Bali

Good Wines, Good Times – Good Karma!

Chef Joseph Antonishek (left) and Widya (right) NOW! Bali’s wine columnist and expert, Widya, heads to the cliffs of Uluwatu to review the own-branded wines of the renowned Karma Group, settling into Karma Kandara resort’s di Mare Restaurant with Chef Joseph Antonishek. It took me a moment to fully appreciate the spectacular clifftop views, high […]

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Sculpting the Giant: A Documentary Film on the Making of Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Sculpting the Giant is the first feature-length documentary film produced by Seeds Motion production house from Bandung, directed by young director duo, Banu Wirandoko and Rheza Arden Wiguna. The documentary film which chronicles the nearly three-decade-long construction of Garuda Wisnu Kecnana (GWK), the tallest statue of a Hindu deity and the tallest statue in Indonesia, […]

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An Oceanic Brunch Voyage at Arwana Restaurant

Having very recently reopened after a transformative makeover, the beachfront Arwana Restaurant at The Laguna, A Luxury Collection Resort & Spa in Nusa Dua presents their Oceanic Brunch held every Sunday. To complement its enviable coastal locale, opening directly to the serene Nusa Dua beachfront, Arwana’s brunch experience brings diners on a journey through the […]

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Leyak – NOW! Bali

Perhaps the most feared of all of Bali’s supernatural phenomenons is the leyak (or leak), the ‘witches’ and practitioners of black magic. Ajian Pangleyakan is the study of Balinese sorcery. It is considered an ancient art and study into the realms of Bali’s niskala, or ‘unseen’, world. There is a lontar (palm leaf manuscript) on Aji […]

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Bali’s Own Version of ESG

Sustainability is, thankfully, all the rage these days, as people finally get to grips with their personal and corporate responsibilities to the planet and to the communities in which they live. Some people measure their personal carbon footprint to try to limit the damage they do to the environment through travelling by plane, train or […]