Indonesia

Well, don’t be hesitate to admit that you don’t know what is sasando. I also just found out the meaning of that word couple days ago. Sasando is traditional music instrument from Pulau Rote, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). SBY opened the Sasando Festival, last week. In his speech, he also said, the festival will be an [...]

There are many favorite foods in Bali that we can be found, such as fried duck. One of favorite fried duck is Bengil fried duck that is located in Ubud. This is Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s favorite each time he visits Bali. This cafe served their customers since 1990. Another favorite food is roasted fish. Megawati always [...]

Holiday is coming! It’s time for relax during vacation for your kids. But, I think it’s better for take your kids to Butterfly Park in order to learn something while they enjoy their holiday. Butterfly Park location is in Tabanan, Bali, about 6 km from Tabanan actually. Hundred butterflies from 15 specieses can be found there. Many [...]

Lombok has potency to held “World Dance Championships” in 2010. This statement came out from Vice President of World Dance Council (WDC)), Marcel de Rijk, on Senggigi, West Lombok. He promised to actualize his statement. But he also need support to succeed Lombok International Dance Championships 2009, today, June 21 2009. He said if the current [...]

I Wayan Suardana shows his artistic carve that many of them were visualized as elephant. The carve was made from jati wood, so the strength and the groove of the elephant can be seen in detail. We can see the elephant trunk so smooth and clear. I Wayan Suardana said, the inspiration came from Bali religion, especially [...]

Since May 2009, tourists were forbidden to enter Kampung Naga, Neglasari Village, Salawu District, Tasikmalaya. The problem is gasoline. What is the connection between gasoline and tourism? Well, Indonesian government had been tried to convert the usage of gasoline into gas (LPG) since 2 years ago. This policy is applied to all people, since there is [...]

This year, Jakarta Annual Festival will be held on June 4-30, taking place in Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (GKJ). The festival has purpose to conserve Indonesia culture since most Indonesian youth don’t take attention to their own culture. On other hand, many tourists and youth from overseas learn and studying Indonesian culture deeply. Artistic Manajer of GKJ, Adi [...]