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Matricide - the Heather Mack story
SOON TO BE A MAJOR BOOK
A gruesome murder on the island of Bali, where a daughter and her boyfriend plotted and then killed her mother before stuffing the corpse into a suitcase. Andrea has followed the story from the beginning to its dramatic close in a book that promises to be an important true crime highlight in 2024. Watch this space.
Travel
PARADISE BECOMES YOU
Chic architecture sets such a stylish scene it’s almost impossible to replicate or feign. It has the poignant power to relax as much as it can unhinge a design devotee. Architecture is emotional.
SUITCASE MURDERS
'Suitcase Killer' Heather Mack faces up 28 years in prison
'Suitcase Killer' Heather Mack has admitted her role in her mother's murder during their luxury holiday to Bali.
Appearing shackled, in an orange jumpsuit, Mack, 27, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Chicago to one count of conspiring to murder a US citizen in a foreign country.
BALI LOCALS SICK OF TOURISTS
Bali has become the land of sand, sun — and schemes. Charmed by Instagram accounts, soul-seeking Americans are flocking to the Indonesian island to reinvent themselves as travel influencers, yoga instructors, life coaches and sex gurus. And they’re ripe for get-rich-quick hustles. https://nypost.com/2023/05/29/bali-locals-sick-of-tourists-seeking-enlightenmentand-money/
'POLICE WON'T STOP MY STALKER'
An American influencer is living in fear on the paradise island of Bali after an alleged online stalker has landed in Indonesia and threatened to kidnap her. American influencer living in Bali: Police won’t stop my stalker
'PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE' FOR ELEPHANT TO BITE WOMAN, PARK OWNER SAYS
Elephant experts are defending the animals’ reputation after it was reported that a pachyderm bit and broke a woman’s arm at a Bali animal park that has been visited by Kim Kardashian, Julia Roberts and David Beckham. https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/elephant-could-not-bite-woman-because-it-lacks-teeth-owner/
SECONDS OUT
Andrea Dixon meets three Bali fighters who have swapped the kitchen for the ring. Seconds out! Photos: Stephane Sensey. Read more... https://www.theyakmag.com/seconds-out-2/
WHO SAYS CRIME DOESN'T PAY?
Deep in the recesses of an opulent sofa in a luxurious villa over looking the ocean sits the greatest art forger of our time. Read more ... https://www.theyakmag.com/says-crime-doesnt-pay/
FIGHTING PEDOPHILA IN BALI
On the hunt for pedophiles in Indonesia. https://www.theyakmag.com/fighting-paedophilia-in-bali/
BALI SEX BAN!
Bonking in Bali will be banned unless you're married. My story that appeared under my pen name Ondy Harvard that appeared in The Daily Telegraph. A step too far?
EAT YOUR WORDS
Andrea Dixon (aka Ondy Sweeting) chows down to the grooves of a sound frequency that vibrates the vinaigrette and rocks that ragout. The Edible Audio Works has landed. Photo: Anthony Dodds. Read more ... https://www.theyakmag.com/edible-audio/
TOP 5 PRIVATE BALI BEACHES
A more relaxing assignment than the usual run of the day. Here's Andrea's Top 5 Private Beaches in Bali. https://www.theyakmag.com/5-private-beaches-in-bali/
BLOWN AWAY
Blow Bar is a hair and beauty destination – of a rare kind – with a central bar in the classic French style: as an island placed in the middle of the space for all to see. Glasses hang overhead with top shelf libations above... https://theyakmag.com/blown-away/
Heather Mack pleads guilty to mother's murder on luxe Bali vacation
After spending nearly two years in a Chicago prison, Heather Mack faces 28 years in prison for her role in her socialite mother's murder.
https://www.insider.com/suitcase-killer-heather-mack-pleaded-guilty-to-murdering-her-mother-2023-6
SUITCASE MURDERS
‘Suitcase Killer’ Heather Mack remorseful after release
After being released from a Bali prison Friday, “Suitcase Killer” Heather Mack told The Post remorse for her crime makes her dread returning to her hometown of Chicago when she is deported next week.
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Deep in northern Bali the village of Banyuning Selatan is the epicentre of premium craft beer production in Indonesia – and it is creating a product so fine that Canggu hipsters and artisan-loving gastronomes are hopping with delight.
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Chefs Eelke Plasmeijer and Ray Adriansyah created Bali’s game changing Locavore restaurant in Ubud with the notion to create food and drinks using more than 95 per cent local ingredients.
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Where else in Bali can a fat juicy vegan burger compete with a wagyu burger adorned with foie gras? Wah Wah Burger in not really a streetside restaurant but an institution of creativity and fun.