Erik van der Werff
Flores: Island of Traditions and Ceremonies
By: Ed Caffin The island of Flores is one of Indonesia’s emerging travel destinations. With Lombok’s international airport up and running, and a number of...
The democratization of the stapler on Bali
By: Diana Darling The staple—a tiny bit of wire with pointed tips, which, with one crunch of the hand, can join papers together tightly and neatly, until the staple...
The Influence of Gamelan on Western Modern Music
By: Patrick Durkan Gamelan is an ancient Indonesian form of music that is still thriving today. Part of the reason for this is the interest the western world has had...
Building Communities through Music
By: Emma Kwee Music brings people together. 'Music is the best tool to connect people. But more importantly, is what happens when you connect people with the same...
Indonesian Popular Music. A History
By: Chandra Drews and Emma Kwee Indonesia has a rich culture of music that sadly often goes unappreciated overseas or even (more sadly) at home. This article...
Secrets of the Plain of Jars. Traveling Laos
By: Willy van Rooijen Boom! Loud explosions resound during our visit to the Plain of Jars in northern Laos. This tourist attraction near Vietnam owes its fame not...
You May Have Been Living in Thailand for too Long
By: Noël Lindquist 1. When an ant crawls into your noodle soup or plate of spicy som tam, you don’t bother removing it and chock it up as extra protein. 2....
Sumbawa by Motorbike
By: Ed Caffin Apart from the legendary surfspots at Maluk and Lakey Peak, few see more of Sumbawa. Mostly, it is only observed from behind the window of a bus,...
Traveling Vietnam by train
By: Ate Hoekstra January is Indo-China month at Latitudes. They sometimes call it the ‘Reunification Express’, the train that connects Hanoi in North-Vietnam to Ho...
Wok the Rock: Founder of Yes No Wave Music
By: Monica Dominguez Yesterday, I had the oppurtunity to interview the creator of one of Indonesia’s first and only free online record labels. The man is Wok The...
