Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Mpi Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 11, 2000
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6305730377
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #491,854 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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The PBS Going Places series transports viewers to the world's most popular vacation spots. In this edition we are treated to a marvelously tropical paradise in the midst of Indonesia: Bali. Hosted by James Avery (of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air fame), this program gives a full tour of the 56-mile-long island and offers a rich view of all it has to offer. Discovered by tourists in the 1930s, Bali maintains an Old World charm that caters to modern visitors. Visitors can encounter ancient temples with exquisite stone carvings or see the legendary rice paddy terraces, then head down to the beaches for surfing or paragliding.

We follow our host as he goes scuba diving to the wreck of the U.S.S. Liberty and hikes up Batur Mountain, an active volcano 4,000 feet above sea level. Special attention is also given to the thriving artist community in the outlying areas of the island and to the traditions of the Balinese people, including the graceful legong dancers and rhythmic gamelan music. Going Places: Bali definitely inspires thoughts of travel for its viewers, and, for about an hour, whisks them away to an Indonesian wonderland. --Zachary Lively

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bali the Hollywood way, July 1, 2000

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This review is from: Going Places: Bali [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video does a good job in explaining the variety of Balinese culture and geography. The pace and tempo kept me interested but the information was a bit shallow. But how much can one say in 1 hour on Bali. I've lived there since 1974 and reside also in California, when i do miss Bali I throw this video in the VCR to remind me of Bali