Beyond The Fringe
The first Jakarta International Fringe Festival is over and what a week it was! Bill Bailey was in town with...
Lifestyle
Get Fit for NYE!
If you have not noticed we have 6 weeks to NYE so put down the cupcake and pick up the...
Support Your Local Team
We’ve all seen them. Dickensian scamps clad in orange t shirts, scarves and joker hats hanging perilously on the roof...
Bali on the World’ Circuit
Bali is famous for its sports. Thrill-seekers from around the world flock to the tropical paradise for its surfing, white...
Art & Forbidden Fruit in Bali: Part Two
The prominent role of gay expatriate artists in Bali before the Second World War must have deeply disturbed some members...
Andrea Angelique: Medium and Tarot Master
When she was eight, a group of curious girls gathered around Andrea Angelique as she put her hands on the...
John Marciano
Meet John Marciano, founder of the Republic of Soap – a holistic approach to creating products reminiscent of a bygone...
Pablo Gentile
Meet Pablo Gentile. A gutsy American artist who moved to Bali in the 80s to breathe art and live within...
Made Raditya Rondi – Bali’s Own Surfing Champion
Sitting in his family’s restaurant called Goku tucked just back from Kuta Beach on Jalan Benesari, the soft spoken Made...
Paul Ropp
Meet Paul Ropp. The visionary, the renaissance man and the revolutionary designer. Paul Ropp, you were a major figure in...
Art and Forbidden Fruit in Bali
Part One – Straight Men The artist needs his muse they say. The qualifications for the job are complex and...
World No. 3 Luke Donald Plays Mizuno Irons!
Welcome back golfers! Ladies and Gentlemen, the holiday season is fast approaching. Let us take a moment and explore a...
A Memorable Face Jakarta
What are the things you look for when choosing a venue for a dinner date? Good food, possibly to share...
Jakarta Set to Hold First International Fringe Festival
The performing arts and entertainment scene in Indonesia is set to enter a new era in November with the launch...
Jakartans Get a Bum Deal…
To celebrate World Toilet Day* (http://toiletday.org/about/), which is held on November 19th every year, I’ve tried to get to the...
Chris Salans of Mozaic Restaurant
Few fine dining venues in Bali have distinguished themselves with such flair and inspiration as Ubud’s award-winning Mozaic Restaurant...
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2012: International Poetry Slam!
In Quantum mechanics, water forms nice shapes for nice words and bad shapes for bad words. Our thoughts shape the...
The Seven Ghosts: Surfing Water from the Moon
Braving crocodiles, mechanical malfunction and remote distances from medical help are some of the sacrifices one makes in order to...
Sit Back and Relax at Lio Bistro
On Jalan Kemang Timur Raya you can find an array of galleries and home decor shops; Kemang has an abundance...
Let’ Commune at Commune
Commune first opened its doors in Singapore before making its way down to Jakarta. Commune started as a furniture business...
The Expat Golfer
Welcome to the first instalment of “The Expat Golfer”. Each month we will explore the wonderful golf scene here in...