Ikra is on Jln. Bumbak, Umulas, and it serves a wide range of Russian cuisine. Top of the menu is that famous soup, Borscht. Dumplings are a feature. There are Pelmeni dumplings [beef, brown butter and sour cream] or Varenki dumplings [mushroom, fried onions, lemon butter].For snacking try the Chicken Kiev bites or the Trout […]
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Bali Eats
Kubu at Mandapa, Tegalalang is holding a six hands Mediterranean dinner on Saturday October 23 with three of Bali’s leading chefs. Bayu Timur, the rxecutive chef at Kubu Restaurant at Mandapa will be joined by Agung Gede from The St. Regis Resort Bali, and Raymond Siek from The Ritz-Carlton Bali. The cost for this unique […]
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DRAINS In our homes we have different types of drains which serve different purposes: * “Black water” drains carry sewage from our toilets. This must go to either to a septic tank for processing or to a sewer (if you are on the government sewerage system). * “Grey water” drains carry washing water from our […]
Read moreGet Out and Enjoy – Masked & Vaxxed
The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF21) returns in hybrid form. Online and in-person, in Ubud’s gracious Indus restaurant or on your laptop, it’s a week-long happening for the greatest minds in contemporary literature, local and global. This is Bali’s premier annual romp in the realm of imagination, literature, poetry, diversity, and activism! Satisfy your […]
Read moreGold or Water – Which is The Better Investment?
The legendary King Midas certainly favoured gold until he realised that his granted wish that everything he touched turned to gold did not allow for any exceptions. A bar of gold may be worth thousands of dollars but if you were carrying it while lost in the scorching heat of a desert you would gladly […]
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Bali to reopen to some foreign tourists from mid-October Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travllers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from Oct. 14, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan told reporters on Monday. Visitors will be required to quarantine for eight days, Luhut […]
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More than 20,000 domestic tourists are visiting Bali daily, governor claims Talk in recent weeks has mostly focused on Bali’s international tourism, but Indonesia’s most popular destination is now seeing tourism numbers picking up by tens of thousands thanks to domestic holidaymakers, according to Bali Governor Wayan Koster. Koster said yesterday that around 20,000 domestic […]
Read moreRotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset Reactivates Its Speakers Program
On 27 September 2021, Dr. Tania, a neurologist from HoviAssisted in Saba, addressed the Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS]. The doctor, who received her degree from a university in the Netherlands, spoke of the opportunities and benefits that HoviAssisted offers to the elderly who face memory challenges or who need assistance while performing the […]
Read moreWorld Polio Day is 24 October
Rotary Club Bali Ubud Sunset [RCBUS] supports World Polio Day. The last reported cases of polio in Indonesia were in the Sukabumi area of West Java in the early 2000s. All patients were children from poor social backgrounds who did not start or complete a vaccination series as recommended by the World Health Organization [WHO]. […]
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