A Little Bit of Melbourne in the Heart of SeminyakPaul V. WaltersOctober 6, 2014August 8, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersOctober 6, 2014August 8, 20170814 When one thinks of Melbourne, it’s the small lanes tucked away off the main streets that creates the charm of...
Rocking the Capital in BaliPaul V. WaltersSeptember 8, 2014August 8, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersSeptember 8, 2014August 8, 20170659 A year ago, a music-loving couple, Leo and Liz Sinatra, decided to stage a concert at their shop in Batubulan...
When There’s Torque of BikesPaul V. WaltersJune 18, 2014August 11, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersJune 18, 2014August 11, 20173 706 Late last year I was invited to attend a ‘motor show’ in Sanur, which I was told would be spectacular,...
The Silver GirlsPaul V. WaltersApril 8, 2014August 23, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersApril 8, 2014August 23, 20170588 Vanessa Campagnaro doesn’t so much walk into a room, rather at a touch over 6-foot 1-inches, she lopes. Following closely...
Under My Skin: The Explosion of TattooingPaul V. WaltersDecember 2, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersDecember 2, 2013August 16, 20170730 Hidden away in a modest apartment in Gifu, central Japan, 79-year-old tattoo artist Horihide (meaning to carve) is preparing his...
Bali’s Doomed Love Affair with PlasticPaul V. WaltersNovember 5, 2013December 16, 2019 by Paul V. WaltersNovember 5, 2013December 16, 20192 557 When I began to research this article, I saw the immense problem that is literally choking the life out of...
Monkey BusinessPaul V. WaltersOctober 22, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersOctober 22, 2013August 16, 20170411 The title for this piece is perhaps a little ambiguous, as it will revolve around orangutans of Borneo rather than...
Writing Words that Strain and Fail to RhymePaul V. WaltersOctober 7, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersOctober 7, 2013August 16, 20171362 Why is it that writers come to Bali to pen a novel, a poem or a memoir? I simply don’t...
If Music be the Food of Love, Go Seek it Out!Paul V. WaltersSeptember 23, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersSeptember 23, 2013August 16, 20170600 A few weeks ago, my wife and I were invited to a ‘party’ by Leo and Liz Sinatra at their...
Raising the DeadPaul V. WaltersSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 20170883 It is an hour before dawn as I make my way up the gently sloping hill to the cemetery outside...
Riding the Trade WindsPaul V. WaltersJuly 16, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersJuly 16, 2013August 16, 201701041 Welcome to Bali’s largest kite festival! On cue, as if summoned, in early July the trade winds arrive. One day...
Uncovering Sanur’s Hidden TreasuresPaul V. WaltersJune 18, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersJune 18, 2013August 16, 20172 769 Where to start? Sanur’s restaurants’, hotels’, and galleries’ walls are adorned with work from artists right across Bali, but where...