Tag: Climbing, Culture, Gunung Agung, Jacob Laukaitis, Lifestyle, Trekking, Trending
Trip to the highest peak of Bali, Mount Agung
by Jacob Laukaitis (This trip was done a while ago and filmed long before Mount Agung woke up) To the highest peak of Bali (video) I’m a digital nomad – a...
Denpasar City Of Culture, once was
I can still remember clearly the image we had when we were kids of Denpasar. In those days-before the word 'tourist' became part of our everyday...
The Green Village and School in Bali
By: Latitudes Located about 25 minutes outside Ubud, Bali, is the Green village. The two hectares of land along the Agung river offer luxurious villas with a...
Baso Recipe: Indonesian Soup with Meatballs the Size of Tennisballs!
By: Aisah Wolfard September is Food Month. We kicked off with a nice story on krupuk. Now let's go into some real special dishes. One of the most popular streetfood...
Inventing Art: The Painting of Batuan Bali
By: Bruce Granquist “In 1932, a few young men from the village of Batuan in Bali tried their hand at painting pictures on paper for the first time. As a result of this...
Book on Walter Spies
By: John Stowell A painter. A musician. A photographer. A choreographer. An architect… When he died 70 years ago, the artist Walter Spies was known to only a few...
She came into the world deformed and unwanted
Sometimes the pitiful condition of a particular child hits you particularly hard. Amelia, born on the 3rd of June this year gets under my skin. She was born prematurely,...
Indonesia, Heal Thyself!
In the absence of health insurance or government medical services, getting sick in Indonesia can be truly painful. Not only do doctors insist on injections for...
Book on Dutch Painter Auke Sonnega
Artist of the Enchanting Tropics The Dutch artist, Auke Sonnega, arrived in Batavia in 1935 and during a 23-year sojourn painted on the island of Java, Bali, and...
Balinese Crews
For a long time, Balinese have been traveling. Way back in the 18th century, Balinese slaves were sold by the island’s kings to the Dutch and then sent off...
