Raja Ampat Dive Pioneers: Meet Burt Jones & Maurine ShimlockQraved TeamAugust 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Qraved TeamAugust 7, 2015August 4, 20170Throughout Indonesia and the wider diving world, Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock are known as the people who put Raja...
Bajawa Highlands: Heartland of FloresIndonesia ExpatJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170The growling, battered ‘executive’ bus stopped in front of our hotel in Labuan Bajo, its engine hungrily pointing towards the...
Looking for Borneo: Meet Mark HeywardQraved TeamJune 12, 2015August 4, 2017 by Qraved TeamJune 12, 2015August 4, 20170Traveller, musician, educator and author of two books on Borneo talks about life in Indonesia, his epic journey across the...
Going, Going, Gone: In Search of the Ultimate LonghouseQraved TeamJune 12, 2015August 4, 2017 by Qraved TeamJune 12, 2015August 4, 20170Along with blowpipes, traditional tattooing, mastery of plaiting crafts, canoe-building and the custom of wearing huge bunches of metal earrings...
The Mysterious, Phantasmagoric World of Javanese Wayang TheatreQraved TeamMay 29, 2015August 8, 2017 by Qraved TeamMay 29, 2015August 8, 20171The morality and messages conveyed in Wayang Kulit plays still permeate Javanese thought and daily life. The spellbound audience is...
Ralph Klemp | Bali Expats Facebook Group FounderQraved TeamMay 18, 2015August 7, 2017 by Qraved TeamMay 18, 2015August 7, 20170Ralph Klemp thought up the idea of his Bali Expats group on Facebook almost by accident. As a long-time aficionado of Bali,...
Saving Energy at Home: the Revolution in Green ConsumptionQraved TeamMay 4, 2015August 8, 2017 by Qraved TeamMay 4, 2015August 8, 20170Energy conservation is an acute necessity on the beautiful but vulnerable island of Bali. You can also save millions of...
Protect Your Home: Security for Bali ResidentsQraved TeamApril 6, 2015August 8, 2017 by Qraved TeamApril 6, 2015August 8, 20171With the alarming rash of home robberies and even killings during home invasions over the past year, it has become...
Bali & Massachusetts: Two School Systems Worlds ApartQraved TeamMarch 9, 2015January 21, 2021 by Qraved TeamMarch 9, 2015January 21, 20210Bill Dalton recounts his daughter Aysah’s unique but unenviable opportunity over the past ten years of alternating between two school...
Say it with Flowers in BaliQraved TeamFebruary 9, 2015May 25, 2021 by Qraved TeamFebruary 9, 2015May 25, 20210Spirits dominate everything the Balinese do. Offerings are presented every day Every full and new moon and whenever there’s an...
What do you pack?Qraved TeamJanuary 26, 2015August 8, 2017 by Qraved TeamJanuary 26, 2015August 8, 20170Roberto Di Marco was born and grew up in Rome, Italy. He attended a liceo in Rome, earning degrees in philosophy, psychology,...
Bali: A Magnet for Spa LoversQraved TeamJanuary 12, 2015August 8, 2017 by Qraved TeamJanuary 12, 2015August 8, 20170Offering remedies and therapies based on traditional treatments passed down through generations, the island of Bali, in the space of...
Galungan: Biggest Day of the YearQraved TeamDecember 15, 2014August 8, 2017 by Qraved TeamDecember 15, 2014August 8, 20170Celebrating the creation of the world by the supreme god and the victory of goodness or virtue (dharma) over evil...
Do the Right Thing: The Proper Disposal of Waste on BaliQraved TeamOctober 20, 2014August 8, 2017 by Qraved TeamOctober 20, 2014August 8, 20171In less than one generation, the reality of waste in Bali has totally metamorphosed. During this era of globalization, there...
Where To Wed on BaliQraved TeamSeptember 22, 2014August 8, 2017 by Qraved TeamSeptember 22, 2014August 8, 20171Though Bali has literally hundreds of different venues to hold a wedding, this embarrassment of choices need not be overwhelming....
Odyle Knight: Astrologer, Author, LecturerQraved TeamAugust 27, 2014May 1, 2021 by Qraved TeamAugust 27, 2014May 1, 20210It is appropriate that the theme of divine providence is the common thread running through all of Odyle Knight’s three...
Meet Sheila BurchQraved TeamJune 18, 2014August 11, 2017 by Qraved TeamJune 18, 2014August 11, 20170Meet Sheila Burch, an American yoga teacher and founder of the Ubud Yoga House, Bali. Sheila Burch was born...
Vivienne Kruger: Balinese FoodQraved TeamMay 6, 2014August 24, 2022 by Qraved TeamMay 6, 2014August 24, 20221Vivienne Kruger first visited Bali on a week-long overland trip from Jakarta in 1993. For five years, starting in 1999,...
Rick Creamer: Owner of Rick’ Pub CrawlQraved TeamMarch 10, 2014August 11, 2017 by Qraved TeamMarch 10, 2014August 11, 20170Rick Creamer was born on the Gold Coast in Queensland, but his family moved to Victoria when he was still...
Balinese Literature: A Moveable FeastQraved TeamFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 2017 by Qraved TeamFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 20170In understanding Balinese literature, we must start with a religion and mythology founded in India over 3,500 years ago. The...
Brendan O’Donnell: Bali Community Choir DirectorQraved TeamDecember 16, 2013January 27, 2024 by Qraved TeamDecember 16, 2013January 27, 20240Brendan conducted two Melbourne-based ?SING AUSTRALIA? choirs before moving to Bali. He has lived in Bali since 2008. In 2009,...