A Little Bit of Melbourne in the Heart of Seminyak
When one thinks of Melbourne, it’s the small lanes tucked away off the main streets that creates the charm of...
Paul V. Walters
Rocking the Capital in Bali
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 Bikes
Late last year I was invited to attend a ‘motor show’ in Sanur, which I was told would be spectacular,...
The Silver Girls
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 Tattooing
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 Plastic
When I began to research this article, I saw the immense problem that is literally choking the life out of...
Monkey Business
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 Rhyme
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!
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were invited to a ‘party’ by Leo and Liz Sinatra at their...
Raising the Dead
It is an hour before dawn as I make my way up the gently sloping hill to the cemetery outside...
Riding the Trade Winds
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 Treasures
Where to start? Sanur’s restaurants’, hotels’, and galleries’ walls are adorned with work from artists right across Bali, but where...