Meeting with a Real Trash Hero on the Island of the GodsEric BuvelotJanuary 13, 2021January 24, 2021 by Eric BuvelotJanuary 13, 2021January 24, 20210228 To be at the service of the environment is to serve God,” says a priest in the short footage depicting...
With Vincent Nigita, Eating Pastries in Bali Has Never Been So ChicEric BuvelotNovember 9, 2020 by Eric BuvelotNovember 9, 20200738 Vincent Nigita is a young French pastry chef who’s intent on bringing Bali one step further towards culinary excellence. Having...
Surrealist Olivier Lamboray Chased the Colour Blue in Bali and Found ItEric BuvelotSeptember 21, 2020 by Eric BuvelotSeptember 21, 20200816 Belgian surrealist painter Olivier Lamboray has lived in Bali for about 20 years. Appreciated worldwide for his highly recognisable work...
Social Impakt: Safe and Affordable Drinking WaterEric BuvelotMay 2, 2020May 3, 2020 by Eric BuvelotMay 2, 2020May 3, 202001571 In a time of highly degraded water resources and uncertainty linked to climate change, Social Impakt was set up in...
French is Still a Fascinating Language for IndonesiansEric BuvelotMarch 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by Eric BuvelotMarch 30, 2020March 30, 202002876 The French language remains an influential language in the diplomatic world, aside for being dubbed as a romance language. Spoken...
Building Joglo: The New Craze in Bali PropertyEric BuvelotFebruary 26, 2020 by Eric BuvelotFebruary 26, 202002685 If you’ve been in Bali for some time, you surely have already come across one and probably mistook it for...
Snakes are Out in Bali! Stay Calm and Follow Ron Lilley’s AdviceEric BuvelotFebruary 12, 2020February 13, 2020 by Eric BuvelotFebruary 12, 2020February 13, 202005718 Ron Lilley is, indisputably, the snake specialist of Bali. This distinguished Englishman offers snake rescues and snake-proofing advice to private...
Eight Places to Spend a very Unusual Valentine’s Day in BaliEric BuvelotJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020 by Eric BuvelotJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 202002005 Love is all we need, with or without romantic dinners! Where else but Bali would you want to be to...
Ika, The Great Businesswoman of Belly DanceEric BuvelotJanuary 16, 2020 by Eric BuvelotJanuary 16, 202004327 Ika originates from a humble family of farmers in East Java where she was raised to simply follow her parents’...
Isn’t Rural Bali Nothing Else than a Long-Gone Myth?Eric BuvelotDecember 18, 2019 by Eric BuvelotDecember 18, 201902216 Governor Wayan Koster is a Bali leader who got elected on identity politics. This kind of regional campaigning is relatively...
DJ El Didion will Get You Hot and Steamy on Bali’s DancefloorsEric BuvelotDecember 4, 2019 by Eric BuvelotDecember 4, 201901243 Didier Chekroun, aka DJ El Didion, has been in Bali for about 20 years. He started as a fashion designer,...
Prabowo in Jokowi’s New Cabinet: Has Indonesian Democracy Gone Astray?Eric BuvelotNovember 20, 2019November 21, 2019 by Eric BuvelotNovember 20, 2019November 21, 201901844 It might have surprised many of Indonesia’s foreign residents, but newly reelected President Joko Widodo has just appointed his former...
Learn to be a Raw Vegan Food Chef in Ubud with Dr. Amy RachelleEric BuvelotNovember 7, 2019 by Eric BuvelotNovember 7, 201901068 Originally from New-York, Amy Rachelle has been teaching her culinary raw vegan food retreats for nine years in Ubud, through...
No, Students are Not All Out for Casual Sex but…Eric BuvelotOctober 23, 2019 by Eric BuvelotOctober 23, 201901706 No, Indonesian students have not taken to the streets and almost besieged the parliament on several occasions in the last...
Mariculture Industry a Win-Win Solution for Indonesian CoralsEric BuvelotOctober 9, 2019October 9, 2019 by Eric BuvelotOctober 9, 2019October 9, 201904130 To help protect and maintain coral reefs of Indonesia, it is high time there were established proper regulations with an...