Tag: Blues, Culture, Jakarta, Soeharto, Suharto
It’s Tough Being a Chinese (or Javanese or Sundanese or Minangkabau etc.) Surfer in Bali
maart 18, 2015by latadmin
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
maart 08, 2015by
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
februari 10, 2015by
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...
Galungan Ceremonies and Cockfights in Bali
januari 03, 2015by
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
januari 01, 2015by latadmin
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...
Garbage in Paradise
november 05, 2014by latadmin
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...