Rio Helmi takes stock -as Bali hurtles towards a rude encounter with the virus that is taking the world by the, uh, sensitive parts.   …

In which photographer Rio Helmi sneaks away from worldly duties to get a glimpse of the massive procession on foot from Batukau high up in …

Recently Gede Robi of the Navicula band took some time off his grueling schedule to answer Rio Helmi’s  questions about the movement he is throwing …

Baru-baru ini, Gede Robi dari Navicula menyempatkan diri di sela-sela jadwalnya yang amat padat untuk wawancara dengan Rio Helmi / Ubud Now and Then. Berikut …

In the forests of northwest Bali, in a corner of the Jembrana regency that most people speed by on the last stretch to the ferry …

After the recent tragedy on White Island, NZ, Jackie Pomeroy of Mt Agung Daily Report and Rio Helmi  felt that it was imperative to post …

In my close to half a century of living in Bali I have never been to Buleleng for Pagerwesi. I’ve always heard (and parroted) people say …

For  a (very) special event of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2019, noted writing mentor Shelley Kenisberg (of Editing in Paradise fame) cooked up …

A round up of images and quote-ables from the last day of Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, all photos ©Rio Helmi lead photo above: The …

Pics and tweetables from the third day at Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2019 lead photo above: Andy Craven-Griffith during the Read to Me: Poetry …