The Life of Joannes Rhino

Top 5 Places to Stop on your East Bali Trip

At some point, everybody needs to get out from life’s stresses by travelling. Many people believe that heading out to the east side of this island takes a lot of efforts and time-consuming. However, it can also be fun and full of education. East of Bali is a combination between unspoiled surroundings, remote locations and intense vistas. Not to mention, the warm-welcoming attitude from the…

Top 10 Bali’s Bucket List

Without a doubt, this island needs to get on every person’s bucket list. During your holiday in Bali, it is best to have a combination of concealed treasures and excellent experiences. The impetuous waves, enchanted rain forests, sacred volcanic peaks, emerald rice terraces and the classic custom as well as spirituality. Appears rather epic, right? Check out our guide on the leading 10 things to…

Travelling in Style: How to travel without giving up your style

Travelling and style are two of our biggest adore, notwithstanding, with regards to long-haul travel, a few people battle with getting the ideal harmony among efficiency and style. It very well may be difficult to pack light while at the same time still be able to get the looks that make you feel jazzy. Here is how we balance it.

Make an outfit for each event Instead of simply pressing garments…

Bali as Your Wedding Destination

Wedding in Bali is an excellent way to enjoy the serene environment, bask in the sunshine, enjoy the beach and make the most of a great holiday on a paradise island. But planning for this once in a lifetime occasion is extremely daunting, particularly when you have no idea regarding the best offerings that Bali can present.  The key to planning is to work with the wedding planners that you can…

Bali’s popular northern region is a home to some of the best luxury hotels on the island. This is particularly noteworthy for those with a penchant for only the best in accommodation, service quality and facilities during their stay. Unlike the typical southern attractions where beach resorts are a big hit and crowds are more, the northern portion provides accommodation which is not necessarily…

Outreach volunteers at The Lighthouse Bali are busy gathering and distributing much-needed supplies for the Balinese who have been evacuated from their homes on the slopes of Bali’s majestic Mount Agung. Since the evacuations began in September, the volcano has sputtered with ash plumes ranging from quite small to a height of 3000 m above the top of the crater. There is no telling how long this…

A keen observer, a leaner and a writer with positive attitude…meet Sara Khan…

JR: Tell us about yourself, and how would you describe yourself?

Sara: I’m Sara Khan. I am a keen observer, learner and writer, and then I would call myself as an author. I have a positive attitude towards life. I believe in “Believe in yourself” mantra.

JR:When did you first realise you want to be a writer? Who…

December is a busy and festive month in Bali as many tourists spend their end-of-year holidays here and join the resident expatiates in a merry period of cheer and exotic fun, sipping a cool drink with toes wiggling in the sand, wearing a Santa hat to ward off the rays of the sun or dancing the old year away under swaying palm trees.

Christmas carols float around in shopping malls, restaurants…

The village of Ban (Desa Ban) in Karangasem, East of Bali, has the distinction of being one of the largest villages in Indonesia, with its 7,200 hectares village boundary joining the craters of Mounts Agung and Abang in the south and then running northerly from both craters to meet on the boundary of Tianyar village, 5km south of the ocean road which connects Amlapura city with Singaraja. All of…

Make Vision Count with John Fawcett Foundation

The quality of life for people in Indonesia is reduced as blindness plays a major spoilsport in their normal living. This country is indeed suffering from such problem. World Health Organization data has raised an alarm and states that every single minute in Indonesia sees a person go blind due to the poverty and weak economic conditions. An estimated 5.4 million Indonesians or almost 1.8% of the…