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Going by international press articles recently you would think it must be time for Bali to lift its game. Traffic, pollution, and whatever else has been cited in a barrage of negatives, some accurate and some a tad hysterical, may well have an effect on tourism in the coming years. As some people say, the possible slowdown of sorts caused by this bad press could be a benefit in some ways, but it isn’t really an effective way to handle the island’s problems – ie. grinding the traffic to a gridlock to stop the multitude of people wanting to come here. As we’ve always said, a little bit of town planning would go a long way, but that’s beginning to sound like a broken record. I’m hearing more expats in Jakarta nowadays saying they now prefer to fly direct to Lombok for holidays than the usual Ngurah Rai port of call, and with the new airport opening last week and new roads being built on our neighbouring island, Bali will have to watch out. The good times may be a thing of the past if we’re not careful. However, as we all know, it’s not all that bad and it’s never really been all that good, and in particular, all that safe. So, like always we have to keep our wits and be aware of what’s going on around us. Possibly with all the publicity of the Aussie 14 year old being picked up on drug charges recently in Kuta, visitors will be a little more cautious holidaying on this island in the future, too. Meanwhile, the party goes on and this week there are a load of shows around town. This Friday the new Sakala venue opens in Tanjung Benoa with a mass of international and national DJs and continues each night all through the weekend. Boshe is celebrating their 1st anniversary and featuring Indonesian Pop Diva, Agnes Monica on Friday night too. Halloween will be filling most of the other bars and clubs with ghoulish themes and prizes for the best dressed all weekend. Next weekend we have Timmy Vegas at Woo and Layo & Bushwacka! at Mint on Friday, and Saturday at Hu’u one of the masters, Dennis Ferrer will be bringing his Objektivity sound to town. They are all top shelf acts and not to be missed. All the other spots will be pumping it up too with their regular nights and we’d like to remind you to drink safely and grab a cab if you feel you’ve had a few too many.
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