Bali Savvy

24/12/2014

This beautiful island houses hidden gems that you just can’t find in your tourist brochures. If you seek adventure, let us bring you to those secret places no one else will tell you about.

23/12/2014

Denpasar is a bursting and energetic city that offers a unique insight into the everyday lives of the Balinese. Include it in your next Bali itinerary.

09/06/2012

Two Balinese males fight using thorny pandanus leaves and rattan shields during a pandanus fighting as part of a Makare-Kare ritual at Tenganan Penggringsingan village, Karangasem, Bali.

08/06/2012

Alit KertarahardjaContributor/SingarajaAfter more than two decades of determined endeavors, I Gusti Agung Prana and the Pemuteran village ...

05/06/2012

Daily English language newspaper in Indonesia

05/06/2012

In a few weeks, negotiators from the group of like-minded countries such as India, Columbia, Peru, and New Zealand will converge on Bali to decide on what "traditional knowledge" is.

04/06/2012

"Imagine this scenario. Earlier in the afternoon you have just got married and now, as night descends, you are ready to share the first night with your lovely bride. Then suddenly, scores of your single, positively unmarried buddies show up in your house, shoving you aside and present to your bride a package of creepy gifts..."

Daily English language newspaper in Indonesia

13/04/2012

PHILLIP DAVENPORT

08/03/2012

When Sean O’Hara was snorkeling off Bali and saw some manta rays swimming nearby, he was fascinated by how they moved.

10/02/2012

23/12/2011

"The show is going to Rock!!" Michael Franti speaks about his New Year's Eve concert in Nyuh Kuning, Bali, in celebration of CNN Hero of 2011, the amazing Ibu Robin Lim.

In Nyuh Kuning, Ubud, Michael Franti and friends will lead the NYE 2011 revelry, seeing in 2012 with a joyful celebration of life in support of Yayasan Bumi Sehat, the maternity health clinic founded by Ibu Robin Lim, recently awarded CNN Hero of the Year for 2011. All proceeds from the concert will...

02/11/2011

Off Bali's beaten track, past a towering banyan tree and next to an ancient Hindu temple, the world's largest bamboo commercial structure is slowly taking shape: a chocolate factory.

12/10/2011

Much of the vast rainforest wilderness of West Bali National Park remains practically unexplored. Mark Eveleigh dons his jungle boots and discovers a region that offers some of the best wildlife spotting in Southeast Asia and hands-on experience of local

11/10/2011

The Balinese Art of Ogoh-Ogoh Latest Book Launched by the Bali Purnati Center for the Arts.

29/08/2011

Mystical, hedonistic, rugged yet polished, Bali is a place to unwind amid striking natural beauty.

11/08/2011

There is a better Bali beyond the hotels.

28/07/2011

The precious bottle of 1811 Château d’Yquem was sold to the wine connoisseur and private collector Christian Vanneque for his restaurant in Bali, Indonesia.

27/06/2011

“My Bali story was arguably the larger prototype for Eat, Pray, Love. But I never did the 'eat' part, and that’s probably why I’m so skinny."
Susi Johnston talks about her Bali.

While based in Hanoi 15 years ago, Susi Johnston reluctantly agreed to visit Bali for two weeks. She’s still here.

27/06/2011

22/05/2011

'As Noel Coward wrote in a hotel register in the 1930s: "It appears that each Balinese native / From the Womb to the tomb is creative / And although the results are quite clever / There is too much artistic endeavor."'

In 1930, Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias and his wife, Rose, traveled to the island of Bali in Indonesia and promptly fell in love with what they saw. They stayed nine months, soaking up the natural beauty and distinct culture. Covarrubias later wrote a classic book called "Island of Bali," whic

22/05/2011

In 1930, Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias and his wife, Rose, traveled to the island of Bali in Indonesia and promptly fell in love with what they saw. They stayed nine months, soaking up the natural beauty and distinct culture. Covarrubias...

19/05/2011

"Bickerton does not directly explore or exploit the rich ancient traditions of his adopted home; even so, the elaborate frames he designs and constructs for his works...seem handcrafted in the long tradition of Balinese woodworking. And certain of Bickerton’s recent works do in fact convey the heady atmosphere of the tropics and even the exotic allure of Bali..."

The one-time Neo-Geo pioneer, who migrated from the U.S. to Southeast Asia, Ashley Bickerton remainsa visionary. The sometimes garish and always outlandish recent works from his Bali studio offer viewers ever greater challenges.

16/05/2011

Designed as an imaginative homage to the Mahabharata, Pandawas Villas is unique even among the myriad of private luxury rental villas in the Ubud area. It’s a combination of creature comforts, serene spaces, and attention to detail that serves to indulge your every whim while also making guests feel

18/04/2011

Future Shorts ONE returns to Ubud this Wednesday evening. See http://www.futureshorts.com/calendar-city-screenings.php for programme details...

16/04/2011

Rare photographs and footage of traditional Balinese dances from the 1930s go on show tomorrow at the Horniman Museum in London.

12/04/2011

The Global Social Change Film Festival starts today in Ubud. Check out the program here.

Four days of films, panels, workshops, selected shorts and special events to inspire and build a global community focused on expanding the reach of conscious social change film and media.

04/04/2011

Luxury villas are springing up on Gili Trawangan, an island once more famous for its magic mushrooms.

25/03/2011

It’s certainly a long way away from Grange Hill. A path made from local volcanic rock meanders around the campus, past open-air classrooms, through gardens bursting with pineapples, lush Balinese rice and the shiniest aubergines I have seen. At the centre is the main assembly area,“Heart of School”.

25/03/2011

There’s something very ‘Sydney’ about Seminyak. If it weren’t for the tropical heat, delightful scent of incense, cluttered temples and constant drum of scooters, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were shopping in Paddington, hanging out in Bondi, or dining in Surry Hills.

20/03/2011

20/03/2011

The Honda Tiger GL200 is no great looker—but the custom motorcycle workshop Deus Bali has turned it into a stunning flat tracker.

18/03/2011

“Yes, I know her. Elizabeth, and the movie star, Juliesabeth,” Liyer replies absentmindedly in answer to my question, one he has no doubt answered thousands of times before. “Her name is Julia Roberts, father,” says his son, Wayan Latra.

The morning dew is still sparkling on the blades of grass when an old man in a red sarong shuffles to the far end of the yard behind his house, a traditional Balinese compound in the village of Pengosekan, Ubud. The man’s name is Ketut Liyer, a humble medicine man recently catapulted to fame by Eliz

15/03/2011

"Expectations were hazy for the opening of a venue titled after the world’s most boring vegetable, but that’s the beauty of Potato Head Beach Club – it’s built from personal quirks and cultural interests to surprise and delight, not a pitch to the cool kids. But they show up in droves anyway."

15/03/2011

Another piece about Ibu Robin's work, this time on the HuffPo.

Robin Lim wanted to reinvent herself.

15/03/2011

Bali's sacred Mount Agung has been closed to mountain climbers for 21 days between March 14 – April 4, 2011. This step has been taken to guard the purity and sanctity of Bali's highest and most sacred volcano leading up to yearly holy Ida Batara Turun Kabeh and Paneduh Jagat ceremonies.