by stefano | 23/09/2019 | Bali, General, Travel & Lifestile
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE 10 Reasons to visit Bali Mount Agung beyond the tulip fields, photo by @anaaan17 Written by Felicity Bone for Own Villa September 2019 Indonesia’s free-spirited volcanic gem remains a fascinating destination to discover: steeped in spiritualism...
by stefano | 07/06/2019 | Bali, General, Travel & Lifestile
EXPLORE A day amongst the wild and beautiful sights of our neighbouring islands: Nusa Penida, Lembongan and Ceningan Own Image – The archipelagos around Nusa Penida Edited by Own Villa June 2019 Without experiencing the waters surrounding Indonesia, you have...
by stefano | 24/04/2019 | Bali, General, Travel & Lifestile
Own Recommendations: Finding Authenticity and the Arts in Bali Balinese Hindu spirit masks. Edited by Own Villa April 2019 Over the last 5 years Bali has seen an unprecedented increase in international tourism, which understandably has had an effect on the island....
by Pietro | 07/08/2018 | General
ARCHITECTURE Batak people and their architecture View of a batak maindailing village, 1910 Edited by Own Villa, with fragments from “Les Batak” by Achim Sibeth August 2018 The Batak are one of the many ancient populations of Indonesia. They live in the volcanic...
by Pietro | 02/08/2018 | Bali, General, Gourmet, Travel & Lifestile
GOURMET The history of home-made “bigoli” Written by Rosanna Scorzato for Own Villa August 2018 The primary tool needed is the“bigolaro”, which is essentially a hand crank attached to an iron press and rough copper tube. This instrument was brought to the region by...
by Pietro | 15/06/2017 | Bali, General, Honeymoon, Travel & Lifestile, Wellness
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE Living experience at Own Villa Written by Bea and Jeremy – Mr and Mrs Monnet June 2017 Bali is a place where its architecture is in perfect harmony with its tropical environment. Eighteen months after our first visit to Bali, it was a...