Passion for Beauty and Fashion: Meet Julhenry
Jules Henry, known in the industry as Julhenry, is the CEO and founder of Fauve Agency, a leader in model management based in Bali, with scouting and casting offices located in Jakarta and Bangkok. We...
View ArticleHot Property: Meet Elliott Hawkins
Elliott Hawkins is a seasoned expat. As a child, this British citizen lived in Zimbabwe, and more recently worked in Prague and Qatar before moving to Indonesia in 2012 to join Cushman & Wakefield...
View ArticleThe Alchemist: Meet Shankari Ashton
Meet Shankari, also known as ‘Shankari the Alchemist’, who put Balian, a village on the west coast of Bali, on the map through a mix of creativity, spirituality, and hard work. Tell us about your early...
View ArticleThe Gibbon Whisperer: Meet Chanee Kalaweit
Chanee Kalaweit is a former French national, who in 2012 gained his Indonesian citizenship. Since the tender age of 12, Chanee has dedicated his life to the gibbon, apes living in Asia’s tropical and...
View ArticleMeet Milu Evans and Crille Rask: A Love Story
Karen Davis interviews a young entrepreneurial couple in love, who live in Bali. Crille, tell us a bit about yourself. Crille: My dad is Swedish and my mum is from Portugal. From the time I was 15...
View ArticlePaying it Forward: Meet Amanda Stek and Joel Berends
Amanda and Joel are originally from Michigan in the United States, and have spent 4.5 years living and working in Jakarta. Amanda works as a programme manager of development projects in Asia with...
View ArticleFrom Four Months to 20 Years: Meet Kim Hessel
Where were you when the Berlin Wall came down on November 10, 1989? The concrete block barrier, topped by barbed wire and secured by armed guards, segmented the population within the German capital...
View ArticleHospitality in Action: Meet Malcolm Hines
Malcolm Hines has been working in the hospitality industry since graduating from University in the UK. After working for the Sheraton and Hyatt hotels, he’s been with serviced apartment specialist...
View ArticleLeading by Listening: Meet Patrick Beck
Patrick Beck is the Bordeaux-born General Manager of Hotel Borobudur Jakarta, an epic property with 695 rooms set on 23 acres of land which opened in 1974 and is celebrating its 42nd anniversary this...
View ArticleEducation Begins at Home: Meet Kayti Denham
British educator and activist Kayti Denham inspires her students to learn about the world and the interconnectedness of all things. Kayti is a real multi-tasker, taking on the roles of Creative Action...
View ArticleReal Food by Real People: Meet Brenda Ritchmond
Brenda is the woman responsible for Bali Buda health food shops and restaurants, and is also a practising midwife. She talks to us about health, organic food, and the future of Bali. Brenda, where are...
View ArticleNuts About Cashews: Meet Aaron Fishman
East Bali Cashews (EBC) is stirring things up in today’s business world. From the birth of the enterprise just three years ago, the mission of EBC has been to create lasting change – and it is doing...
View ArticleProperty Matters: Meet Gary Joy
Gary Joy is originally from Bournemouth, a seaside town on the south coast of England. In January, he founded Let’s Move Indonesia (LMI), an online property portal which focuses on the user’s needs....
View ArticleLiving Light: Meet Jane Hawkins AKA Jungle Jane
Jane Hawkins is a jewellery designer who has called Bali home for over 30 years. Along with her husband Peter Decker, the couple have created a unique residential community with an emphasis on treading...
View ArticleTouching Lives through Craftwork: Meet Samantha Beach
Samantha and her husband Thomas Beach XS Project is an NGO raising awareness of environmental damage and poverty through education, best known for their innovative product designs reusing consumer...
View ArticleHome-Grown Healing: Meet Joki Mihovilcevic
Joki is the force behind The Little Green Cafe, an organic, healing community enclave in South Bali. She was born and raised in Croatia to a family of local healers and herbalists who grew all their...
View ArticleThe Principals of Education: Meet Dr. Stuart Tasker
Dr. Stuart Tasker is an educator who has been an expat for 12 years. In June, he will be moving from Thailand to act as the new Principal of ACG School, Jakarta, an institution with 400 students from...
View ArticleThe Island School: Meet Denise Walsh
Denise Walsh is the Head of Bali Island School and has been an educator for over 20 years. A dedicated professional, Denise has worked all over the world and focuses on empowering her fellow educators....
View ArticleSoul Surfer: Meet Bruno Hansen
Current World Champion of the World Adaptive Surfing Championship (WASC) shares his epic story of survival and the power of the human spirit. The film Devocean has just been released about the life of...
View ArticleThe Flower of Life: Meet Kathrin Austermayer
Kathrin is the project manager of the Flower of Life, an eco-dome based on sacred geometry which will be the largest energy matrix in the world; bringing together humanitarian and environmental...
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