once upon a time....

beautiful bali
a victim of time
revered for its surf
waves absolutely sublime
many a footprint
did approach it then
but now its a gallop
of who where and when
no laws to abide by
no respect paid in full
just total abuse
and many hospital bill
alcohol and drugs
pervade the night
endless partying
amongst locals plight
they bring in the money
for there cheap good times
but damage the spirit
of an ancient kind
as i sit back and wonder
how development grows
the double edged sword
and the wounds that are sewed
once again man has managed
to overwhelm all
and damage a country
thus dividing all ........
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Posted: Jul 2014
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when tourism overcomes the delicate beauty of a place and the load or should i say waste that develops from the volumes of visitors there.....

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Girlygirl196349
Great poem I can relate to this living in California hug
Mizzy4
A poem well worth penning Nu,
The clean up must cost fortunes,
which is in itself a contradiction
to attracting tourism.
Mick.

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Nuwahri61
Hi Girlygirl.......unfortunately its happening all over the world .......just some more advanced than others...thanks for your comments...regards Nugrin
Nuwahri61
Hi Socrates.........How is it we can send man to the moon...but we can not live in an enviroment free from rubbish.....sadly those reefs much like the mangroves are the breeding grounds and once gone very hard to get back .......the ocean is a provider in so many ways we need to be so more proactive about its health......thanks for your views they are very much appreciated.....regards Nu grin professor
Nuwahri61
Hi Mick ......thanks mate ....the cost is priceless and its usually the poor or less knowledged people that pay for it .......my thoughts are we are all going to pay for it in the end.....thanks for your thoughts .....much appreciated...regards Nu grin
JEANIEMAC
I traveled through Bali, Java and Sumatra in 1983, as part of a three month tour of South East Asia. Amazing places. Amazing people.
I would dread to repeat that experience now.
darkhorse555
quite a picture painted dear friends beautifully penned straight from the heartangel wine
orientalkoru
Great insight on the environmental impact of tourism my dear!
Though you only brought up Bali in here, the issue is really at
a global level. No matter where in the world, tourism provides
a positive hike on economy but greatly undermines ecology.
We are sacrificing things like biological diversity, depleting the
ozone layer, and even climate change due to greenhouse effect.
In a much more localize level, I have seen its damaging effect
against the preservation of cultural values and heritage.

Unfortunately people need to survive in a very unforgiving, unstable economy and to do that Mother Nature is being sacrificed.
Third world countries are much more susceptible to fail because of
the lack of or inability to create and implement a good system. What you saw about Bali you'll see it in all of the big Asian tourist destinations apart from Singapore.

Regrettably I would say 90% of travelers only see the good bits and never the footprints they leave behind :-( teddybear angel thumbs up
Nuwahri61
Hi Jeanniemac........i could just imagine how amazing that would have been ........nice to meet you here ...thanks and regards Nugrin
Nuwahri61
Hi Darkhorse ...thanks mate appreciate your comments ...regards Nugrin
Nuwahri61
Totally agree babe .......what would be nice if the developers had more insight into the long term impact and adopted processes that would create employment and also offer positive solutions to waste management . They create the situation encourage it sell it then wonder where that pile of crap came from thats growing in the back ground .....it should not get that far ....i spose the local government needs to take a certain amount of responsibility also ....if there is one .........thanks for your lovely thoughts ...love Nubouquet grin
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