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Mamma Mia: Meet Rosa Vignolo
Mamma Rosy is an Italian eatery in Jakarta with a homely and family feel, established and personally funded in 2013 by ‘genuine Italian immigrants’. Managing the kitchen is head chef and the reason for...
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Art Appreciation: Meet Bruce Carpenter
Author and co-author of more than 20 books and numerous articles on Indonesian art, culture and history, Bruce W. Carpenter is considered a leading expert in the field of Indonesian studies. His...
View ArticleHistory in the Making: Meet Michael Nicholson
Michael is an HR Consultant and Executive Coach, and founded the BritCham Toastmasters Club in Jakarta when he was on the Board of BritCham in 2004. In the same year, he joined the Indonesian Heritage...
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Taking the Bali F&B Industry by Storm: Meet Mimi Dougherty
Mimi has grown up living in Bali. Now 25, she is involved in several successful restaurants and clubs including Sushimi, which Tripadvisor calls “The best sushi in Bali”, Ling-Ling’s and Track 9. She’s...
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Benedicte Hansen: Business with a Purpose
Benedicte Hansen swapped a successful 20-year career at IKEA, her latest posting as Marketing Manager at IKEA Jakarta, with one running a sustainable villa in Bali’s cultural hub of Ubud. We find out...
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For the People: Meet Daniel Elber
Meet the former Swiss banker who swapped his corporate life for one eradicating poverty in Bali. Tell me about your former life as a banker in Switzerland. During my 35 years in banking I went from the...
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The Missionaries
Imagine travelling halfway across the world at your own expense for a religious calling. A handful of Indonesians are doing just that to join the Islamic State, while a few Americans have been quietly...
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From Bali to the World’s Stage: Meet Melati and Isabel Wijsen
Sisters and founders of Bye Bye Plastic Bags, a campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali, share how they are implementing their movement in Bali and beyond. You were both born and raised in Bali; at what...
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Skull-Rattling Retail: Meet Vera Ribeiro
Brazilian expat Vera Ribeiro and her partner Rhett Hutchence are the creators of the world’s largest skull memorabilia shop, where works of art and fashion are all connected with the age-old theme of...
View ArticleMeet James Ofili
James Ofili*, a textiles trader from Nigeria, discusses corruption, drugs and discrimination. Why do so many Nigerians come to Indonesia? Why not? Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. We...
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Foreign Experts Can Help Nationals Develop Indonesia: Gene Sugandy
Gene is the Division Manager for Residential Tenant Representatives at Colliers International, helping newly repatriated expats navigate the property minefield in Jakarta. With the Internet boom in the...
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Fitness in Motion: Meet Melanie Bomba
Melanie is the creative founder of Motion Fitness Studio in Petitenget and Avocado Café in Canggu. As the top choice for total fitness in Bali, Melanie is known internationally for her unique approach...
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Bali’s One and Only Wake Park: Meet Kimo Rusna
Meet Kimo Rusna, the founder of Bali Wake Park. The spot features state-of-the-art, full-size cable systems built around a five-hectare lake. It’s the first and only wakeboarding park of its kind in...
View ArticleGrowing Your Business Online: Meet Arne Van Looveren
Belgian expat Arne Van Looveren has been all around the world, having lived in London, Malaysia and currently Jakarta for the past three years. The immigrant, who is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)...
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Anael Audureau: The Famous Café Owner of Eat Street
Anael Audureau is a familiar face to the dedicated clientele of Café Bali, the popular restaurant on Eat Street known for its colonial comfort, consistently good food and stellar service. Under his...
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Holding in Bali’s Guts with Mechanized Composting
Meet Rob and Olly of Bali Compost Crafters, two guys responsible for a project that has brought mechanized composting techniques to Bali for sustainable green waste management and regenerative...
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Vladimir Karpov: Promoting Indonesian Art
Vladimir Karpov came to Bali for an Indonesian marketing agency and decided to stay. He has been involved in promoting the arts of Indonesia on an international and local level for almost a decade....
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Meet the Expat: Chef Chris Salans
What happens when a classically trained chef turns to the island of Bali for inspiration? A new type of cuisine that makes instant delicious shockwaves with fresh local ingredients and is popular with...
View ArticleInside Bali’s Most Celebrated Cultural Festivals with Janet DeNeefe
The founder of Ubud Food Festival and Ubud Writers and Readers Festival reveals what it takes to run an international cultural festival on the island of gods. It is the kind of story expats may be...
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Sitting Down With Football Superstar Stefano Lilipaly
Football is extremely popular in Indonesia. It’s a sport that anyone can play no matter how rich or poor you are. I’ve seen people play barefooted, with goals made of bamboo, on a field with no grass,...
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