Personality Q & A: Betelnut’s Odeck Ariawan
Odeck Ariawan is the owner of several small businesses in Ubud including Betelnut on Jalan Raya, the contemporary Asian noodle and satay restaurant and music …
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Olivier Pouillon: In Nature There Is No Such Thing As Waste"
Back in 1994, Rio Helmi and the other founding fathers of the now defunct original environmental foundation Yayasan Wisnu invited a young American to come …
Nigel Mason: Sampai Sekarang Tetap Saja “Gila”
Nigel Mason adalah seorang tokoh pengusaha ekspatriat yg kondang di Bali, bahkan di luar Bali pula. Telah hidup di Bali kurang lebih 34 tahun lamanya, …
The Perambulator’s Guide #3: Ubud Street by Street
by Mila Shwaiko Welcome to a totally biased hour-by-hour ramble through Ubud’s streets. This edition is focusing on Jalan Hanoman. Upper Hanoman to be exact, …
Nigel Mason: Still Crazy After All These Years
Nigel Mason is something of an expat business legend in Bali (and beyond). He has lived in Bali for 34 years, building an ‘empire’ from …
A Chat with ‘Dek Gun’ – Art, Community and Change in Ubud
(translated from Indonesian) Kadek Gunarta aka ‘Dek Gun’ took some time out early last week to chat with old friend Rio Helmi Rio Helmi: I …
Vale, Joop Ave 1934-2014
by Rio Helmi Though many obituaries have been, and undoubtedly will be, published about Pak Joop Ave, whose career spanned two major political eras of …
In Memoriam: Anak Agung Gde Putra Rangki
By Rucina Ballinger Detra Rangki was born in 1956 in a tiny village near Kapal, Mengwi, the third …