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...much larger than its Thai counterpart, Bali offers a wider diversity in terms of topography: verdant rice paddies, soaring volcanoes and several distinctive urban centers. The Indonesian island cherishes its deep cultural roots, with traditions interwoven into daily life, not manufactured for some cheesy ethnic show at a beach resort. But because of these bountiful customs, Bali teems with taboos that can trip up even veteran expatriates. By contrast, Phuket's real estate market is simpler to negotiate with several top international property agencies open for business. Buying a condominium is so straightforward that an increasing number of people - particularly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tale of Two Islands | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...reapportionment while he was Speaker of the Florida House. But that advantage, which in past elections translated into big, double-digit winning margins, has vaporized. The latest poll, released Sept. 18 by Democratic challenger Suzanne Kosmas, a well-financed, term-limited state legislator and businesswoman from New Smyrna Beach, showed Feeney only one percentage point ahead of Kosmas, a statistical dead heat. For the first time, Feeney lost the endorsement of his hometown newspaper, the Orlando Sentinel, which noted on October 12 that Feeney's power has waned, his "hard-right ideology" [on issues like immigration reform, energy policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Florida Republican Tries to Survive Abramoff | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...half-page Courier ads for $3,000 each, and a half-page ad in Cherry's other newspaper, the Daytona Times, for $1,500. The Democratic National Committee and Obama's campaign, Cherry says, bought a 60-second "register to vote" ad to run on WPUL-AM in Daytona Beach five times a day, for seven days, ending on Oct. 5, the eve of Floridians' last day to register to participate in next month's elections. There are no more orders for ads. "The Democrats will spend pennies on black voters, when they spend dollars on the general population," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Obama Doing Enough to Get Out the Black Vote? | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call on Oct. 7 put Feeney in 6th place on its top 10 list of most endangered congressional incumbents. The seat, House District 24 in Republican-leaning East Central Florida, includes portions of the Orlando metro area, Daytona Beach and Kennedy Space Center...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Florida Republican Tries to Survive Abramoff | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...advises potential pickup artists (his clients are mostly men) not to limit themselves to bars and nightclubs on vacation: "While nightlife is always a great way to meet women, don't neglect all the opportunities to talk to and meet women during the day - the hotel lobby, restaurants, the beach, shopping trips. Remember also that your time on vacation is limited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can't Find Love at Home? Travel | 10/14/2008 | See Source »

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