Tag: Culture, indonesia, Labodalih Sembiring, Sumatra Travel, Travel
Sumatra is Amazing!
By: Dalih Sembiring Sumatra, also spelled Sumatera, is in its entirety Indonesia’s largest island. One may say that Kalimantan or Papua is larger, but those two...
Yogyakarta places to be
By: Labodalih Sembiring Want to make the best of your final days in Yogyakarta after having visited all of its major attractions? Check out these five favorite...
How to Party Like Pirates in Tobelo
By: Labodalih Sembiring A group of women stand in a moving boat, dancing to traditional beats from a distant loudspeaker. They are all over 40 years old — one is in...
Toward Indonesian Children’s Awareness for Diversity
By: Labodalih Sembiring Indonesian children today face a greater challenge than ever. We do still have street children, children who cannot continue their education,...
The Indonesian Cinematheque
By: Labodalih Sembiring Indonesians are more familiar with the term “Sinematek Indonesia” when referring to their cinematheque, not that it is that well-known...
Rembang’s Special Dishes, on the hunt for Central Javanese local delicacies
By: Labodali Sembiring Rembang is the name of one of Central Java’s northern districts, as well as its capital. Getting here from Central Java’s capital of Semarang...
Reintroducing Lasem’s Brilliant Batik
By: Labodalih Sembiring Batik is a cloth with distinct local and traditional patterns, created by a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. UNESCO designated Indonesian...
Introduction to Northern Sulawesi
By: Dalih Sembiring The provinces of North Sulawesi and Gorontalo make up most of the Minahasa Peninsula, the northernmost arm of Sulawesi, also known as the island of...
Food Heaven in a Medan Alley: Jalan Selat Panjang Medan
By: Labodalih Sembiring Medan, 9:45 p.m. The city’s commonly unruly traffic has died down. But this is not the case in a narrow street tucked behind Jalan Semarang,...
Borobudur: the Largest Buddhist Temple in the World
By: Labodalih Sembiring The Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. It took approxiamtely 75 years to build and stems from the Syailendra dynasty in the...
