Pretty much as soon as we arrived in Bali we needed to locate a dentist for William who had a cracked tooth that happened shortly before our departure of the U.S. The right side of his face was swollen up along with his gum in that area, not to mention some pain. We found a clinic in Denpasar, the largest city of Bali, that looked good from what we saw on their website. It wasn't quite so impressive and modern as it looked in the photos but overall, pretty up to date. There was one common waiting area with reception and [View Full Entry]

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...nor Connecticut, Florida, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming... by Christina And honestly! what was I expecting anyway? As I reflected on that in our first week here in Bali I realized whatever pictures of a place I might have in my head it is always different. Well, for one thing I am always surprised by how much the modern world lives in these places. And how much our western culture has invaded and in some ways spoiled them. But, I had gotten some impressions from a particular friend who had visited Bali 6 or 7 times. Only, she hadn't been here for [View Full Entry]

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Om Swasti Astu ! This is one of the first phrases we learned after arriving here in Bali Jan. 16th, 2008 and one of the few I can still keep in my head to repeat as we interact with the Balinese. This is a Balinese phrase, always well received as it is a wonderful greeting of heartfelt respect. It is customary to also place the hands at the heart in prayer position when saying it. We learned this phrase on our second day from a German who has spent a lot of time in Bali and knows Balinese fairly well. Everywhere [View Full Entry]

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