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Get ahead of the game

18 August 2014

On Bali, Ronald Akili and Jason Gunawan’s Potato Head brand is everywhere. Now they are chipping away at the international scene, growing from their beach-club roots with a global crop of hotels and restaurants that are…

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Take it slow

23 March 2017

A boutique hotel where you can kick back in leafy Canggu.

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Awe to the floor

27 June 2024

Veteran party-starter DJ Harvey has created the perfect nightclub. All it takes is a shower in the booth and 2.6 million holes in the wall.

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Ronald Akili

16 November 2017

The serial entrepreneur behind Asian lifestyle hospitality brand Potato Head remembers returning empty handed from hunting wild boar in the jungle, his grandmother cooking huge family dinners of spicy Manado food and the…

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Life in the slow lane

29 September 2022

Bored of big cities and tedious commutes? Considering jacking in your job and starting something new in a place with a gentler pace of life? We have just the idea: start up somewhere slower. We visit Mexico, Indonesia and…

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Thirsty work

20 September 2018

Long a refuge for passing idle hours in the sun, Bali is now proving a lively launch-pad for a new crop of drinks businesses. We meet the entrepreneurs.

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Home and away

27 July 2017

We’ve scoured the world’s real estate to find three ideal destinations in which to build a base or set up shop. From the beaches of Bali to the winding streets of southern Spain, these are places that offer a chance to live…

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 267: Recipe edition, Dom Hammond

11 January 2022

A vegan recipe by one of Bali’s top culinary talents.

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Asia

21 October 2010

The donation scandal engulfing the Thai prime minister, and why tiger poachers have leopard in their sights.

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Top of the tree

15 September 2022

A beguiling Bali hotel nestled in the jungle. Take a leaf out of its book.

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The Globalist, episode 250

12 October 2012

We analyse the vice-presidential debate, explore what life is like under economic sanctions in Iran, and hear from Bali on the 10th anniversary of the bomb attacks.

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Bright idea: Katamama hotel

18 February 2016

Bali’s crafted Katamama hotel is the PTT Family’s tropical take on the mid-century Californian style – and there are plans to go global.

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Talking trash

27 June 2024

From the Swiss inventor taking bins underground to an ecological pioneer in Bali, we celebrate the unsung heroes keeping our cities clean and tidy.

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Beach hub

16 April 2020

Travel might be off the menu for most but some corners of southeast Asia are still open for business. In Bali, Indonesian firm PTT Family has created a village escape.

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The new wave

16 June 2022

Surfwear, footwear, city shorts and relaxed shirts – summer holidays are all about breezy, effortless dressing. From Bali to Brazil, we’ve found the new generation of retailers selling the best summery brands.

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Ruling by consensus

18 August 2022

Deep into his second term as president, Joko Widodo is in a hurry to shore up his legacy. We join him as he tours ‘a new Bali’.