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Jun262018 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

INDEX-AIRASIA UNVEIL “KILORUN BALI 2018” EAT, RUN, AND TRAVEL, FOSTERING TOURISM IN BALI

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Index Creative Village PLC in association with Thai AirAsia announce the introduction of KILORUN 2018, a groundbreaking new concept to the running world. Kilorun combines travelling, eating and running in a series of 2 day running events to be held in 4 iconic locations across South East Asia. Kilorun 2018 is being held in Bangkok in Thailand, Bali in Indonesia, Osaka in Japan, and Hanoi inVietnam. Presented by AirAsia, Kilorun 2018 is a new event for both food lovers and runners and offers participants the chance to win medals for running, sightseeing and even gaining weight! What makes the series differ from other running races is that participants can choose to be measured not only in Kilometres, but also in Kilograms. Participants can enjoy a wide variety of signature dishes from the ...

Feb52018 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

COMO HOTELS AND RESORTS ANNOUNCES A NEW LUXURY BALI RESORT: COMO Uma Canggu, Bali

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COMO Hotels and Resorts Opens a New Oceanside Resort in Bali, COMO Uma Canggu COMO Hotels and Resorts is proud to announce its fourteenth property, COMO Uma Canggu in February 2018, a new beachside resort on Bali’s south coast. Located on 2.2 acres of land in Canggu, COMO Uma Canggu offers 119 contemporary rooms, suites, one- and two-bedroom residences, as well as three-bedroom duplex penthouses featuring individual rooftop pools. World-class dining will be available at the social heart of the resort, COMO Beach Club. Menus will rely on locally sourced ingredients from across the island, with a focus on ‘New World cuisine’. A charcoal grill, used for meat, seafood and vegetables, will impart rich, smoky flavours. Healthy and energising COMO Shambhala Cuisine will also be available here. T...

Feb12018 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

NEW APPOINTED CULINARY DIRECTOR OF W BALI – SEMINYAK

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W Bali – Seminyak has announced the appointment of their new Culinary Director, Richard Bias. Born in the United Kingdom, Richard has received numerous achievements and accolades including Runner-Up for the Gordon Ramsay Scholarship 2001, a finalist in the Academy Culinary Arts Awards of Excellence 2000 and numerous medals at Salon Culinaire’s in Dubai and London. As the new Culinary Director, Richard Bias oversees all the hotel’s dining venues being responsible for the modern grill FIRE, pan Asian restaurant Starfish Bloo, sunset spot Woobar, the W Lounge and the 24/7 In-Room Dining services. He brings his expertise along with new, pioneering ideas to the table, creating innovative menus for a true W dining experience. He will be introducing a series of new a la carte menus to be served ...

Feb12018 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

HAENYEO EXHIBITION BY JOSE JEULAND – A SECOND GLANCE

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HAENYEO EXHIBITION BY JOSE JEULAND Dive deep into the female-dominated world of Haenyeo with Jose Jeuland Singapore-based French photographer from Brittany, Jose Jeuland, held his first photography exhibition in the East Garden Foyer of The Fullerton Hotel in Singapore from the 28 October to the 23 November 2017. Titled HAENYEO SINGAPORE, the exhibition featured a collection of compelling portraits of the Haenyeo, each telling a story of the hardships faced by these tough women. In the South Korean province of Jeju, diving is a tradition that can be traced back as far as 434 A.D. By the 17th century; diving had become a profession carried out exclusively by women as the men went out to fish or to row warships. Using no breathing equipment – only fins and goggles – the women sweep the sea ...

Feb12018 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

MICHELIN STAR CHEF, FRANCESC ROVIRA CANUDAS, SHOWCASES AUTHENTIC CATALAN CUISINE AT THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALI RESORT

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Highly respected Spanish chef, Francesc Rovira Canudas, from the Michelin-starred ‘La Fonda Xesc’ in the Catalan Pyrenees, prepared an outstanding five-course wine-paired gastronomic dinner served at the Intercontinental Bali Resort on Friday 24th November. The menu was spec ially created to introduce diners to the farm-to-table concept for which La Fonda Xesc has become famous. The following day, a cooking class was held hosted personally by Chef Francesc which was followed by lunch. Evening a-la-carte dinners were also served on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November, so guests had a further opportunity to sample more Catalan cuisine. Born into a farming family, Francesc Rovira was taught how to cook at a very young age by his mother so that he could help out at the famil...

Sep112017 by Tropical LifeNo Comments

UBUD VILLAGE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2017 LIVES UP TO ITS REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE YET AGAIN

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The 2017 Ubud Village Jazz Festival (UVJF) held in the ARMA Museum Garden over the two days of the 11th and 12th of August once again reinforced its status not only as Bali’s foremost jazz festival but also as one of the best in South-East Asia, thanks to a stellar line-up of musicians from around the globe. The superb program included four-time GRAMMY® nominated pianist/composer, Gerald Clayton, along with Joe Sanders and Gregory Hutchinson, Hamburg trumpeter Benny Brown, Austrian dynamic duo B. Good Vogel, Australian Jazz units and the Glen Buschmann Jazz Academy Big Band from Dortmund, Germany comprising of 22 musicians, including two remarkable singers Dian Pratiwi and Sithara Schimaniak. Indonesia’s very own jazz maestros also had their moments to shine, from ...