Denny Bakiev on Flair, Balance, and Sustainability
With balance and speed, you go far. Denny Bakiev has certainly traveled far with his dedication for flair bartending –…
Dué Hatué: Duochrome from Borneo
I have lived in Bali for 3 years now and every time I see my friends with tattoos that trigger my curiosity, I would be bold enough to ask where they got them from. Dué Hatué was mentioned time and again so…
Johnny Tieu – Raise the Bar
Johnny is scouting for a plot of land in Bali to build a villa and he has just opened a bar in Berawa. The Brooklyn-born is getting engaged to Indonesia. “Apparently, yes. It’s being a home base now. Don’t get me wrong, I love New York and my friends there, it’s my ‘home’ forever but when I went back to the city it just reminded me why I’m not there anymore,” he reasons. “For one I’m not sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic. We have bike traffic here, but it’s not nearly as bad.”
Putu Wiranatha: A Hoppy Disruption
What we do is amplified by who we’re with. Putu Wiranatha, co-founder of Kura Kura, a Balinese brewery launched amidst…
2022 MINISERIES: SUSTAINABILITY. BALI. TASTEMAKERS.
Lens of Passion was born during the foggiest period of COVID when the world was searching for clarity with one…
Alignment
In July, we want to think about alignment. Alignment of our want, environment and behavior. Share with us, how do…
The Life of Travelling YouTubers with Tastebud Takeover, Collin Abroadcast, FoodxBert & Cris4tay
To all the YouTube users out there, this interview takes you to the other side of your screen – the production side of YouTube, in which many of the producers start out working for free. Lens of Passion was very fortunate to land in the same city (and happily stuck for a while) amidst the pandemic with 4 traveling YouTubers…
Sarah Gomez. Dancing is a right of everybody.
Sarah and I sat down in one of the most vibrant spots down-town Beijing, Nali Patio – a Mediterranean-styled courtyard with lush greenery. A vibrant space-time capsule filled with Latin vibes and flavors from all over the world, where oftentimes I tend to forget I am in Beijing. Coincidence or not…
Hello, buds
When you can’t go outside, go inside. Your private universe, a plot of land you were given at birth. The…
Ana Filomena Amaral: Words of Fire
One of the Buddhist teachings in my life’s toolbox goes, “Take all in with a strong back and a soft front, for life is harsh and you want to be gentle.” A contemporary adaption to this mantra is coined by Brené Brown, an American researcher…
Of Nature
Forest Feathers fall in the forest, through the cracks of the early morning sun, footprints buffered by waves that hit…
A Conversation with the Curaçaoan Urbanist
It is our suffering that brings us together. It is not love.” – Ursula K. Le Guin,The Dispossessed
That sheds light on how passion, kin of love, “willingness to suffer for what you love”, is such an undeniable force that gifts us with the ability to transcend the boundaries beyond our own imagination. Architects and designers, generally speaking, can’t help but bleed passion in their operation system which turns into a lifelong profession; and therefore prefer to speak of it as a calling.
Undertaking for a Generation
Livja B. was 8 years old. Blind bullets were penetrating normal homes and two thousand lives were claimed. This was 1997. Two billion U.S. dollars and hopes of many Albanian families evaporated in a pyramid scheme that was peculiarly endorsed by the government. The cost for a free market was hefty. Nearly seven months of violence and anarchy ended with an election – the leftist Socialist Party took power but “it could have been any snake”, said Livja. Years have gone by and she has grown to become a lawyer who also runs her family hotel in Voskopoja. On the surface…
A Guide into the Competitive World of Fashion Styling
In April’s issue, we hear about Fashion Stylist & Image Consultant Alarna Hope from Sydney, Australia. Navigating the uncertainty of lockdown and an ever changing social climate, interest in consumerist fashion might appear to be at an all time low. But in this article- we learn about how important it is to hustle and to maintain one’s drive to succeed despite the obstacles. Starting a business as a personal stylist in such a competitive environment, Alarna shows what it means to be a 21st Century entrepreneur.
Gazi Sadiku Walks and Talks about Albania: Local Travel, Food, Communism and Life Going Forward
Tirana (Tiranë in Shqip), a word so beautiful you imagine naming your future daughter that. It is the name of the capital city of Albania, or Shqipëria, meaning “land of eagles”. This country of three million population stands in the Balkans, bordering Greece to the south, North Macedonia and Kosovo to the east, and Montenegro to the north. Albania gazes out to the Adriatic sea, part of the Ionian sea and the back of the Italian heel. The nation broke free from then Ottoman Empire in 1912, but to fall into the fate of multiple regional power struggles and the two world wars. Ruled by two dictators between 1944 to 1991, Albanians had no contact with the rest of the world until late 1992, when the Parliament was restored. This also marked