A friend of mine recently coined a term that I have not been able to shake off ever since: Burned Hours. At first glance, it sounds harmless. It sounds like something from a productivity seminar hosted by a smiling consultant with a wireless microphone and an unhealthy obsession with colour-coded spreadsheets. The sort of phrase…
A Refusal: Kubon Coffee of Tegallalang
There are places in Bali that survive precisely because they refuse to compete. Kubon Coffee is one of them. Nestled along one of the trekking trails cutting through the famous Tegallalang rice terraces, Kubon is not a destination that screams for attention. There is no giant signage. There is no curated facade begging to be…
A Refusal: Ubud’s Oroboro Coffee Shop
There is something quietly defiant about Oroboro Cafe. Hidden along the increasingly chaotic arteries of Ubud, this tiny coffee bar refuses the tired theatrics that have come to define much of Bali’s contemporary café industry. There is no performative minimalism, no oversized brunch culture masquerading as artisanal authenticity, and certainly no desperate attempt to aestheticise…