Qraved Team, Author at Indonesia Expat

Raja Ampat Dive Pioneers: Meet Burt Jones & Maurine Shimlock

Qraved TeamAug 7, 2015August 4, 20170

Throughout Indonesia and the wider diving world, Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock are known as the people who put Raja

Looking for Borneo: Meet Mark Heyward

Qraved TeamJun 12, 2015August 4, 20170

Traveller, musician, educator and author of two books on Borneo talks about life in Indonesia, his epic journey across the

Going, Going, Gone: In Search of the Ultimate Longhouse

Qraved TeamJun 12, 2015August 4, 20170

Along with blowpipes, traditional tattooing, mastery of plaiting crafts, canoe-building and the custom of wearing huge bunches of metal earrings

The Mysterious, Phantasmagoric World of Javanese Wayang Theatre

Qraved TeamMay 29, 2015August 8, 20171

The morality and messages conveyed in Wayang Kulit plays still permeate Javanese thought and daily life. The spellbound audience is

Ralph Klemp | Bali Expats Facebook Group Founder

Qraved TeamMay 18, 2015August 7, 20170

Ralph Klemp thought up the idea of his Bali Expats group on Facebook almost by accident. As a long-time aficionado of Bali,

Saving Energy at Home: the Revolution in Green Consumption

Qraved TeamMay 4, 2015August 8, 20170

Energy conservation is an acute necessity on the beautiful but vulnerable island of Bali. You can also save millions of

Protect Your Home: Security for Bali Residents

Qraved TeamApr 6, 2015August 8, 20171

With the alarming rash of home robberies and even killings during home invasions over the past year, it has become

Bali & Massachusetts: Two School Systems Worlds Apart

Qraved TeamMar 9, 2015January 21, 20210

Bill Dalton recounts his daughter Aysah’s unique but unenviable opportunity over the past ten years of alternating between two school

Say it with Flowers in Bali

Qraved TeamFeb 9, 2015May 25, 20210

Spirits dominate everything the Balinese do. Offerings are presented every day Every full and new moon and whenever there’s an

What do you pack?

Qraved TeamJan 26, 2015August 8, 20170

Roberto Di Marco was born and grew up in Rome, Italy. He attended a liceo in Rome, earning degrees in philosophy, psychology,

Bali: A Magnet for Spa Lovers

Qraved TeamJan 12, 2015August 8, 20170

Offering remedies and therapies based on traditional treatments passed down through generations, the island of Bali, in the space of

Galungan: Biggest Day of the Year

Qraved TeamDec 15, 2014August 8, 20170

Celebrating the creation of the world by the supreme god and the victory of goodness or virtue (dharma) over evil

Do the Right Thing: The Proper Disposal of Waste on Bali

Qraved TeamOct 20, 2014August 8, 20171

In less than one generation, the reality of waste in Bali has totally metamorphosed. During this era of globalization, there

Where To Wed on Bali

Qraved TeamSep 22, 2014August 8, 20171

Though Bali has literally hundreds of different venues to hold a wedding, this embarrassment of choices need not be overwhelming.

Odyle Knight: Astrologer, Author, Lecturer

Qraved TeamAug 27, 2014May 1, 20210

It is appropriate that the theme of divine providence is the common thread running through all of Odyle Knight’s three

Meet Sheila Burch

Qraved TeamJun 18, 2014August 11, 20170

Meet Sheila Burch, an American yoga teacher and founder of the Ubud Yoga House, Bali. Sheila Burch was born

Vivienne Kruger: Balinese Food

Qraved TeamMay 6, 2014August 24, 20221

Vivienne Kruger first visited Bali on a week-long overland trip from Jakarta in 1993. For five years, starting in 1999,

Rick Creamer: Owner of Rick’s Pub Crawl

Qraved TeamMar 10, 2014August 11, 20170

Rick Creamer was born on the Gold Coast in Queensland, but his family moved to Victoria when he was still

Balinese Literature: A Moveable Feast

Qraved TeamFeb 11, 2014August 11, 20170

In understanding Balinese literature, we must start with a religion and mythology founded in India over 3,500 years ago. The

Brendan O’Donnell: Bali Community Choir Director

Qraved TeamDec 16, 2013August 16, 20170

Brendan conducted two Melbourne-based “SING AUSTRALIA” choirs before moving to Bali. He has lived in Bali since 2008. In 2009,

Tamara Fielding: Wayang Puppeteer

Qraved TeamDec 2, 2013August 16, 20170

Tamara Fielding was born in 1934 in Cimahi, West Java, in the Dutch East Indies to a Dutch father and