Bali Eats

Aperitif, the fine diniong restaurant at Ubud’s The Viceroy continues to present interesting and different dining options. This time it is a collaboration Dinner on Friday April 9. A collaboration between Aperitif’s chef Nic Vanderbeeken and Koral’s Andrea Astone. Koral is the amazing underwater seafood restaurant at the luxury Kepinski Hotel at Nusa Dua. It […]

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Bali Eats

Breman is a microbrewery and restaurant on Jln. Pantai Keramas, Blahbatuh, Gianyar. It serves freshly brewed beers, in German style, along with an interesting menu prepared by local chef Manu of Negara. Whilst the accent is on local Balinese dishes there is also a range of international options. Their two signature beers are the Terang […]

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Local Artisans All In One Place

Show of hands, please, for who’s here from Jakarta? Any expats from Bandung? Surabaya? All law-abiding long-stay-holders are welcome here. You are thanked for making Bali your refuge from the pandemic, for wearing your mask, washing your hands like your neighbor’s life depends on it (which it does), and for avoiding crowds. You’re shopping with […]

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Local News

Bali Officials Begin Distributing Vaccines Door-To-Door Denpasar city government has decided to distribute the Covid-19 vaccine from door-to-door to accelerate the vaccination program in their area. The Spokesman of the Denpasar Covid-19 Handling Task Force, I Dewa Gede Rai said that the officials will start to distribute vaccines this way in three different areas of […]

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Local News

Bali Police Install Devices At Lights To Catch Traffic Violators Bali Police Department has begun installing electronic devices as part of the preparation stage of the Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE) in Denpasar. This new system will automatically capture traffic violations such as speeding, expired registration, riding two-wheelers without a helmet, driving without a seatbelt […]

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Renovating Tired Buildings

I went to see a house the other day. Oh sure it was alright, you could move in tomorrow, if you don’t mind the nails some vandal had banged in the walls for pictures long ago discarded, or perhaps the doors that wouldn’t close. Then of course there was the running toilet, the ten years […]

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