Stunning Olive all dressed up Last term at Pelangi School in Ubud, Olive joined the Balinese dance classes, which culminated in a performance at the school graduation ceremony yesterday. The girls had to arrive quite early before school to get dressed up which included bright make-up, hair extensions with flowers and the outfit. The costumes are so colourful …
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Balinese Traditional Games
Olive has leant some traditional Balinese games from the teachers and friends at school which we thought would be interesting to record and share. The descriptions and images below are by Olive. Bekel To play this game you need a rubber ball, or any small bouncy ball, and 5 or more small pieces, such as stones …
Foods We Miss
Living in Bali we missed a few foods from home Moving to a new country certainly does provide the opportunity to sample a huge array of different foods, but there are still some things that our western palates find hard to give up, even if it is only for a short time. I have to admit …
Great Sushi Comes On A Motorbike
One of the great things we have discovered here in Bali is that you can get great restaurant food delivered, and one of the best that we have come across so far is “Sushi on wheels”. This is a guy that makes fresh sushi to order, then delivers it to your villa. [UPDATE: sushi on …
The Bali Diet
As expected, our diet while living as ex-pats in Bali has changed significantly from back home in Australia. digging into a plate of tasty vegetarian food From a dietitian’s perspective, the change in diet is both good and bad. The positive aspect is that we are exposed to such a huge array of different and amazing …