About three times the size of neighbouring Lombok, Sumbawa is home to approximately 1.5 million inhabitants and is essentially divided into two parts: West Sumbawa and Bima. The two main ethnic groups are the 'Tua Sumawa' in West Sumbawa and the 'Dou Mbojo' in the eastern area of Bima, the former revealing influences from its neighbours to the west and the latter from the eastern islands and from Sulewasi to the north...more

Yannic Van Meckeren and his son Yehudi are both chefs. Hailing from Belgium, they pursued separate dreams to live and work in Bali. Yannic, along with his wife Els, is the owner and manager of Mannekepis, the jazz & blues bistro in Seminyak. Yehudi is the Executive Sous Chef at Karma Steak House, Jimbaran...more