Warung d’Uma Tapan is my latest discovery. A new style warung, it serves restaurant food at warung prices. A team of talented young Balinese professionals have taken over this site and are making an impact with their mix of local and international dishes. It is a simple, yet attractive, two level site just past and […]
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Bali Eats
Graze amazes me. For a café in front of a 5 Star hotel [Maya Sanur on Jln. Danau Tamblingan] it offers amazing value. In fact it is probably the best value on offer in that entire street. The menu is imaginative and high quality. Start with the Crostini Plate, 4 different toppings, all excellent. Then […]
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Art Geed Art is an art space and café set up by Balinese artist, Geed, in 2018. “Our focus is to build a worldwide connection with like-minded people from all around the world and show that ART can unite everyone. Through our workshops and events, we would like to give attention to the importance of […]
Read moreBali’s FNPF is Instrumental In Reforestation Efforts In South Central Kalimantan
On a recent trip to explore Tanjung Puting National Park in South-Central Kalimantan and the orang-utan rehabilitation efforts in the various camps it became apparent how much the surrounding palm oil plantations are encroaching on the perimeters of the national park. It’s a sobering realisation to find that commercial interests are gravely infringing on the […]
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Old Friends Coffee is a small roastery and café that opened in Nyuh Kuning village, near Ubud, in 2016. Old Friends is owned and managed by I Made Sipil (Made) who is a third-generation member of a coffee-growing family in Belantih, Kintamani, in the highlands of northern Bali. Made said that originally he wasn’t interested […]
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Furthering the Future of Stella’s Children In their first fundraiser for 2019, progressive, youth centred charity, Stella’s Child not only celebrate the people who have helped them become who they are, but also welcome those who may be set to shape their future! Providing motivational mentoring programs that encourage sponsored youth to grow their core […]
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Golfers Give Back For A Good Cause The future looks bright for 12 new Bali Children’s Foundation students thanks to last month’s Marriott Golf Day at Renaissance Bali Uluwatu! Record proceeds raised from the recent golf event will fund 10 new college scholarships under BCF’s ‘Food For Thought’ program. Initiated by Will Meyrick, the founding […]
Read moreDemocracy and Equality in Balinese Gamelan Part II
In a Balinese gamelan group, equality and democracy are paramount. To avoid the sticky issues with caste, musicians used to always sit on the ground at the same level due to the possibility that a musician of low or non-caste could be at an instrument which may require an elevated seat or platform (think a […]
Read moreDemocracy for Sale by Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot
What is remarkable about the free-wheeling, rough and tumble style of Indonesian politics, as compared to other “third-wave” democracies like Mexico, India and Brazil, is that every sphere of state life is essentially governed by an off-the-books shadow state. In Democracy for Sale, Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot assess the informal networks and political strategies […]
Read moreDressing your table
We popped over to our neighbour the other day for an evening of wine, pizza and Bananagram. Food, drinks, friends, chit-chat…a spicy blend of ingredients. Tucking into a take-away from Pizza Bagus, I mused on how satisfactory it is to eat straight out of the delivery box, how that small act somehow amplifies the pleasure […]
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