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Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Professional surfer/eco-warrior James Pribram of Laguna Beach, California is coming to Bali to help protect the environment of world-renowned Uluwatu beach. The goal is to preserve, protect and improve Uluwatu, one of Bali’s and indeed the world’s top surf sites, and eventually have it recognized as a Surf Heritage Site. From the Laguna Beach Coastline … Read More

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Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Though Bali has long been synonymous with surfing (and recently equated with eating, praying and loving) many travelers are coming to this Southeast Asian island in order to take advantage of its other sites and activities beyond the famed beaches and surf. A column for the United Arab Emirates-based Gulf News focuses on cultural and … Read More

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Posted on September 22, 2011 by

I admit it: I haven’t seen ‘Eat Pray Love’ and I may never see it. Not unless it happens to be playing on a long flight and the battery on my laptop has run down. Even then I’ll see what else is on, perhaps another, less irritatingly popular tear-jerker, an action packed science fiction adventure … Read More

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Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Young surfers or ‘groms’ from around the world competed on Sunday in the Rip Curl GromSearch at Medewi Point, northern Bali. Many groms from Bali as well as international young surfers from Brazil, Sweden, Portugal, Australia and Hawaii showed tested their mettle on some strong surf in both Under 14 and Under 16 divisions. Also … Read More

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Posted on August 31, 2011 by

The Oakley World Pro Junior surfing competition will take place in Bali, Indonesia for 12 days during October. After a series of regional qualifying events, including one in Bali just a couple of weeks ago in August, the cream of the crop in both male and female surfers under 21 will return to surf Bali’s … Read More

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Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Folks travel to Bali for all kinds of reasons. There is of course the mainstream tourist hype that exploded in the wake of the success of Eat, Pray, Love, but Bali has long been attracting nature lovers, surfers, yoga practitioners and others who were drawn to this South East Asian island paradise before the successful … Read More

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Posted on August 17, 2011 by

After qualifying rounds in a host of international locations, the 2011 Oakley Pro Juniors surf competition is set to take place this October in Bali, Indonesia. Spots for qualifiers in this year’s Pro Juniors have been decided in Japan, the United States, Spain, France and Australia. The competition will culminate with 4 days of top … Read More

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Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Today we had yet another early start, rising at 5.30am ready to surf. The air was slightly cool this morning and even cooler zooming down to Padang on a scooter with just a singlet and shorts. The swell this morning was 3-4ft with some messy sets from the crosswind. It is always a treat to … Read More

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Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Lee Wilson of Bali has won the 2011 Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang. The contest saw some of the best tube surfing in the world, with three of the top four finalists being Bali natives (Made Adi Putra and Mustofa Jeksen finishing 2nd and 4th, respectively) as well as one Australian, Anthony Walsh, coming … Read More

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Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Today we awoke to the excitement again of competition fever. As the morning rolled in so did the big sets and so up the flags went and the set up begun. The competition was rumoured to begin at 3pm.  With Padang pushing 4-5ft sets on the mid tide we loaded up the cars and headed … Read More

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