Ubud Shopping
Ubud for most visitors to Bali means art and serene rice fields; not surprisingly, Ubud means shopping too. Ubud has sophisticated range of shopping opportunities, strating from branded goods to traditional artifacts and paintings. Popular galleries where paintings can be purchased include the Neka Gallery, ARMA, Rudana Gallery etc. Dealing directly with other highly regarded local artist is another way of securing a work of art.
Bali rice field cultivation system listed on UNESCO world heritage Jakarta (Indonesia), May 21 (Xinhua-ANI): A traditional farming and irrigation system used in Bali known as "subak" has been included in the world-heritage by UNESCO, media reported here on Monday. "The subak tradition of Bali has eventually been named as a UNESCO world-heritage activity," Education and Culture Deputy Minister Windu Nuryanti was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying.