East is West and West is, well…
Anthony Burgess’ begins his marvellous series of novels, The Long Day Wanes, (aka The Malay Trilogy), with Flaherty, a British police lieutenant, pointing his colleague
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Putu Minni Vangsgaard
Meet Minni Vangsgaard – the former Danish-turned-Balinese Platinum Course Director who has had 8,000 dives around Bali. How many years have you been in Bali?
Wayan Kun Adnyana – An Up and Coming Balinese Artist
The contemporary art market has always been a hazardous place populated with commercial cowboys, wannabe experts and Bohemian flotsam and jetsam. The sad truth that
Get on the Bus
My Pembantu, Mami, who has worked for me for eight years mentioned after my asking how her weekend was that she had taken the bus
Lunch in the Clouds – Lakeview, Kintamani
I often tell people that you can’t experience the true Bali unless you travel north a bit… in this case north meant jumping in
It’s Karimunjawa, Dan, not Kilimanjaro!
Kilimanjaro, Kalimantan, Karimunjawa, Kilimantanjawa? For a foreigner, it’s fairly easy to find yourself mixing and twisting these rather similar names as if they were tossed
Kuta Closes Early?
As you may be aware the closing times of clubs and bars in Kuta were changed in the recent months to that of 3am.
Dreaming of my Home Near Ubud
It’s 11:30 pm on a Tuesday night and we’ve just finished installing some final touches on our emerging eco café in the far south of
Breaking News: Rich People have Smart Phones!
Perhaps not so surprising, but yes rich people have smartphones. The majority of rich people will not buy the cheap Chinese brands – nearly half
Winning and Losing on the Slots
When I was 15 years old I used to work on weekends as a glass washer at a country club. One night after all
Ibu Meut: The Fish Selling lady
Ibu Meut has a charming smile, which belies the fact she works extremely hard selling her dried fish to the passers by underneath an overpass
The Golden Arches
Several publications, including The New York Times, ran pieces recently detailing the Jakarta phenomenon of young people congregating in local 7-Eleven’s. They cite fairly straightforward
Indonesian Expat 8 Ball Doubles Championship
They take their pool very seriously in Jakarta. Most evenings in many bars across the city you will find small groups huddled round tables of
JAKARTA – from Health Hazard to Traffic Jams
Batavia, as Jakarta was called during the colonial days, was once styled the “Queen of the East”. This label was lost in the early years
Teaching The Kids Who Will Prevent World War Three
Teaching in international schools has been a great privilege. Here I would like to share some personal impressions based on 25 years teaching in three
Vasco Canto Moniz
Olá Vasco Canto Moniz! The professional show jumper from Portugal who spends his free time surfing, travelling and hitting a few rounds of golf. Where
Leonard Lueras
Meet Leonard Lueras. The surfing ‘newspaper man’ who washed up on Bali’s shores in the 1970s and fell in love with Gods’ country. Aloha Leonard!
Kristan Julius
Bon voyage, Kristan Julius! The elementary school teacher from America with a passion for education and 24 years worth of fond memories in Jakarta Let’s
The Legend of Kebo Iwa
If you frequently travel between Sanur and Ubud, there’s a fat chance you’ve seen the big baby statue sitting in the Sakah intersection. It depicts
Miguel Covarrubias’ Visual Notes
Miguel Covarrubias’ father was a Sunday painter. As a very young child, Miguel liked to sit by his father, watching him work. This happened nearly
Embraced by Bali
In mask-like face make-up and brightly coloured costume with the swingy cape and gold crown of a king – a young guy swings his leg