G’day Baliwaves crew, Today marks the 25th anniversary of Baliwaves. Sadly Slim didn't get to see this milestone, but we are keeping the site alive in his memory. Back in November 1999, I (Troy) met Slim (Jim) for the first time. A friend and I stayed with him at the homestay he was at at that time, and he helped us locate the best waves in Bali. I had connected with Slim … [Read more...]
Gofundme update for Slims Family
It’s coming up to 3 months since Slim passed away and we wanted to give you all an update on things. Ketut has been delivering the goods with keeping the surf photos flowing so we can keep the reports coming to you + photos of local ceremonies happening up in the family village. Plans are underway to spruce up the homestay, allowing for more surfers to come its way, … [Read more...]
Gofundme for Slims Family
Unfortunately it's not great news we are sharing - but Slim's condition has deteriorated a lot of the last few days. He is surrounded by his family and is comfortable. I sat with him last week and helped with getting this Gofundme setup for him, his primary concern is that Ayu, Ray and Amanda have some support to help them though some difficult times ahead. I know many of … [Read more...]
Baliwaves needs your support
As we all know times are extremely hard over in Bali, there is no free JobKeeper / Seeker wages, no medical help. For expats like Slim and his family there is no help whatsoever. The only help he has received so far has been from close friends who understand his position. Baliwaves.com has over the months been running awareness promotions for various Bali relief and charity … [Read more...]
BALI LOCKDOWN ??? Coronavirus May 2020
Bali Corona Virus, Bali Lock Down12th June 2020 Bali Corona Virus stats and article information fromhttps://jakartaglobe.idhttps://safecity.denpasarkota.go.id/id/covid19https://thebalisun.com@Jackie Pomeroy - Bali Covid-19 UpdateThe Lombok Guide / face book page Help contribute with more accurate information, Please contact us Hello Bali lovers and here's a collection … [Read more...]
Joyo’s G-Land Surf Camp 2019 up date
Joyo's G-Land Surf Camp G-Land, behind the scenes in 2019 Cover photo by Dave Tinson G-Land has always been a retreat for surfers starting way back in the day's of Mike Boyum, McCabe, Lopez etc. This day and age it's a much more user friendly (on land) environment with in camp restaurants, cable TV, air conditioning, not to mention internet access. Not just your hard core … [Read more...]
Baliwaves Tee by Matt Allen
Some of you may remember a surf brand called The Ryde, that was Matt Allen. We asked Matt to come up with a creation for a tee inspired on the Bali vibe. He came up with this absolutely beautiful piece which to us represents the Balinese flow in a simple yet pure way: the vibration of the ocean and the calmness of the Balinese people. The perfect balance between constant … [Read more...]
New Camera Fund
Thanks for taking the time to see what we have going on, I'm thinking it would be good to have another camera (Cannon 7D) so we can shoot photos and video clips everytime we are on the road. So if anyone could lend a helping hand in the aquisitioning of such apparatus please drop us a line and we'll tell you how to contribute. Any amount you could spare will help big time, … [Read more...]
Where are they now?
The new baliwaves has been up for about 1 month now, and all seems to be going well. We've had a few questions about where things have moved to, so I thought a post updating you on everything baliwaves would be in order. 1. Surf Gallery. Well it is finally up - there's over 3000 images in the gallery. We've got the wipeouts, kuta cam, readers pics, bodyboarding gallery … [Read more...]
The New Baliwaves
Welcome to the new baliwaves! It has been a long while in the planning and execution, but it is finally here. We hope you like it. There is still a lot of work to be done on it so any comments, suggestions are welcome. Also if you find any bugs, please let us know. Make sure you subscribe to our reports via RSS or via email - more information is on the subscription … [Read more...]
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