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An insightful new cookbook will soon be published that goes beyond just flavours and taste. ‘Paon: Real Balinese Cooking’ takes its readers into the depths of culture and cuisine on the island of the gods, simultaneously exploring recipes and ritual, technique and tradition, ingredients and intuitive cooking. Paon is written by two Balinese locals who

As with any holiday planning, coming up with a wish list is always part of the excitement of creating the perfect itinerary, whether you are travelling with the family, surprising your loved one with a romantic getaway or seeking tranquil solitude to recharge your wellbeing. The stunning Alila Villas Uluwatu has launched a new online

Independent and boutique Indonesian fashion brand, AKSU, presents a collection inspired by the Bali Aga (indigenous Balinese) of Tenganan Pengringsingan village, showcased during Paris Fashion Week 2022, bringing Indonesian culture to a world stage. Tradition and modernity, seemingly at odds with one another, the latter pulling people further away from their origins and roots. However,

Now that international borders have started to reopen, the thought of travelling abroad is within reach once again! After two years of little to no travel outside of the country, it’s certainly time for a holiday. To celebrate this milestone moment, Singapore Airlines has partnered up with Bank Central Asia (BCA) for a two-day travel

Since the surge of the Delta variant in 2021, Bluebird Group launched the Goldenbird Special Care Service in June 2021 to provide special services to assist people to get quick and appropriate treatment amidst mobility restrictions due to the shortage of ambulances available. When Covid-19 cases once again rise, like they have done with the

At 11.56AM, 16 February 2022, Singapore Airlines landed in Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, marking the first foreign airline to fly to Bali after the Indonesian government opened Bali to foreign tourism. This inaugural flight was carrying 156 passengers straight from Singapore, 47 of whom were Indonesian citizens and 109 were foreigners. All

On 20 February, 2022, you’re invited to join the sixth year of ‘Bali’s Biggest Clean-Up’, an island-wide trash clean-up of Bali’s beaches, rivers, streets and anywhere in between! Over the last five annual clean-ups, this movement has gathered over 65,000 people in 430 locations on Bali and prevented 155 tons of plastic from entering our oceans.

From a young age, children already feel the pressure of that daunting question, “What do you want to be when your grow up?” Of course, adults know that careers can fluctuate and there is no fixed answer to this question, but for a young mind eager to discover themselves and dream of their future this

Johnnie Walker, one of the world’s leading Scotch Whisky Brand encourages the people of Indonesia to keep hopes high and keep moving forward through these hard times. They’ve done this through auctioning two bottles of the brand’s The Walkers Collector’s Edition, with the proceeds donated to Kopernik, a leading NGO based in Bali, to help

This February, Bali welcomes its first batch of international tourists flying directly to  I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, after approximately 21 months of no international arrivals. This comes as Garuda Indonesia, Singapore Airlines and Batik Air restart their services from selected countries, new visas issues and quarantine days have been readjusted. This means international

Those who have been to The Apurva Kempinski Bali will attest to the sense of grandeur and majesty that this five-star resort on the cliffs of Nusa Dua evokes. The resort summons the spirit of Indonesia’s great Javanese-Hindu Empire, the Majapahit; the empire which saw much of what is now the Indonesian archipelago fall under

A specially moment marked the commencement of an agreement signed in November 2021 between Marriott International and the Bank of Indonesia, in which the international hotel chain has committed to source a large percentage of their produce from Bali to support the island’s local agricultural industry. This commitment is part of Marriott International’s campaign, #ByBaliForBali,