Ti Tin: The Graceful Dancer
Ti Tin loves to dance. Her graceful movements and striking natural beauty combine for an iconic vision of Bali. To...
Outreach
Educating Rita
What do expatriate parents in Indonesia spend most money on? Educating their children. Educating your child through school and University...
The Safe Childhoods Foundation
The Safe Childhoods Foundation considers every childhood to be precious. Their dedicated team provides healthcare and aid packages to those...
Liat Solomon
Meet Liat Solomon. The owner of Zula, Down to Earth, and Earth Café where focus is on creating a better...
Kopernik: Serving the Last Mile
More than a decade ago, Ewa Wojkowska remembers driving at night in complete darkness through a remote town in East...
Alberto Remondi: Pasta Maker
Alberto Remondi was born in Italy in 1963 and grew up in the family home in Rome, one of the...
A Ray of Hope
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments....
Education Degeneration
“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” – Abraham...
Crooks in Uniform
Heading home after a late night out, I was pulled up in West Jakarta by two apparent policemen. At such...
Contemporary Circus
There was a time when the circus was a travelling show with performers, freak shows, and a herd of animals...
Confessions of a Third Culture Kid
“Where are you originally from?” is a question new people often ask me. The simple answer is “Indonesia,” but then...
Pak Trisno : The Ojek Driver and Devoted Father
No one loves Jakarta’s traffic as much as Trisno. It’s his bread and butter. His clients leave the office at...
Buying and Selling Property in Bali – A Smart Move
Teito Furukawa, a high performing property consultant who has worked in Bali for two years for Ray White Paradise was...
The Farmer’ Markets of Bali
Bali’s traditional markets were once a necessity in a society where refrigeration and corner stores were not as widespread as...
More Harm than Good?
An important project for the island of Lembongan is likely to lead to more harm than good. The deployment of...
Mr. Jaga: the Cock Fighter
Jaga, or Mr. Jaga as he likes to be referred to, is a bit of a character. He hails from...
Land Laws in Bali Differ from the Rest of Indonesia? Not Really.
Real Estate agents around Indonesia, and internationally, think that land laws in Bali are different from the rest of Indonesia,...
Drugged Drinks
An attractive woman in a Jakarta bar looks around for the drunkest and most clueless unaccompanied male foreigner – the...
Herwan: The Painter
Herwan’s shirt keeps the paint from dripping on his face. He figured out how to wrap the turban on his...
Saved by the Smell
In the summer of 1984, a friend and I decided to take my beloved, but ageing Datsun 260Z, over into...
Where are Indonesia’ Top Football Players to Come From?
In the game of football, FIFA counts over 300 million players in 2012, mostly men and boys, but an increasing...