Meet Charles Antoine Descotis
Meet Charles Antoine Descotis, CEO and Founder of Ticket to the Moon, which supports Yayasan Lestari.
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Raw Food Affair
My food affair this time lands me at a new raw food restaurant in Ubud, Living Food Lab, located only a few metres away from
Matthew Homfray: Rotary Club of Bali Canggu
Matthew Homfray was born in Manchester, England and grew up on a farm near Cardiff in Wales. Trained as a veterinarian, Matt first came to
Wayan the Ubud Painter
Wayan lives in Ubud, but as an artist who paints for a living, he does not turn to Ubud to sell his work, but supplies
Dead in the Water
It was a long wait. Six years between Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports on the state of our planet . This time the
Monkey Business
The title for this piece is perhaps a little ambiguous, as it will revolve around orangutans of Borneo rather than the Gibbons or the Proboscis
Through Darkness to Light: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2013
The Ubud Readers and Writers Festival opened for the tenth year on October 11th with an all female gamelan orchestra. The theme, ?Through Darkness to
Sea Turtles: The Selayar Marine Conservation Challenge
It was a fine day in Benteng, Selayar. The 100-kilometre long island just off the southern coast of Bira, South Sulawesi, is known to some
Finding Nemo (in Bali)
Although the famous animation film starring a young clownfish and his father took place in Australia?s Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia is the real Nemo Country.
Meet Loic Degen
Meet Loic; his love of the Aru Archipelago and the greater bird-of-paradise, Vanen, were transformed into the film Vanen, Plumes From Paradise. He continues to
The Last Orangutans and Dr. Galdikas: A Volunteer’ Story
Almost 20 years ago, in 1994, best-selling author Terry Pratchett first met the alpha male Kusasi in the rainforests of Tanjung Puting, Borneo. As Terry
Save Wildlife, Save Ourselves
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and
This is an Ex-Tortoise & Other Abused Animals
Indonesian internet forums trading in exotic fauna are rife with complaints from people who feel scammed because the creatures they ordered have not matched descriptions.
The Delicacy that May Turn Your Stomach
Eating a tambelo is a lot like swallowing 30 centimetres of your own mucus. Foodies brave enough to take the tambelo challenge step up to
“Iman”: the Exotic Pet Trader
Although Jalan Barito renowned for its access to some of Indonesia?s most exotic pets, Iman dismisses the rumour that eager buyers could purchase something like
A Hop, Skip and a Jump to a Hawksbill Turtle Conservancy
We thought about turtles ? more directly, Hawksbill sea turtles ? and imagined their burnished shells gliding amongst the coral reef, sharp beaks snapping at
Jakarta’s Climate Change: Wet to Dry and Dry to Wet
The experts are now 95 percent certain, as opposed to 90 percent before, that the observed warming of the planet is caused by the increase
Tim Husband: Zoo Curator
Working his way up through the ranks, Tim Husband has worked in zoos in Australia, New Zealand, India and throughout Southeast Asia for more than
Broadway Ke Java
Broadway may have its roots in the quintessential iconography of New York City, but the charm, excitement, and artistry of Broadway cannot be contained to
Ketut: the Hair and Beauty Stylist
Ketut is 27 years old and owns a local wedding and hair stylist salon in the back streets of Ubud, Bali. Her little purple shop
Writing by Kids and for Kids
The article looks at some simple ways to turn your son or daughter into a famous writer by using the concepts used to make great