Greetings from Jakarta: Postcards of a Capital 1900 ? 1950
by Scott Merrillees, Reviewed by Dachlan Cartwright Jokowi – what better buzzword these days to begin any piece of writing...
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John Bergman
Meet John Bergman. A professional photographer who enjoys living the dream in Bali. John, you are now a photographer in...
SUMMER SYNDROME ? Kid Kudi at PHBC
Everyone loves a costume party, and when I mean everyone… I mean me. Usually I have to wait until Halloween...
Rudolf Bonnet – Son of a Priest from Tampaksiring
This beautiful pastel drawing made in 1929 by the Dutch artist Rudolf Bonnet is remarkable for several reasons. Having arrived...
Regina Shultz Boysen
Meet Regina Shultz Boysen. The creative force behind Bali’s first spa. We have been friends for over 30 years and...
Classic Non-Fiction Set in Indonesia and Malaysia
This article follows on from that on Classic Western Fiction Set in Indonesia and Malaysia published previously in issue 76....
Feeling the Vibes of Jakarta Latin Nights
Dancing salsa for twelve years in Rome, which is home to some of the largest Cuban Diaspora in Europe, and...
Run for Fun, Run for the Kids
Running to some frees the mind and to others is a painful chore best avoided. Running on a treadmill indoors...
Behind the Scenes with the China Brothers
Congratulations on your debut feature film “Crawl”. How does it feel to have completed such a big project which Paul...
Sarita Newson of Saritaksu Editions: Independent Bali Publisher
“I saw a marlin jump out there once.” We were sitting in an open balé in Sarita Newson’s home office...
The Story of a Royal Necklace
Gold, Rubies, Sapphires, Diamonds, History Encrusted with over 70 rubies from Myanmar, diamonds from Borneo and sapphires from India, and...
A Tale of Iko
“This is my earthly life, full of trouble and struggle, and many are my enemies, laughing at me…their words sharper...
Oh La La, Madeleine!
Jakarta may not seem much from an outsider’s perspective, but for us that live here, we know that hidden within...
Majapahit Terracotta
At its pinnacle in the middle of the 14th century, Truwulan, the East Javanese capital of the puissant Majapahit Empire...
The Path to Perfection through Action
I hug trees. Some trees hug me back. Learning about the sculptures around the place I live and work from...
An Insider’ Experience to Never-Before Tasted Cocktail Creations
The eve of my 25th Birthday and the start of a celebratory weekend with friends living in Bali; I was...
Pieter Ouborg : First Modern Artist in Indonesia
Wars by definition trigger immense changes that spell the collapse of the old and the ushering in of new orders,...
An Oasis Sans Men
Ladies, how often do you get to pamper yourselves with a massage or manicure and come away feeling truly unwound?...
Fatboy Slim
What better way to spend a stunning, sunlit Sunday than with beautiful people, dangerously delicious cocktails and an EDM God...
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....
A Heart Of Gold
If you live in Jakarta, it is easy to get distracted by the mess of the city; the mind-bending traffic,...