Mrs. B Gets a Buzz
Mrs. Bennett was my landlady when I was 19 years old and she was a marvellous example of the stereotypical...
Outreach
Keeping Paradise a Paradise
On Day one it was love at first sight with the relaxed tropical island pace on Gili Trawangan. Orange-red bleeding...
Healing with Mindfulness: Reflections on Cancer with Dr. Cathirose Petrone
Dr. Cathirose Petrone is to medicine what Johnny Cash is to country music: smoothly yet vigorously original, passionately forthcoming, and...
Faces Of Bali: I Made Oka Putra, The Duck Farmer
One of the wonderful things about exploring the Bali countryside is coming upon the duck farmers as they herd their...
Best of Bow
Every time I pass Jalan Batubelig I am drawn to a place called Bow. This two-story building with garden...
School’s Out – Time for Some Holiday Fun!
Pack your swimming gear we’re off to the beach to swim, slide, surf, parasail, jet ski or scuba dive. Take...
Made Dwi: The Massage Lady
Made Dwi has a gift from the Gods — her hands. Dwi, who is 21 years old, has learnt many...
Riding the Trade Winds
Welcome to Bali’s largest kite festival! On cue, as if summoned, in early July the trade winds arrive. One day...
Kite Surfing and Stand-up Paddle Fun
Looking for an exciting new sport? Before you go and buy new equipment, take a course at Rip Curl...
Can’t Eat, Busy Begging
It’s that time of year again, when beggars converge on Jakarta to make money during the fasting month of Ramadhan....
Where Can We Play Outside?
Jakarta is not the most inviting place to play outside with children due to traffic, pollution and omnipresent smoking. It...
Wedding Overdose
Everything is booming in this country such as property, business, airline companies, malls, cars, nasi goreng, bakso. Even the people...
Faces Of Jakarta: Husin, The Ice Man
With Ramadhan in full swing you’d think that Husin’s business, selling ice to the 30 or more vendors and food...
Save the Grave
Our humble kampung townhouse, when we moved in with motorcycles, guys and monkeys, was populated by a swarm of spirits....
Money for Nothing and Your Tips for Free
When I was a kid in England, my favourite day of the year always seemed to take forever to arrive....
Scams In The City: Fake Concert Tickets, Please.
Jakarta is becoming an increasingly popular destination for international music acts. And for every big concert, scammers are ready to...
Faces Of Jakarta: Iman, The Truck Driver
No one is happier to see school let out for summer than Iman. He may be 42, and well out...
Revitalization of Jakarta: Turning Problem into Opportunity
Jakarta is growing and changing rapidly. The capital city is running out of space, public infrastructure is being tested to...
A Day in the Life of Kuta Beach
Ask any tourist on their way to Bali where they intend to visit and more than one in five will...
Ubud’s Museum Mile for Art Lovers
Neka Art Museum Setting out on a Sunday in the slow season, an unexpectedly ideal day to visit museums, the...
Faces Of Bali: Nyoman Jaya, The Mangku
Nyoman Jaya is a very holy man. He is one of five Mangkus (temple priests) in his local village, Pejeng...