The Importance of Being Charming
My home village of Batur may be more spectacularly beautiful, but Ubud is where tourists choose to linger for longer....
Arts/Entertainment
High Season Kick-Off Party
The high season kick-off party at the Legian 101 hotel is a definite good time for expats and visiting tourists...
Four Faces Needed to Face Bali’s Brave New World
On July’s windy days, the skies of Denpasar fill up with kites. These grand birds and fish dance and glide...
Auke Sonnega – Bali’s First Spiritual Artist
If you happened to be one of the few tourists wandering on Jalan Kaleran, Ubud (in those days there were...
Bali Raw: An Exposé of the Underbelly of Bali, Indonesia
This is a strange book, and I have to wonder why it was written, let alone published. Malcolm Scott went...
Wayan Kun Adnyana – An Up and Coming Balinese Artist
The contemporary art market has always been a hazardous place populated with commercial cowboys, wannabe experts and Bohemian flotsam and...
Kuta Closes Early?
As you may be aware the closing times of clubs and bars in Kuta were changed in the recent...
The Legend of Kebo Iwa
If you frequently travel between Sanur and Ubud, there’s a fat chance you’ve seen the big baby statue sitting in...
Miguel Covarrubias’ Visual Notes
Miguel Covarrubias’ father was a Sunday painter. As a very young child, Miguel liked to sit by his father, watching...
Ashley Bickerton-Bali’s Least Known Famous Artist
When Ashley Bickerton left New York City for Bali in 1997 he was a major star on the international arts...