street corner. Just kidding, I'm no dirty old man. Like I said to the misses, if a Ferrari or Lambo goes past it's hard not to look, but it doesn't mean I want to drive it. Cheers.
Why wouldn’t you want to drive a Ferrari? I’m calling bullshit
haha yeah, I'm not sure my girlfriend would buy that one old-dog.
She knows damn well if someone threw me the keys to one of those two, I'd be off in a heartbeat.
Actually saw a Ferrari and a Lamborghini in Canguu before Xmas.
Had 6” spare between oncoming traffic lol ;)
Rich Russian kids by the look of them.
Supafreak wrote:
Very suitable cars for Indo...
Wonder if they ever get out of first gear...
andy-mac wrote:Supafreak wrote:Very suitable cars for Indo...
Wonder if they ever get out of first gear...
what were those awesome tissue-boxes on wheels that you could hire in the 80s, like a volkswagen/leyland kinda topless jeep..?
These Boneshakers
https://www.bigbalitours.com/tours-package/bali-private-vw-tour.php
yep. cheers. loved those things.
100% good for chucking boards into.
0% monkey and little kid protection.
Anyone been to Lakey lately? What’s the going rate for a car from Bima?
Daughters boyfriend and brother paid 500,000 each last night, they wouldn’t go any lower than $1M, said they would be stuck there all night.
Hope he got stung lol ;)
basesix wrote:andy-mac wrote:Supafreak wrote:Very suitable cars for Indo...
Wonder if they ever get out of first gear...what were those awesome tissue-boxes on wheels that you could hire in the 80s, like a volkswagen/leyland kinda topless jeep..?
Suzuki Jimmy
Oops wrong car...
Kjangs ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_181. Windscreen folds down
Seen a few of these over the years on nusa penida but never this big. Penida is full on now with so many activities besides diving and snorkeling.
I love Bali.
You wouldn't think that such a thought could be controversial . But it is.
Many people don't love Bali, in fact they proclaim to hate it. Bemoan what it has become, it's lack of purity, it's lost innocence.
Sure, I can see their point. I can't imagine anywhere on Earth that has been transformed as radically as Bali over the last thirty years. From rice paddies and coconut groves to six story discotheques . It's totally unrecognisable in the most built up areas.
But that's not what this post is about. It's about why I LOVE Bali.
I love Bali because ...
- it's still the home of an intense cluster of world class waves. Roping lefts : Uluwatu, freight train right barrels : Sanur, backlit mega tubes : Padang Padang. Rip able reefs, fun beachies. Short , slabby pits and long mellow points. River mouths and bombies. It's got the lot.
- it's still possible to get uncrowded quality waves in 2015 when it seems as though the entire planet has discovered surfing. I was trading crystal clear , rolling right walls with only two other surfers just this morning.
- it's still freaking beautiful. Watching the mist reveal Mt Agung in that unique Bali morning light from a black sand beach as the sun comes up is still special.
- the food is amazing. Walking around town building up a hunger and knowing that at any given time you are within shouting distance of fresh, exotic and delicious meals with enough variety to make your head spin is priceless.
- the Balinese are legends. Friendly, happy and always keen for a joke. Unfailingly polite and welcoming. Healthy, spiritual and decent.
- the Balinese surfers rip their waves and they still own them. A visiting Brazilian would not think twice to drop in on an Aussie local at Kirra. But you won't see the same in Bali. The Balinese surfers are treated with the respect they deserve. Because as everyone knows, if they are not treated with respect there is consequences.
- the water is so warm it's like swimming in silken angels tears.
- telling people that you are going to Bali will often elicit a response along the lines of ......"why would you go to that traffic ridden, noisy shithole ?" And then as you're kicking back with a Bintang watching the sunset over Uluwatu you can imagine them sitting at lights in their car on their way home from work in Perth. Which , for those that have never been , is a noisy , traffic ridden shithole. And this makes me laugh. Which is something I enjoy doing.
- The fruit is incredible.
- despite the millions of tourists, the fast food franchises and the Aussie over familiarity with the joint it's still exotic. The smell of clove cigarettes, the ogo ogos of Nyepi, the Buddhist offerings , monkeys , food and language are all enticingly foreign.
- there is no overreaching nanny state. You want to ride your motorbike with all four of your children and the missus on the back...whilst texting. Go for it.
- you can live like a king on a regular Aussie income. Maybe not such a great benefit for the Balinese themselves though.
- it's close to Oz. Twenty hour plane ride and a shot at developing deep vein thrombosis.....ummm no thanks. It's actually faster to fly to Bali from Perth than it is to drive to Albany. You can fly from Port Hedland in less than two hours.
- you get an opportunity to regularly witness some of the most foolhardy behaviour imaginable on a daily basis. You ever seen a man being doubled on a motorbike through traffic whilst holding a large pane of glass ? What about seeing someone hold a nail between his bare fingers while his mate tries to grind the tip off it ? It's all there folks.
- you can see people making do with not much and making it work. An exhaust system held on with a T Shirt ? An outboard motor attached to a boat with no anchoring system, just held on with a man's brute force ? Why not ? It might not work forever but it'll usually get em over the line.
- the winds can blow offshore for months at a time and when they blow onshore, well , that just makes it offshore somewhere else. It's an island !
- you haven't seen glassy oceanic conditions till you've seen Indonesian sheet glass. It's like an oil slick. And if you're ever near Benoa Harbour that could well be what it is.
- old people are accorded the respect they deserve.
- it's exciting. It's a melting pot of the world. Wide eyed villages from remote Asia, jaded techno princesses from Russia, sleek surfy chicks from Canada , your next door neighbour from Ipswich....it's a party and everyone is invited.
Including YOU. I'll see you there. You can't miss me.
I'll be the sun burnt drunk in a head to toe Bintang ensemble with hair braids and a fresh tattoo of a unicorn across my back . Don't be shy. Come and say hello.