I have a sneaky suspicion there is a touch of “bad evolution” going on with building design in Bali. I constantly see buildings where design is so preoccupied with appearance that it has forgotten some basic factors of engineering particularly regarding the risk of earthquakes.This design “evolution” is the result of architects who want to […]
Read moreMonth: July 2019
An Artist’s Journey to Bali By Betty Reynolds
Written and illustrated by renowned artist Betty Reynolds, An Artist’s Journey to Bali is a travelogue sketchbook that captures the culture and life of Bali in a succinct and colorful 48 pages. In this beautifully illustrated artist’s journal, the author shares her good fortune of meeting many Balinese who allowed her to witness important aspects […]
Read moreBali For Kids
The Cush Cush Gallery continues to expand their workshops and classes for kids. In July and August, they will offer bookbinding, shadow puppet making and Balinese dance classes for kids. Basic Book Binding, Japanese style, is offered on Saturday, 20 July. Make your own handmade sketchbook. The workshop uses Japanese bookbinding techniques and recycled items […]
Read moreCanggu News
Putting Green Waste To Good Use Ever wondered where those food scraps from your kitchen end up? In an effort to reduce the amount of waste that finds its way to the Suwung land fill, local company Urban Biologist Bali is offering their new composting service for Canggu! A passionate group of people providing practical […]
Read moreFestivals R Us
It’s THE season for organized cultural performances and displays. Extravaganzas like Sanur Village Festival can be great self-guided ventures for your August house guests, and laid-back Tulamben Festival (July 27 – 29) can be a nice excuse to stay a few nights in the northeast and take that wreck dive you’ve been thinking about. Jukung […]
Read moreFor Long Life… Eat Well, Eat Slow & Do it with Friends
We know that… So why is all going the wrong way? As goes America, so goes the world – or so it would seem when it comes to health trends. Current statistics in the US, alas now paralleled elsewhere in the developed and developing world, show that: 60 percent of Americans have a chronic […]
Read moreForest Medicine, Micro and Macro Doses
Living in Bali, it can be easy to forget urban life. We take our constant access to gardens, trees, rice fields and forests for granted. There are plenty of studies to support our instinctive awareness that we feel better when near nature. Yet humans have never been so far from merging with the natural world […]
Read moreFriends and Exiles By Des Alwi
The boy paused in front of the Japanese military camp where a former Dutch controleur (administrator) from the Aru Islands was tied up to a palm tree facing the street. Accused of killing 14 Indonesians, a board nailed to a bamboo pole bore the message in Indonesian commanding all passerby’s to slap the tall man […]
Read moreFrom Piggy – Bank to Portfolio – The Learning Curve
When you were a child did your thoughtful parents give you a ‘piggy-bank’ to encourage you to save? Its origins go back some 600 years, and while there are a number of theories as to its actual origin there is a strong indication that it originated in Java in the 14th century. They were made […]
Read moreHow Can I Compost?
‘Dear Garden Doc, I want to begin composting but I have never done it before, do I really just throw all my food scraps in the compost bin and it’s that simple? I don’t really understand how composting works. I’ve read it’s the best way to make fertilizer to go on the garden. But my […]
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