Tag: Blues, Culture, Jakarta, Soeharto, Suharto
Jakarta Jive, Bali Blues
by; Jeremy Allan The collapse of President Soeharto’s three-decade authoritarian rule triggered a series of events that would establish Indonesia as one of the...
It’s Tough Being a Chinese (or Javanese or Sundanese or Minangkabau etc.) Surfer in Bali
A couple of inspiring stories about inter-ethnic relations in Indonesia…For several of their teenage years, Rizal Tanjung and Made Switra were best friends who went...
The Macho Face of a Balinese Holy Day
Some time ago I posted an article on Lattudes.nu about billboards displaying best wishes for the celebration of the Balinese religious ceremonies Galungan &...
More than 1,000 articles posted on Latitudes
Again we have achieved a milestone. With exactly 1,099 contributions posted on Latitudes.nu on February 1st 2015 our cute little online magazine has become an important...
Book on Balinese artist Lempad
I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, who died in 1978, is an acknowledged icon of Balinese art with a reputation that is unsurpassed. Considered one of the first modern Balinese...
Book on Indonesia’s waterscapes
Land of Water Vol I: Bali to Komodo"is a unique, personal, scrapbook-like travel accounts by yacht to exotic and remote areas in the eastern islands of Indonesia...
Galungan Ceremonies and Cockfights in Bali
One of the big events in Bali is Galungan, an important Hindu religious day celebrating victory of good over evil. People in traditional clothes pray and bring lots of...
Book on Painter Theo Meier
Among the foreign artists finding solace and inspiration in the tranquility and spirituality of Bali, Theo Meier takes a special place. He spent 20 years of his life in...
Bali Time
Being a tourist can be a tiring business. An average itinerary includes getting up early to catch the free buffet breakfast, rushing off to see some sights, shopping for...
Garbage in Paradise
The setting is picturesque: a hamlet in a stretch of paddy fields, rows of coconut trees sloping gently towards the sea, a twinkling of which can be glimpsed to the...
