On the road again: A couple of weeks of volcanic drama finds us on the road again. photos and text copyright Rio Helmi above: The …

Vale Nyoman Suradnya, a.k.a. Badung, larger than life, who had an even bigger heart and loved his hometown Ubud with every inch of it.  The …

Graeme MacRae delves into history  to give us some perspective on the importance of food in the emergence from obscurity of the princedom of Ubud …

Rio Helmi checks it out, jots down a couple of notes and snaps a few pics: TEDx Ubud celebrated their 7th and most highly attended …

In which our quasi-intrepid reporter does one of his 250 km rides all the way around Mt Agung for the first time in months to …

This piece by Wayan Juniartha previously appeared in the Jakarta Post before Gusti Made Srimin Suteja’s cremation. Nonetheless we found it to be still poignantly …

by Diana Darling Older expats in Bali are mourning the passing of Carole Muller, who died in her sleep in Sydney at midnight 22 December …

Rio Helmi, Ubud tgl 26 Desember 2017 Rahajeng Semeng. Hari Natal kemarin saya termenung mengingat semua kejadian selama 3 bulan terakhir di Pulau Dewata – …

Rio Helmi tries to unravel some of the confusion Once again, weeks have flown by and the Gunung Agung drama continues to unfold in a …

Effusive magmatic eruptions, lahar flows, Vona rulings, and the human cost… Rio Helmi looks at the challenges. The biggest physical change that has happened since …