10th Table presents intimate fine dining in Lovina for the first time. The place reeks of quality, and experience, which comes as no surprise as it has been set up by local Belgian Geert Jan de Meyer, for many years a hotel manager on Europe’s most luxurious cruise ships. The experience begins at the entrance, […]
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Bali Eats
Cafe des Artistes is a survivor. Once a lonely warung on a dead-end road on the outskirts of Ubud [Jln. Bisma] it has been a thriving restaurant now for many years. The secret has been reasonably priced comfort food, served with a smile. Many of the staff have been there for the almost 20 years […]
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Punjabi Tadka is a new Indian restaurant on Jln Seminyak. It features a large menu covering most of India’s regional cuisines; Meat and Vegetarian curries, Thali, Biriyanis, Kebabs from the Tandoor, even Indian breakfasts. Samosas [pictured] are amongst my all time favourite snack foods, particularly the vegetarian ones and these are very good. They come […]
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Blue Bear Bali – better known as a skate park near Ubud – is launching a Computer Science course for kids starting on 11 February. Programming (or coding) is the language of the future and good for kids to learn. At Blue Bear, they take a student-centered approach to teaching these valuable life-skills, including using […]
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Cici’s Kids Corner for Christmas will run until 5 January at the Trans Studio Mall Bali. The event is put on by Cici’s Party Services. There will be lots of activities for kids, such as drawing, making stencils, reading activities, toys and games. The mall also has coffee shops, stores, restaurants and a movie theater […]
Read moreCan the World’s Billionaires Save our Planet?
‘How dare you?’ snarled teenage Greta Thunberg to the world at large when she spoke at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York last year and proceeded to castigate present generations for failing to protect and safeguard a safe and eco-friendly future for people of her generation; for allowing climate change to go […]
Read moreCould The US / Iran Conflict Impact Expats in Bali?
The short answer is yes, but to what extent depends on your nationality, your job or business, and to what extent you travel. It can also affect your savings and investments. Conflicts have been ongoing in the Middle East for thousands of years so why should the latest crisis be any different? The reason is […]
Read moreDon’t write off the Liberal World Order Just Yet “Homo Deus” is not yet upon us…
Talking to a millennial the other day he happened to mention that he’d just finished reading “Sapiens” a book written by the young Israeli academic Yuval Noah Harari, which gallops through human history in 400 pages, relating how homo sapiens had come to dominate the earth. It is masterfully done in a rather hip flip […]
Read moreExperience the Happiness of Anticipation with Alila Ubud
January 2020 – Planning and anticipating a trip is exciting, especially if you are travelling somewhere you’ve never been before. But even if you are returning to a place you love, exploring new experiences can give you that holiday buzz. With Alila Ubud’s Advance Purchase offer, travellers can enjoy up to 20% savings when they […]
Read moreHeart Health In Bali
As the candles on our birthday cakes multiply to alarming numbers, we wonder from time to time how our hearts are doing. We can’t see what’s going on in there and it’s a bit of a worry. Cardiologist Dr Putra Antara of Ubud Care Clinic recently gave an excellent presentation on heart disease, followed by […]
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