Making the Most of Your Life
On making the most of your life, humourist Clement Freud said, “If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and...
Seamus McElroy
On your Bike: The Art of Riding a Bike in Bali
People who ride their bikes in Bali are passionate about biking. And while most do so on tarmac roads, the...
What You See is What You Get?
Myths, truths and reality Men outlive women because they do not bear children, which is an enormous strain on...
Dead in the Water
It was a long wait. Six years between Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports on the state of our...
Writing by Kids and for Kids
The article looks at some simple ways to turn your son or daughter into a famous writer by using the...
What’s Your Number?
With seven-plus billion people on planet earth at the end of August 2013, and a further two billion expected to...
School’s Out – Time for Some Holiday Fun!
Pack your swimming gear we’re off to the beach to swim, slide, surf, parasail, jet ski or scuba dive. Take...
A Day in the Life of Kuta Beach
Ask any tourist on their way to Bali where they intend to visit and more than one in five will...
Sexy Rio Sidik Jazz Quartet
Rio Sidik is Indonesia’s most famous jazz and fusion musician and singer, well known too on the International music scene....
Pavilion – Music and Art Combine
Jalan Batubelig is a 3 km stretch of winding road starting from Leo Square junction (going west) off Jalan Kerobokan...
Dwi – A Modern-Day Balinese Heroine
Dwi, the second of six children brought up in Singaraja, who is today studying for a degree in International Hospitality...
Educating Rita
What do expatriate parents in Indonesia spend most money on? Educating their children. Educating your child through school and University...
Buying and Selling Property in Bali – A Smart Move
Teito Furukawa, a high performing property consultant who has worked in Bali for two years for Ray White Paradise was...
Where are Indonesia’ Top Football Players to Come From?
In the game of football, FIFA counts over 300 million players in 2012, mostly men and boys, but an increasing...
Miracle on a Bali Beach
The one hundred and eight passengers and crew onboard the Lion Air flight from Bandung to Bali on Saturday afternoon...
Is Marine Conservation Taking Hold in Indonesia?
There are encouraging signs that it really is. The evidence comes from the independent assessment of Indonesia’s 20 year US$...
Adventures of Rexy – pilot, polo player, surfer, entertainer, entrepreneur – nice guy!
Westerners living in or visiting Bali think Balinese parents are irresponsible because they allow their children to ride motorbikes...
Does Gang Land Mean Gang Warfare?
Indonesia’s political philosophy is “Unity in Diversity” or “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” as every school child learns in the second grade...
Canggu – the New Kid on the Block
Canggu Square, Canggu Plaza and AMore Villas are the new kids on the block which have all been built within...
How well do you know your Highway Code?
The Indonesian government updated the Road Safety and Public Transportation Act of 1992 with a more comprehensive act and implementing...
Bali’s Sashimi Tuna Journey to the World’ Biggest Fish Market
Five local Indonesian wooden longline vessels enter Benoa harbour within the space of two hours. They have been fishing for...