Burger Cartel is the latest in a long line of crazy restaurant names in Bali. According to the dictionary a cartel is a group of apparently independent producers whose goal is to increase their collective profits by means of price fixing, limiting supply, or other restrictive practices. How that can apply to a hamburger restaurant […]
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A Toxic Brew
Those immortal words from Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” come back to me quite often these days. “Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” He was, of course, talking about being surrounded by sea water, a fate being suffered by more and more houses in Bali. Make no mistake we are facing […]
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Art, Beauty and Charm, are words that come to mind at the Waroeng Djamoe Spa at Hotel Tugu Bali. The moment I stepped out of the car I felt like I’d entered an ancient world from Colonial times of Java and Bali. The hotel has many unique antiques throughout the hotel including the five private […]
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Aperitif @ The Viceroy has amazed everyone with its incredible fine dining experience, taking us back 50 years, chandeliers, crystal and all. Their original 8 course degustation menu remains but there is now also a 5 course option as well as an 8 course Vegetarian menu. One of the stars of the main menu, and […]
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This week, I’m doing a roundup of my daughter’s favorite adventure activities in Bali. From being afraid of the water at 2, and only wanting to paddle in the shallow end of a pool, she now, at 12, enjoys challenging herself with adventure activities, especially around water. However, while she is almost a teenager, she […]
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Muntigunung Community Social Enterprise (MSE) is an organisation that was created to provide a market and income for local families in the remote area of Muntigunung, on the dry, arid, slopes of Mt Batur in Northeast Bali. In 2004, the Future for Children, a Swiss NGO, working together with Yayasan Dian Desa, set up the […]
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Plant Trees And Watch Communities Grow In February of this year, Solemen launched the The Moringa Project, a plan to partner with local farmers to create sustainable economic solutions. It’s a community based initiative, intended to give Solebuddies the opportunity to help themselves with natural resources that are readily available, naturally renewable, and eco-friendly. Moringa […]
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Forgo Your Latte To Save A Furry Friend The fallout from Mt Agung’s major eruption in September 2017 might have diminished but the many animals that somehow survived the ash,rock and lava are still in dire need of our help! Despite continued rumblings and somewhat uncertain conditions on the mighty mountain, BAWA heads up to […]
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I traveled to Canada in late February, a month not notable for its warmth and charm. On Vancouver Island, frozen snowbanks receded reluctantly from the roads and even the hardy Islanders were wearing woolly hats and gloves. The temperature, day and night, was below zero. My sister keeps her house heated at 17C which does […]
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