Following our previous “Exposed!” episode in regards to the new law and regulations to acquire and or maintain having a work permit in Indonesia, there were some comments mentioning this “news” as no more than a rumor causing a stir and widespread panic amongst the expat communities in Indonesia, and that this ...

The recent announcement of Indonesian Work Permit requirement gives plenty of expat a lot to look into, do, and think about. This article here dishes exactly how and when the new law takes effect. From what we know now, starting from March 2015, applicant to new visa or visa renewals be required to comply to the new requirement and ...

What could possibly prompt a Hollywood film maker to hop on an airplane for an impromptu vacation to Bali, and ended up making a short film here? Mike Pohorly , a film maker who has a long rep working in Hollywood moviews and TV series wound up visiting Bali back and forth after his first improptu vacation. The reason? Well, aside ...

His name is Charly. He lives in a bamboo house by the beach in a quite remote location in Karangasem, Bali. He has a pirate ship as an office. He also happens to be the owner and founder of a chocolate factory. Yes, he is a real life Charly of The Chocolate Factory. Does he also give out Golden Tickets for you to visit his factory? Hold ...

Holiday season is upon us! We just celebrated Halloween, and Thanksgiving and Christmas is coming up soon. It’s quite surprising to see how epic Halloween is celebrated here on the island. Adopting western culture, Halloween started being celebrated in Bali since more than 5 years ago. It’s quite new, it’s very well embraced, ...

The Cost of Safety for Susi   Susi Johnston, a middle aged writer living in Bali for over 20 years, became a victim of repeated attacks in her home not long after her husband passed away of cancer. The perpetrator goes about living a normal day to day live while Susi has to live under 24/7 guard of 6 police officers ...

On Thursday night, 25th of September 2014, a night of guitar giveaways brought the joy and excitement to the many children recieving this extraordinary and unusual charity gifts. The Rolling Stones magazine has been running the "1000 Gitar Untuk Anak Indonesia" charity event for quite some time now and that night was the Bali ...

The past few months, news regarding protests and petitions rejecting the reclamation of Benoa Bay has been dominating most of the content of the local papers, internet, and social media. We see the plan, which according to the media, is going to cause damage not only environmentally but also to the cultural and daily life of the people living ...

Being healthy has to do with being happy. Barbara Hames is a living proof of how the balance of happiness and health of your body and mind can really take you places. Having met with such a vibrant, wonderful woman who is constantly shinning, stunning, is full of energy and smile, and later finding out that she is in her late 60s, made me wonder ...