Ubud Village Jazz Festival – Gearing Up for Year Two
Ubud Village Jazz Festival had its first outing in August last year. In order to catch up with the latest, Catriona Mitchell spoke to Astrid …
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A Fervour for Balinese Art: A Glimpse into the Private Collection of Colin McDonald
by Catriona Mitchell Colin McDonald has had an illustrious career as a lawyer and QC in Australia since 1975, and is perhaps best known in …
Decorations, Ornament & Offerings at the Double Royal Wedding: An Up-Close Photo Blog
by Catriona Mitchell Wanting to be at the palace ahead of the crowd, Rio and I arrived at Ubud’s double royal wedding by mid afternoon …
Earth Day 2014 Is Coming Up! Building Awareness & Caring For Bali’s Environment
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” Under new organization since 2013, Bali’s annual Earth Day will …
Ubud Confidential
by Made Wijaya A new FB group is gaining traction in the once sleepy hamlet of Ubud, now overrun with expat yoginis and villa people. …
Today’s Elections: The Perspective From Around Ubud
A report by our staffer, Dayu Diah, who was born and raised in Ubud. Millions of eligible voters cast their ballots in the Indonesian legislative …
Nothing To Speak Of? Language, Communicating, Understanding, Caring… Life for an Ex-Pat in Ubud
by Susi Johnston Wouldn’t it be great if all “regular” and “long-term” foreigners in Ubud would learn Indonesian well, and these discussions could go on …
LOW CARBON TOURISM FOR INDONESIA? On Local Food Consumption, Sustainable Tourism and Carbon Emissions
By Catriona Mitchell In a recent post on our Ubud Now & Then Facebook page, in response to the photo of yet another development project …