At Sunset Vet we often get kind locals and expatriates enquiring about how they can arrange the mass sterilisation of street dogs in a certain area, particularly on beaches. This is because beaches are a common place for people to dump unwanted dogs (particularly female puppies), and also because dogs can congregate there to feed […]
Read moreMonth: April 2018
Peter Wilson: Theatrical Art Director
Peter Wilson was born in Perth, Western Australia. Encouraged by his parents, he showed an interest in music and theatre from an early age. His mother sang in the choir at the University of Western Australia and he was taken along to theatre shows as a child. For more than 40 years, Peter has written, […]
Read moreProcrastination is our favorite form of self-sabotage
The experts at Psychology Today define self-sabotage as a self-defeating action that gets in the way of your intent. Most often it takes the form of procrastination. If you’re saying to yourself you’ll do such and such right after you complete something else that is way less important but inherently more interesting, you are procrastinating […]
Read moreThe Not Traditional Crab Salad Nicoise
Desak asked me what I wanted for lunch. Out of a jet-lagged fog the words ‘Salad Nicoise’ jumped from my lips. We were, however, out of several ingredients. “Can I substitute zucchini for the green beans?” she asked. “And we don’t have any tuna.” After a thorough search of the pantry I found a can […]
Read moreThe Spa Guru’s Home Spa: Enjoy Professional Spa Treatments at Home by Shari Hartman
What scrub is best for body cleansing? Can saunas rebalance the body? Is there an effective re-hydrating mask for men? Would a facial party appeal to you? Which Bali medical spas offer colonics and use high tech equipment for detoxifying treatments? Want to keep your feet and hands in good condition while watching TV? These […]
Read moreThe Ubud Food Court
Food courts originated in Asia. They were a natural transition from the open areas of street food [such as the wonderful car park on Orchard Rd in Singapore, circa 70’s] when those open spaces became multi story shopping complexes. Only Thailand has retained pure street food in preference to food courts. They are usually sited […]
Read moreTraditional Thai
DD is just that, simple traditional Thai. Not fusion, not Royal Thai and certainly not what is often passed off as Thai cuisine at so many restaurants all across Indonesia A few years back DD had a small warung, it was classified as our Best Cheap Eat of the year, then sadly it disappeared. Now […]
Read moreWhat Does a Social Media Manager Do Anyway?
A Social Media Manager (SMM) is a fairly recent hybrid. They can also be called a Social Media Content Manager, Online or Digital Brand Manager, Digital Marketing Manager, Content Marketing Manager, Digital Community Manager or Customer Experience Manager. Basically, the role – whatever it is called — revolves around managing a company’s brand across all […]
Read moreWHY ONE PENSION IS NOT ENOUGH
On Friday 16th March the Trump administration fired the Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe just 24 hours before he was due to take retirement with full benefits. Without entering into the rights or wrongs of the decision the fact is that by not fulfilling the complete 20 years to qualify for a full pension McCabe […]
Read moreZen Harmony Diving Bridges the Gap Between the Physical and the Mental
Bali is world-renowned for retreats that take a holistic approach to healing that looks at the entire person—body, mind and spirituality—rather than just a sum of parts and symptoms to be investigated individually. And some might be surprised to find that now this multi- disciplinary philosophy is also being applied to diving. Pioneered in Bali […]
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