Sanur (Sah-noor) Bali

Watching the locals and tourists having a swim at Sanur Beach

Spending some time on Sanur beach

Sanur is a beach town on the east coast of Bali. People like to visit here because there is an offshore reef that makes the water by the beach nice and calm.

This man is cooking Nikki a chicken noodle soup for 10,000 IDR (Indonesian Rupiah). Do you know how much that is in New Zealand Dollars?

There are more motorbikes than cars in Bali.

Petrol for motorbikes is sold on the side of the road in plastic or glass bottles.

Names

Lots of people in Bali have the same name. You are named depending on the order you are born in your family. Males and females have the same names.

There are slightly different names for different parts of Bali.

First born child = Wayan, Gede or Putu

Second born child = Made (Mah-day) or Kadek

Third born child = Nyoman or Komang

Forth born child = Ketut

Then you go back to the start again.

So the fifth born child would be Wayan, Gede or Putu.


If my family were Balinese my name would be Made or Kadek because I have one older sister.

What would your Balinese name be?

Bali Currency

The money over here is very different to New Zealand. The currency here is Indonesian Rupiah. They have mostly notes and some coins. You have to be able to read big numbers. Can you read these numbers? The Stanley's are a little confused.

20,000

10,000

5,000

50,000

2,000

500 and 1,000

200 and 100

Use this currency converter to work out how New Zealand Dollars (NZD) and Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) compare.

You will need to use your knowledge of alphabetical order to find them on the lists.

New Zealand to Bali

This is how Stanley started his adventure. After saying goodbye to the children in the junior class at Lake Tekapo School, the Stanleys drove in a car to Christchurch, flew in a plane to Brisbane, Australia, then they flew in another plane to Ngurah Rai Intnational Airport in Bali and finally they drove in a car to Sanur.

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