The Best Golf Lesson I’ve ever had!
One of the best lessons on the golf swing I’ve ever received was on a baseball field in Jakarta, and...
Lifestyle
Maddy Saman: Owner of Angels and Devils
Angels & Devils is a shop where budding fashionistas can be found, where Angels are less than 10, Devils are...
Anita Scheeres: Independent Bookseller in Bali
Anita Scheeres fell into bookselling. Each time she would visit her family in Sydney, she would lug books back to...
Finding Love in Bali
Finding true love anywhere these days is difficult or it seems maintaining the love buzz is more of the...
Cause-ology: Predicting the Future through Action
I believe in Cause-ology. Cause-ology dictates that the easiest way of predicting the future is to get out of bed...
Little Spain in Jakarta
Tapas are appetisers or snacks that make up a wonderful part of Spanish culture and cuisine. The smaller portions enable...
Owning Your Own Personalized 19th/21st Century Map of Jakarta
The recent flooding followed by the inevitable Jakarta traffic grid-lock must make us look back wistfully to a time when...
Rumble in the Jungle
The one thing that strikes me when you walk along the sidewalk of anywhere in Bali that sells clothes is...
Stars over Bali
From time immemorial humans have been transfixed by the heavens. The oldest map of the night sky, found in Germany...
The Ancient Puzzles of Borobudur
The Borobudur Temple is considered by many to be a wonder of the ancient world. We all probably have heard...
Cosmic Art
The Sun, Moon, Planets and Stars have served as the muses of artists, musicians, poets and writers since the beginning...
Surfing In The Rain
They don’t call it the wet season for nothing. Buckets of rain are pouring and winds are howling from the...
Bob & the Chocolate Factory: Meet Bob Formston
Meet Bob Formston. The chocolatier also known as ‘Chocolate Bob’. Bob, how did you get into making chocolate? My wife...
Art in Bali – Future Prospects
According to Naomi Samara, a young Indonesian artist and native of Sanur Beach, Bali, the island is brimming with young,...
Parkour Indonesia
Published first on Latitudes.nu Parkour, the trend that has become a lifestyle, originated in France. Parkour (or PK, for short)...
Health Issues of the Past in the Present’
I remember friends and family with small children regularly consulting their well worn copy of Baby and Child Care by...
Pitching with Confidence!
One of the most difficult shots in golf is the pitch or lob shot, especially from close around the green,...
The Act Of Killing
“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound...
Meet Bruce Granquist: Artist, Mapmaker, Writer, Bookseller
For half a decade Bruce Granquist travelled the hills, valleys and back roads of Bali on an old Honda 200cc...
Chinese Food with a Twist
Jakartans who take their love of food seriously, rarely settle for a meal in a mall. Restaurants located in malls...
Raffles Unravelled
Raffles and the British Invasion of Java Tim Hannigan Monsoon Books 2012 368pp ISBN 978-981-4358-85-9 As a lad growing up...