Garbage Pile-Up: Bali

November 26th, 2007 | By Barrie | 9 Comments »

Expatriates and locals concerned about the fast build-up of plastic waste in Bali launched a consumer-level waste reduction initiative this year. The six-month-old campaign — “Say No to Plastic” or... [Read this entry]

Guardians of the Sacred Legong Dance: Bali

November 2nd, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Bali Safari and Marine Park: Bali

October 24th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Bali Safari and Marine Park, to be officially opened Wednesday in Cucukan, will be Taman Safari’s best park to date, marketing manager Esther Manansang said. And she should know. Esther... [Read this entry]

Women Writers in Indonesia

October 22nd, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Meita Kasim, an up-and-coming Indonesian writer and Dorothea Rosa Herliany, a well known contemporary Indonesian poet stood out from the rest of the writers at last month’s UWRF festival in... [Read this entry]

Desa Kepaon: Denpasar, Bali

September 25th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Women in headscarves standing in front of their homes, children in Muslim garb walking out of a mosque clutching the Qur’an and the sound of Adzan from the mosque calling... [Read this entry]

Image of the Day: Ayung River, Bali

September 6th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

I was on my way back from Ubud last year and was fortunate to see the Ayung River in Central Bali in full flow. A spectacular river, many tour groups... [Read this entry]

Chicken of the Restaurant Menu: Bali

August 24th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

A number of hotels and restaurants in Bali have dropped chicken from their menus after two people were confirmed to have died of bird flu on the island over the... [Read this entry]

Idyllic Sanur: Bali

August 15th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

Sanur has a unique history and is unlike Kuta, with its reputation for great surfing, or Seminyak, which offers trendy shops and upscale restaurants. Here, tourists can get a... [Read this entry]

Sanur A(r)tmosphere: Sanur, Bali

August 15th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

‘Sanur A(r)tmosphere’, a fine arts exhibition featuring selected works by some of the island’s top artists, has been organized as fitting prelude to the annual Sanur Village Festival (SVF).
“The... [Read this entry]

Le Mayeur Museum: Sanur, Bali

August 13th, 2007 | By Barrie | No Comments »

The Museum Le Mayeur in Sanur is definitely a must-see place in Bali for the simple reason that some of Belgian artist Andrien Jean Le Mayeur’s finest paintings of... [Read this entry]