Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------8645C76CFA93CED7A096511F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I am glad with Francesco positive view on Kuta Beach and Denpasar. My comment about Kuta Beach and Denpasar was probably too cautious. As an Indonesian I just want people to be on the safe side when visiting my country. Enough bad publicity about Indonesia these few months. I would certainly recommend Kuta Beach and Denpasar. Just be extra cautious. I had also roamed Kuta Beach and Denpasar with a F5 with no trouble. For Leon, may I add Tabanan for an alternative paddy field views. Bintang Bali Restaurant is in Tanjung Benoa. Also offers lessons in Balinese cooking. Francis Sembiring Francesco Sanfilippo wrote: > My "wife" and I visited Bali, Hong Kong, and Bangkok for 3 weeksduring > January 1998. It was our first photo trip to Asia and was > anenormously successful trip, both photographically and > pleasurably.Bali was definitely the highlight of the trip for both of > us. We easilyshot 4-5 rolls of film EACH on a daily basis while in > Bali....the entireisland is amazingly photogenic - the people, the > temples, the culture.The only other place in the world I have gotten > such a high number ofstunning photographs in a 2-3 week period is > France. Bali is a Leicaphotographer's dream. Many people speak > negatively about Kuta andDenpasar, but these places are meccas for > street photographers andperfect for the clandestine M family. We > roamed the streets of Balifrom 6am to midnight every day without a > hitch. Yvonne was carryingan F5 with two lenses and I carried a brand > new chrome R8 with 35Summilux and 80 Summilux and we felt as safe as > if we were with family.I am sure there are a fair share of hoodlums in > Kuta and Denpasar, butwe encountered none of them. Besides, > Kuta/Denpasar are best seenduring the day when you can roam the > streets and capture the colorsof the batik-adorned fabrics, > brightly-colored sarongs, offering plates,and dark faces of the native > people. I highly recommend that you hire adriver while you are in > Bali. It will make your journey 100 time easier > andtrouble-free....the moped drivers in Bali are simply death-defying, > andthe roads are 90% mud and one-lane each direction. Don't even try > itif you value your life. Kuta/Denpasar are great for a ONE DAY > visit, unlessyou are a beach bum and want to surf or get a beach > massage and watchgirls. More highly recommended are taking a 2 to 3 > day trip to the Ubudarea, and a 2-3 day trip to the Northern coast of > Bali. I can provide manymore details, including the name, address, > and phone of the best English-speaking guide on the island, whom we > hired for 12 hours a day, 5 days ina row. He took us to all the great > photo spots, holes in the wall, and smallvillages that no one else > sees on regular tours. For about US$60 per day,Nyoman will take up to > four people around in a modern air-conditioned minivanwith a private > driver and Nyoman as historian and tour guide, and if you'relucky, > he'll be free for a few days in a row. Trust us....he is amazing and > lovestaking photogs to the best spots off the beaten path. If you need > more info, or would like to see some scans of Leica images I tookin > Bali, email me....hope I helped. Francesco Sanfilippo, > fls@san.rr.com > Internet Developer and > NT/SQL Systems Administrator, > http://www.photorealm.com/ > http://www.glossymedia.com/ > San Diego, CA., USA - --------------8645C76CFA93CED7A096511F Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#D8D0C8"> Hi, <p>I am glad with Francesco positive view on Kuta Beach and Denpasar. <br>My comment about Kuta Beach and Denpasar was probably too cautious. <br>As an Indonesian I just want people to be on the safe side when visiting my country. Enough bad publicity about Indonesia these few months. <br>I would certainly recommend Kuta Beach and Denpasar. Just be extra cautious. <br>I had also roamed Kuta Beach and Denpasar with a F5 with no trouble. <p>For Leon, may I add Tabanan for an alternative paddy field views. <br>Bintang Bali Restaurant is in Tanjung Benoa. Also offers lessons in Balinese cooking. <p>Francis Sembiring <p>Francesco Sanfilippo wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>My "wife" and I visited Bali, Hong Kong, and Bangkok for 3 weeks</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>during January 1998. It was our first photo trip to Asia and was an</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>enormously successful trip, both photographically and pleasurably.</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Bali was definitely the highlight of the trip for both of us. We easily</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>shot 4-5 rolls of film EACH on a daily basis while in Bali....the entire</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>island is amazingly photogenic - the people, the temples, the culture.</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>The only other place in the world I have gotten such a high number of</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>stunning photographs in a 2-3 week period is France. Bali is a Leica</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>photographer's dream. Many people speak negatively about Kuta and</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Denpasar, but these places are meccas for street photographers and</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>perfect for the clandestine M family. We roamed the streets of Bali</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>from 6am to midnight every day without a hitch. Yvonne was carrying</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>an F5 with two lenses and I carried a brand new chrome R8 with 35</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Summilux and 80 Summilux and we felt as safe as if we were with family.</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I am sure there are a fair share of hoodlums in Kuta and Denpasar, but</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>we encountered none of them. Besides, Kuta/Denpasar are best seen</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>during the day when you can roam the streets and capture the colors</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>of the batik-adorned fabrics, brightly-colored sarongs, offering plates,</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>and dark faces of the native people. I highly recommend that you hire a</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>driver while you are in Bali. It will make your journey 100 time easier and</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>trouble-free....the moped drivers in Bali are simply death-defying, and</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>the roads are 90% mud and one-lane each direction. Don't even try it</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>if you value your life. Kuta/Denpasar are great for a ONE DAY visit, unless</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>you are a beach bum and want to surf or get a beach massage and watch</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>girls. More highly recommended are taking a 2 to 3 day trip to the Ubud</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>area, and a 2-3 day trip to the Northern coast of Bali. I can provide many</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>more details, including the name, address, and phone of the best English-</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>speaking guide on the island, whom we hired for 12 hours a day, 5 days in</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>a row. He took us to all the great photo spots, holes in the wall, and small</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>villages that no one else sees on regular tours. For about US$60 per day,</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Nyoman will take up to four people around in a modern air-conditioned minivan</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>with a private driver and Nyoman as historian and tour guide, and if you're</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>lucky, he'll be free for a few days in a row. Trust us....he is amazing and loves</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>taking photogs to the best spots off the beaten path.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>If you need more info, or would like to see some scans of Leica images I took</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>in Bali, email me....hope I helped.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Francesco Sanfilippo,</font></font> <br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1><a href="mailto:fls@san.rr.com">fls@san.rr.com</a></font></font> <br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Internet Developer and</font></font> <br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>NT/SQL Systems Administrator,</font></font> <br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1><a href="http://www.photorealm.com/">http://www.photorealm.com/</a></font></font> <br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1><a href="http://www.glossymedia.com/">http://www.glossymedia.com/</a></font></font> <br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>San Diego, CA., USA</font></font> </blockquote> </body> </html> - --------------8645C76CFA93CED7A096511F--