And even with this extended waiting period, the Cup has been held at Padang-Padang only twice in its history. 2005 was a banner year for the Cup, with a 6 to 8+ waves that were, in surfing terminology, "heavy". Last year Padang-Padang didn't cooperate, so the Cup was held at Bingin Beach, which is considered Padang-Padang's little brother, and the inaugural event in 2004 was held at Uluwatu...more

Nestled in the rice paddies of eastern Bali, on the site of a sacred spring, the last Rajah of the Karangasem Regency built his weekend retreat, an elaborate Water Palace with a view of the ocean to the east and Mount Agung to the north...more

It set me off thinking that there is certainly a market gap for a deli style sandwich bar down this end of town and lo and behold, just as I was about to clean out my savings account back home and start buttering the doorstops a brand new deli opens doing just that...more

The journey continues through the island's restaurant circuit on the recommendations of the island's culinary masters. This issue we heed the advice of Blossom's Will Meryick and take a trip down to the Spanish border to find out what's cooking at La Sal and find out where Executive Chef Lino De Zordo can be found dining when he's not behind the hotplates at his very popular restaurant...more