Thierry Le Queau
Bonjour Thierry Le Queau! The French Executive Chef at Mandarin Oriental who began his career at 16 and enjoys bringing...
Meet the Expats
Adventures of Rexy – pilot, polo player, surfer, entertainer, entrepreneur – nice guy!
Westerners living in or visiting Bali think Balinese parents are irresponsible because they allow their children to ride motorbikes...
Gary Dean
Meet Gary Dean. The Australian expat who went from budding Musician, Animal Husbandry, Computer Programmer to Director of Okusi Associates...
Dr. David E. Parry
Meet Dr David E. Parry, the Soil Scientist, Environmental Development Consultant and Curator who has been a resident of Jakarta...
Anibal Oprandi
Meet Anibal Oprandi. The Community Development Practitioner, who arrived in Bail as a missionary and then fell in love and...
Stefan Thiele: The German Born Jazz Musician and General Manager of Double Doors
Meet Stefan Thiele. The German Born Jazz Musician and General Manager of Double Doors – One of the Few Venues...
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...
Melissa Calmes
Meet Melissa Calmes. Passionate Belly Dancer, Musician and one third of the Calmes Triplets! So Melissa, where were you...
Robin Lim, also known as ‘Ibu Robin’
Meet Robin Lim, also known as ‘Ibu Robin’ Founder and Executive Director of Yayasan Bumi Sehat [Healthy Mother Earth Foundation]. ...
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...
Bob Holland
Meet Bob Holland. The avid Aussie Hasher and Deputy Director at AIPEG. You have been the Deputy Director at the...
Albert Kok
Meet Albert Kok. General Manager of Panorama Destination Management and an advocate for change and growth. What is the Panorama...
Tania Lonker
Meet Tania Lonker. A down-to-earth leader in the natural building and sustainable living movement of Bali. How did Lumbung...
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...
Warwick Purser
Meet Warwick Purser. The Australian-born entrepreneur who gained Indonesian citizenship through his passion for humanitarian work. So Warwick, what first...
Andrew Whitmarsh
Meet Andrew Whitmarsh. The adventurous travel writer and author of the newly released walking tour guide, Jakarta: 25 Excursions in...
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...
Paul Ropp
Meet Paul Ropp. The visionary, the renaissance man and the revolutionary designer. Paul Ropp, you were a major figure in...