Building a Community of Sound and Music Makers with Ableton in BaliEric BuvelotMarch 7, 2023 by Eric BuvelotMarch 7, 20230543For more than two decades, German-built music software Ableton has become the inevitable tool for music makers worldwide, whether they...
Eight Ways to Spend the Coolest Valentine’s Day Celebration in BaliEric BuvelotFebruary 5, 2023 by Eric BuvelotFebruary 5, 20230241Where else other than Bali can you have the best Valentine’s experience? Here is our selection of trendy and cool...
Indah Wardhani: A Runner With AltitudeEric BuvelotSeptember 14, 2022September 14, 2022 by Eric BuvelotSeptember 14, 2022September 14, 20220337This Surabaya-born Javanese lady, raised in Bali, has brought the Island of the Gods’ name into the spotlight of international...
Bali Tourism: Finally, the Wait is Over!Eric BuvelotMay 11, 2022September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotMay 11, 2022September 27, 202202011After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and many false starts, Bali tourism has eventually restarted, to the joy of...
Bali Investment Club: an Economic Vision for a Post-Pandemic BaliEric BuvelotAugust 5, 2021October 16, 2022 by Eric BuvelotAugust 5, 2021October 16, 20220987Since the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged our economies worldwide, there has been much speculation about what our investment will be...
Mixed-Race Children: Finally, the Bali Kids Have Their Say TooEric BuvelotMay 6, 2021September 13, 2022 by Eric BuvelotMay 6, 2021September 13, 202204093Probably now amounting in the thousands, this youngster community of having mixed parents living in Bali can finally have their...
Meeting with a Real Trash Hero on the Island of the GodsEric BuvelotJanuary 13, 2021September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotJanuary 13, 2021September 27, 202201137To 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, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotNovember 9, 2020September 27, 202202395Vincent 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, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotSeptember 21, 2020September 27, 202201662Belgian surrealist painter Olivier Lamboray has lived in Bali for about 20 years. Appreciated worldwide for his highly recognisable work...
With Jean-Rene Gossart, French Theatre is taking Root in BaliEric BuvelotAugust 11, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotAugust 11, 2020September 27, 202201459One could say that French-speaking communities around Asia are very lucky to be able to attend various stage plays every...
Ride off The Beaten Trails of Magical FloresEric BuvelotJune 17, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotJune 17, 2020September 27, 202201601Frenchman Olivier Fargeix is the adventuring type. Never in his whole life has he sat behind a desk. He’s travelled...
Social Impakt: Safe and Affordable Drinking WaterEric BuvelotMay 2, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotMay 2, 2020September 27, 202202368In 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, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotMarch 30, 2020September 27, 202204009The 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, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotFebruary 26, 2020September 27, 202205925If 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, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotFebruary 12, 2020September 27, 2022015344Poisonous Snakes are Out in Bali! Stay Calm and Follow Ron Lilley’s Advice Ron Lilley is, indisputably, the snake specialist...
Eight Places to Spend a very Unusual Valentine’s Day in BaliEric BuvelotJanuary 30, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotJanuary 30, 2020September 27, 202203182Love 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, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotJanuary 16, 2020September 27, 202206778Ika 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, 2019September 15, 2022 by Eric BuvelotDecember 18, 2019September 15, 202203637Governor 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, 2019September 15, 2022 by Eric BuvelotDecember 4, 2019September 15, 202202252Didier 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, 2019September 15, 2022 by Eric BuvelotNovember 20, 2019September 15, 202202339It 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, 2019September 15, 2022 by Eric BuvelotNovember 7, 2019September 15, 202201783Originally from New-York, Amy Rachelle has been teaching her culinary raw vegan food retreats for nine years in Ubud, through...