Fitness in Motion: Meet Melanie Bomba
Melanie is the creative founder of Motion Fitness Studio in Petitenget and Avocado Café in Canggu. As the top choice...
Meet the Expats
Foreign Experts Can Help Nationals Develop Indonesia: Gene Sugandy
Gene is the Division Manager for Residential Tenant Representatives at Colliers International, helping newly repatriated expats navigate the property minefield...
Meet James Ofili
James Ofili*, a textiles trader from Nigeria, discusses corruption, drugs and discrimination. Why do so many Nigerians come to Indonesia?...
Skull-Rattling Retail: Meet Vera Ribeiro
Brazilian expat Vera Ribeiro and her partner Rhett Hutchence are the creators of the world’s largest skull memorabilia shop, where...
From Bali to the World’ Stage: Meet Melati and Isabel Wijsen
Sisters and founders of Bye Bye Plastic Bags, a campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali, share how they are...
The Missionaries: Meet the Mormons
Imagine travelling halfway across the world at your own expense for a religious calling. A handful of Indonesians are doing...
For the People: Meet Daniel Elber
Meet the former Swiss banker who swapped his corporate life for one eradicating poverty in Bali. Tell me about your...
Benedicte Hansen: Business with a Purpose
Benedicte Hansen swapped a successful 20-year career at IKEA, her latest posting as Marketing Manager at IKEA Jakarta, with one...
Taking the Bali F&B Industry by Storm: Meet Mimi Dougherty
Mimi has grown up living in Bali. Now 25, she is involved in several successful restaurants and clubs including Sushimi,...
History in the Making: Meet Michael Nicholson
Michael is an HR Consultant and Executive Coach, and founded the BritCham Toastmasters Club in Jakarta when he was on...
Art Appreciation: Meet Bruce Carpenter
Author and co-author of more than 20 books and numerous articles on Indonesian art, culture and history, Bruce W. Carpenter...
Mamma Mia: Meet Rosa Vignolo of Mamma Rosy Kemang
Mamma Rosy is an Italian eatery in Jakarta with a homely and family feel, established and personally funded in 2013...
The Flower of Life: Meet Kathrin Austermayer
Kathrin is the project manager of the Flower of Life, an eco-dome based on sacred geometry which will be the...
The Island School: Meet Denise Walsh
Denise Walsh is the Head of Bali Island School and has been an educator for over 20 years. A dedicated...
Soul Surfer: Meet Bruno Hansen
Current World Champion of the World Adaptive Surfing Championship (WASC) shares his epic story of survival and the power of...
The Principals of Education: Meet Dr. Stuart Tasker
Dr. Stuart Tasker is an educator who has been an expat for 12 years. In June, he will be moving...
Home-Grown Healing: Meet Joki Mihovilcevic
Joki is the force behind The Little Green Cafe, an organic, healing community enclave in South Bali. She was born...
Touching Lives through Craftwork: Meet Samantha Beach
XS Project is an NGO raising awareness of environmental damage and poverty through education, best known for their innovative product...
Living Light: Meet Jane Hawkins AKA Jungle Jane
Jane Hawkins is a jewellery designer who has called Bali home for over 30 years. Along with her husband Peter...
Property Matters: Meet Gary Joy
Gary Joy is originally from Bournemouth, a seaside town on the south coast of England. In January, Gary Joy founded...
Nuts About Cashews: Meet Aaron Fishman
East Bali Cashews (EBC) is stirring things up in today’s business world. From the birth of the enterprise just three...