In Pursuit of Happiness: Expat Clubs in Bali
For whatever reason, people have been forming clubs since time immemorial and it is no different here in Indonesia. Early...
Lifestyle
25 Years of Flawless Blues and Roots Music
What does one look for in a music festival? Of course, there are many different types depending on the kind...
The Rebirth of Riva
Jakarta, with its endless surplus of restaurants, is not without a nostalgic element; many people keep coming back to restaurants...
In Sickness and in Wealth
Indonesia aims to implement a system of universal healthcare by 2019, but that won?t stop the country?s richest citizens from...
From London to the Jaks: A Fashionista’ Journey
Nonchalantly, Mr. Grubstaker dropped it in conversation over a glass of wine, “Hey doll, you fancy hanging out in the...
Meet Brian Billdt, CEO of LifeSpa Fitness
This issue we meet Brian Billdt, the CEO of LifeSpa Fitness whose life’s work is committed to making people look...
It’ all Downhill on a Cycling Tour of Ubud
When visiting Bali, people either stay by the sea or head for the hills. My husband and I opted for...
The Jakarta Expat Pool League
I’ll be honest with you, I have never really taken to pool. It’s all the rules I can’t handle. You...
Airline Trends 2014
Airline travel could be on the verge of an onboard passenger experience transformation. Whilst it looks like progress in one...
Vivienne Kruger: Balinese Food
Vivienne Kruger first visited Bali on a week-long overland trip from Jakarta in 1993. For five years, starting in 1999,...
Mainstreaming Disability Rights
During the last decade, Indonesia has experienced steady progress in an increase in per capita income and in poverty elimination....
Dua Tangan Cukup: Clean Up Kemang Day on Easter Saturday, 2014
On April 19th, Grandkemang Hotel (part of Mesa Hotels and Resorts) and Clean Up Jakarta Day joined forces to clean...
Using Advances in Medicine to Manage Scoliosis
SCOLIOSIS: When most patients are referred to us or they drop in to see us, they are usually informed that...
An Endangered Creature called Gambuh
If you have ever been curious about Indonesia?s Majapahit Kingdom, you might like to see a performance of Gambuh -...
The Free Spirit Runners of Jakarta
You know that feeling you have when you decide what you really need to do is shed those excess kilograms...
For a Walkable Jakarta: Safe Steps
Picture yourself walking from your office or home to the nearest ATM or minimart on Jakarta’s sidewalks; it would not...
A Giant in a Little Tiny Package
Geniuses live among us although seldom encountered. In our time, a true genius is nothing short of a mutant, having...
Meet Bernard Harrison
Bernard is the zoologist who ran the Singapore Zoological Gardens and Jurong Bird Park, also starting the world?s first Night...
Custom Bikes with Powerful Pipes
A compassionate heart beats under the leathers of a Harley-Davidson rider. When you ask guys who own Harley-Davidson motorcycles how...
Paulaner Bräuhaus: Guten Appetit!
The German state of Bavaria is not only known for its delicious Apfelstrudel and its namesake cream for dessert, it...
Phantom Pregnancies
Getting married and having children are essential rites of passage in Indonesia. So great is the pressure to produce progeny,...