The Balinese status quo
After reading a story in the Australian Financial Review about the Bali digital nomad community yesterday, I decided to take a look at PARQ, north of Ubud. The owners of the place bill PARQ Ubud as a city of the future on their website. The article billed it as a Russian and Ukrainian enclave, full of digital nomads, setting up camp in Bali to escape the war in their neighborhood. The place is enormous. Someone obviously spent a lot of dollars or rubles to put it together, but I didn’t feel threatened by it, nor the people there. In fact,…
Space Konnekt – Locca Edition
Space Konnekt – Locca edition Space Konnekt is a one day festival celebrating togetherness, inclusivity and the good times through carefully curated, one of a kind line up of dance music and art from only the finest artists and collaborators across the island of Gods. It’s on for one day only at Locca Sea House in Jimbaran on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Along with diverse activities ranging from workshops and markets to fun kid’s activities, it’s also a space where you can be yourself as the day and festival is highly committed to equality, radical inclusion, and accessibility for all.…
Bali Nightlife – Where to go and what to do.
Bali Nightlife – where to go and what to do. Where do you go out nowadays in Bali? Well, that would depend on what style of entertainment and nightlife you’re looking for. A lot of people nowadays are into the day time/early evening beach clubs and bars along the coasts of Bali. Most of the big beach clubs are open seven days and pumping out the good times day and night (until 10pm or 12 midnight). Savaya (formerly known as Omnia) on the south coast is still the must-visit location with international and local DJs, great service, drinks, and for…
Burning Beach Festival to be held in Bali
Burning Beach Festival is set to be the biggest House and Techno festival ever held in Bali, Indonesia and will be held over two days and nights on three stages at the incredible new beach club Canna Bali in Nusa Dua. The main stage will be hosting ten international world-renowned headline DJs, as well as over forty DJs based in Indonesia hailing from Bali, Jakarta and around the globe across the rest of the festival. On top of this, the organizers have activated and collaborated with some of the most well-known and beloved brands in Bali, Jakarta and beyond, including…
John Digweed & Bedrock to release new ‘Quattro III’ compilation
Bedrock Records has announced the third installment in its ‘Quattro’ series, with John Digweed again in charge of mixing and compiling the album himself. It is slated for release on December 3rd in CD, vinyl, and digital. ‘Quattro III’ features four mixes of new and unreleased music, including an exclusive artist album from UK house & techno producer Miles Atmospheric. The compilation will showcase over 50 exclusive new tracks, from club-oriented beats to texturized cinematic soundscapes and its acclaimed ‘Redux’ remixes, including music by David Morales, Pig&Dan, Frankey & Sandrino, Dino Lenny, Robert Babicz, SOEL, Quivver, Sasha Carrassi, and many…
Hemingway Chef Cookoff at Bali Beach Glamping
Pictured above; Mandif representative, Chef Wayan, Chef Alexander, Chris Salans, Chef Fabian Sorlury, Bayu Retno representative. Roast Mental Health. February 18th, 2023. The event was organized by the Disciple Escoffier Indonesia and Chris Salans. This Saturday evening is going to be a special moment for all food buffs on the island with a gourmet dining event happening at Hemingway, the spectacular, beachside restaurant and bar at Bali Beach Glamping, north of Tanahlot. The proceedings of the event will go to Bali Together Can (balibersamabisa.org), a group providing inpatient rehabilitation services in Dalung for people all over Bali with mental health…
Uluwatu Turns on the Nightlife
Uluwatu has become one of the major areas of Bali to holiday and live over the past few years. It has come alive with people from all parts of the planet, mainly surfers first, but now also people from all walks of life. There are contributing factors for this migration to the south, including beautiful white sand beaches, not so much rainfall, less traffic issues getting around, and nowadays, a plethora of new dining and entertainment options busy most days and nights of the week. Young people are turning their backs on places like Canggu or Seminyak and moving to…