Asia - Favorite Stores in Bali?

Anyone care to share their favorite stores in Bali (Ubud & Kuta/Legian area)

I'm primarily interested in homewares & art but all suggestions welcome!

Thanks

This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Airline Safety (update) and Natural Disasters (Volcanoes: Mount Kelud). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

Summary
We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia, including Bali, at this time due to the very high threat of terrorist attack. We continue to receive reports indicating that terrorists are planning attacks against Western interests against a range of targets, including places frequented by foreigners. If you are in Indonesia, including Bali, and are concerned for your safety you should consider departing. If you do decide to travel to Indonesia, including Bali, you should exercise extreme caution.
There have been recent arrests of high level terrorist operatives in Indonesia, but we assess terrorists are continuing active planning of attacks. These attacks could take place at any time and could be imminent. Australians should consider this information carefully when considering travel to Indonesia. Particular care should be taken at this time to avoid known terrorist targets (see Terrorism section below).
Terrorist attacks against Westerners in Bali and Jakarta indicate that these areas are a priority target for terrorists in Indonesia. Suicide attacks against locations frequented by foreigners in Bali and Jakarta have killed and injured many people. Locations that might be targets include Jakarta, Bali and Batam. However, terrorist attacks could occur at any time, anywhere in Indonesia against a wide range of possible targets, in particular places frequented by foreigners.
We strongly advise you not travel to Maluku (particularly Ambon) and Central Sulawesi due to the unstable security situation and risk of terrorist attack.
Australians should avoid all protests and demonstrations as they can turn violent. Australians should exercise a high level of vigilance and personal security awareness at all times.
We advise you to read carefully the sections below on travel to other parts of Sulawesi, Aceh, Papua, Kalimantan, and West Timor where additional security risks exist.
In the past year, there have been human deaths of avian influenza in Indonesia, including Bali. See the Health Issues section below for advice to Australians travelling to or resident in Indonesia.
You should telephone ahead for an appointment before going to the Embassy.
Because of the serious terrorist threat we strongly recommend that you register your travel and contact details with us so we can contact you in an emergency

http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Indonesia

Page last updated: Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 09:28 NZDT

Indonesia
There is a high risk to your security in Indonesia and we recommend against non-essential and tourist travel.

There is extreme risk to your security in Papua and Irian Jaya Barat, Central Sulawesi and the northern part of Southern Sulawesi, the border area with Timor Leste and Maluku. We recommend against all travel to these areas.

For New Zealanders planning to holiday in Indonesia (including Bali, Batam and Bintan), we wish to reiterate our recommendation that non-essential travel and tourist travel should be deferred.

As the 1 October 2005 Bali bombings demonstrated, there remains a high threat from terrorism in Indonesia.

Attacks could occur at any time, anywhere in Indonesia, and could be directed at any location known to be frequented by foreigners. Possible targets for terrorist attacks include (but are not limited to) embassies, hotels, bars, restaurants (including fast food outlets), identifiably western businesses, shopping malls, schools, residential areas and all other areas where westerners tend to gather could be targeted by terrorists without forewarning. There is a credible threat of terrorist attack in Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year period.

Indonesian police remain on a state of high alert in Jakarta. Recently an extremist website posted information describing possible tactics the terrorists could employ. Targets suggested were pedestrians on footbridges and their approaches, attacks against foreigners at a range of other locations in Jakarta, including those in slow or stationary traffic such as entrances to toll roads and cark parks, entertainment venues, shopping centres, sports venues, hotels, exhibition centres and or the zoo and the Kuningan area.

New Zealanders in Indonesia who are concerned for their safety should consider departing.

On 27 May 2006 an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck southwest of the city of Yogyakarta in Central Java causing loss of life, injured thousands and caused widespread damage to property. There was extensive damage to the infrastructure. The task of providing shelter and food to displaced citizens is underway.

New Zealanders who do travel to Indonesia should observe a high level of security awareness in public, choose their destinations and activities carefully. There is also a threat of kidnapping.

New Zealanders should avoid places where Westerners are known to gather such as hotels, clubs, bars, shopping malls, tourist resorts and places of worship in Jakarta and elsewhere. They should treat very seriously any threats, including bomb threats, that may be made against them or the premises they occupy.

Demonstrations are a feature of Indonesian life, especially in Jakarta. Most demonstrations pass without incident, but we advise New Zealanders to avoid demonstrations and large crowds.

New Zealanders should monitor media reports and heed any advice given by the local authorities.

The advice above applies throughout Indonesia without exception.

We offer the following additional comments on particular regions.

Bali

Our advice to defer non-essential and tourist travel extends to Bali. Further attacks, following the bombings on 1 October 2005, cannot be ruled out. The most likely targets are areas frequented by foreigners. If your presence in Bali is essential, extreme caution should be exercised.

Aceh

There is a high risk and we advise against all non-essential travel to Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra. In May 2005 the Indonesian government lifted the state of civil emergency in Aceh, but the security situation remains uncertain. Although a peace agreement has recently been signed between the Indonesian Government and Acehnese rebels, the potential remains for sporadic fighting to recommence. Aid workers have recently been involved in shooting incidents. New Zealanders (other than aid workers under the circumstances set out below) should avoid all travel to Aceh. Foreign nationals wishing to enter Aceh for work must have written permission from the Indonesian Government. Foreign nationals already in Aceh are required to report their presence to the local military administrator.

There is an ongoing risk that terrorists may target foreigners involved in the tsunami relief effort in Aceh and other parts of northern Sumatra. In view of these security concerns, New Zealanders should not travel to Aceh to participate in humanitarian relief efforts unless under the auspices of a recognised aid organisation that has facilities in place and a security plan approved by the Indonesian authorities to ensure the safety and security of its personnel. All New Zealanders in Aceh (as well as those in other parts of Indonesia) should register with the New Zealand Embassy in Jakarta.

Papua and Irian Jaya Barat

In Papua and Irian Jaya Barat the security situation remains unpredictable and there is a risk of kidnapping. We advise against all travel to Papua and Irian Jaya Barat. Permits are required for all travel to Papua and Irian Jaya Barat.

Sulawesi

The security situation in Central Sulawesi and the northern part of Southern Sulawesi remains unsettled. Central Sulawesi, especially Poso and surrounding districts, is a longstanding centre of serious sectarian violence and terrorist activity. In May 2005 a bomb exploded in a market in Tentena, near Poso, killing 21 civilians. We advise against all travel to Central Sulawesi and northern parts of Southern Sulawesi. In North Sulawesi there is a risk of kidnapping.

West Timor

The situation in West Timor remains unpredictable, particularly in areas near the border region with Timor Leste (East Timor). New Zealanders are advised not to travel to areas near the border area with Timor Leste.

Maluku

We advise against all travel to Maluku. In 2004 long simmering inter-religious tensions in Maluku province escalated with serious violence in Ambon. Around 40 persons were killed. The Indonesian army was deployed to the region to restore order. The situation in Maluku and north Maluku remains unsettled.

Kalimantan

In northern Kalimantan there may be a danger of kidnapping for ransom by criminals or terrorists operating from the southern Philippines.

See our regional advice for Southeast Asia

For other countries' travel advice

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The New Zealand Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia
Contact details are

Street Address BRI II Building, 23rd floor Jln, Jend Sudirman Kav. 44-46, Jakarta Postal Address PO Box 2349 JKT 10024, Jakarta 10210, Indonesia
Telephone (+ 62 21) 570 9460 Facsimile (+ 62 21) 570 9457
Email: nzembjak@cbn.net.id

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Page last updated: Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 09:28 NZDT