Tag: Bali, Black magic
Black Magic goes Public in Bali
by Bodrek Arsana In many homes in Bali, the mere mention of the word ‘léak’—meaning shape-shifting sorcerers or black magic practitioners—is taboo. But...
Book review in Dutch. Anne-Lot Hoek ‘De strijd om Bali. Imperialisme, verzet en onafhankelijkheid 1864-1950’
Anne-Lot Hoek De strijd om Bali. Imperialisme, verzet en onafhankelijkheid 1864-1950 De Bezige Bij, ISBN 978-94-031-5231-8. E 39,99 Als dit de opmaat is naar de...
Making fun of Covid
by Sita van Bemmelen In precarious times, such as we all experience during this Covid epidemic, people tend to become morose, stressed out, or even utterly depressed. It...
A Balinese cremation in Covid style
by Sita van Bemmelen Bali is well-known for its ostentatious cremations. In my husband’s Brahman family originating from the sleepy town of Klungkung most members are...
Covid in Hindu Bali. Report by Sita van Bemmelen
Covid in Hindu Bali. The issue of social distancing by Sita van Bemmelen I am not going to tell you how badly the epidemic has hit Bali. That is self-evident, Bali being...
Life, Death, and Love on Bali
by Bika Pidada When I thought of writing this story, I wanted to write an angry piece. It would be a story about tradition, the inequality of genders within the...
My Life between Hamburg and Bali
Born in Hamburg, Reinhold Jantzen traveled the world to find himself and his destiny. He never wanted to leave Hamburg. With a degree as an expert in fishery, he started...
The Apurva Bali is great!
Only a few months after the grand opening, the Latitudes team was invited to experience this magnificent hotel in Bali. To be short, it felt like going on an...
Looking for Bali
by Michael Dean Morgan For this book Michael Dean Morgan has attempted to photograph some of the rhythms of everyday Balinese life. If you look closely you’ll...
Bali’s Galungan food 16 September – 26 September
By: Mila Shwaiko I was born on the day before Galungan, the most important religious festival in the Balinese calendar, which marks the ten-day period when deified...
