A Bottle of Wine and a PlayroomBartele SantemaMay 21, 2012September 6, 2017 by Bartele SantemaMay 21, 2012September 6, 20170357 In Eastern Promise (EP) we now have a playroom for kids. During recent trips to New Zealand and Australia I...
Just Take it EasyBartele SantemaApril 10, 2012October 23, 2017 by Bartele SantemaApril 10, 2012October 23, 20171506 We expatriates must admire the Indonesian ability to put things in perspective and to talk things down because it could...
Darryl Patton: Godfather of the Expat BarsRoy Simson and Bartele SantemaNovember 25, 2011May 27, 2020 by Roy Simson and Bartele SantemaNovember 25, 2011May 27, 20202 1470 Darryl Patton, 1941-2011 Englishman Darryl Patton was the innovator behind many of the early expatriate bars in Jakarta, pioneering much...
A Million Dollar Treasure in West-JavaBartele SantemaNovember 17, 2011September 24, 2017 by Bartele SantemaNovember 17, 2011September 24, 20172 628 The kids in the kampong peeked from behind broken windows. It was a poor kampong and a lot of the...