‘My Home Is My Pension’

Where the vast majority of people living in western countries are concerned, retirement means an end to getting up early in the morning and going to work and the beginning of a new way of life with free time to enjoy life that is no longer funded by the weekly or monthly paycheck but by […]

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Bali Eats

Indigo, Jln. Pantai Berawa, Canggu offers chic contemporary Japanese fusion, with a slight European influence. Whether you prefer a classic sushi selection or you’re in the mood to try something a bit more innovative, like their New Style Sashimi or the sublime Yakimono dishes cooked over the charcoal grill, you will find Indigo a place […]

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Bali Eats

Sundara Beach Club at 4 Seasons, Jimbaran Bay is offering a free villa stay with minimum spending at the renowned beach club. All you need to do is spend a minimum of Rp5,000,000++ on any one day between 1-30 June at the all-new Healing Village Spa and/or Sundara Beach Club, and receive a voucher for […]

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Bali Eats

Gooseberry, Gang Pirta, skewers, tamarind clams, salad, vegetables, rice and sauces.Uluwatu, is high above Bngin Beach, and open for breakfast and lunch but it is dinner time when it excels most. Tasty appetisers you can enjoy with your pre-dinner martinis include their Salmon Rillettes [crisp wonton skin wrapped around cured salmon, spring onion sriracha mayonnaise […]

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Bamboo For You and Me!

Bamboo architecture has become a big part of the joy of living in Bali. There is quite simply nothing to compare with its graceful structural lines, not to mention its delightful texture and lightness which suit this climate perfectly. Maybe you’ve immersed yourself in the treehouse luxe of the dining room at Bambu Indah, or […]

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Buying an Air Conditioner

Living in Indonesia one of the important investments we will make is in our air conditioners. We expect them to run continuously for many years with very little maintenance and to not let us down particularly on those occasional very hot days. So what do we buy? There are so many to choose from. A […]

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Honoring and Protecting Our Artists and Friends

Enormously spirited, free of charge, a fixture on the Denpasar calendar and favorite of informed travelers, the 2021 Bali Arts Festival (Pesta Kesenian Bali) was hanging in uncertainty right up to press time. It was originally hoped that this, one of the world’s longest running cultural festivals, would begin next week with the annual wild […]

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Local News

Governement to Send Civil Servants to Bali to Work From There The Indonesian government is working on a plan to send thousands of Jakarta-based civil servants to work remotely from Bali, in a bid to help the economy of the tourism-reliant island rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 8,000 employees at seven ministries will […]

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Local News

Covid-19 Transmissions In Bali Are Currently Below 1% Bali officials have confirmed that Covid-19 transmissions on the island have been significantly reduced as the Covid-19 vaccine gets distributed to the residents. The Secretary of the Bali Covid-19 Handling Task Force, Made Rentin confirmed that the current active Covid-19 case is below 1% of the total […]

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