Ubud’s Museum Mile for Art LoversQraved TeamJuly 1, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamJuly 1, 2013August 16, 201701467Neka Art Museum Setting out on a Sunday in the slow season, an unexpectedly ideal day to visit museums, the...
Togian Islands, Central Sulawesi: True RemotenessFrancesco RicciardiJuly 1, 2013August 16, 2017 by Francesco RicciardiJuly 1, 2013August 16, 201701731If you’re looking for party and nightlife, the Togian islands are not the right destination. On the contrary, if you...
Islam in the Netherlands East IndiesHans RooseboomJune 19, 2013August 16, 2017 by Hans RooseboomJune 19, 2013August 16, 201703034Islam came to Indonesia by way of Malabar and Coromandel, the respectively south-western and south-eastern coasts of India, along the...
Terracotta Memories of the Majapahit CivilisationGrace SusetyoJune 19, 2013August 16, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJune 19, 2013August 16, 201712650As a writer, traveller, and art enthusiast, I’ve come to find Majapahit as probably one of the most romantic and...
Sexy Rio Sidik Jazz QuartetSeamus McElroyJune 18, 2013August 16, 2017 by Seamus McElroyJune 18, 2013August 16, 201701439Rio Sidik is Indonesia’s most famous jazz and fusion musician and singer, well known too on the International music scene....
Hari Saraswati: In Praise of BooksQraved TeamJune 18, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamJune 18, 2013August 16, 201701418With the islandwide celebration of Dewi Saraswati on August 10th, it’s only appropriate to offer a paean to Bali’s bountiful...
How the Other Half Lived ? Batavia in the 18th CenturyHans RooseboomJune 3, 2013May 3, 2020 by Hans RooseboomJune 3, 2013May 3, 202001865Founded in 1619 on the smouldering remains of Jacatra, Batavia was meant to function as a depot for the produce...
Educating the PastAntony SuttonMay 20, 2013August 23, 2017 by Antony SuttonMay 20, 2013August 23, 20172 2355Indonesia’s historical baggage over the last century and a half means that as we tip headlong into this new fangled...
The Farmer’ Markets of BaliQraved TeamMay 7, 2013May 3, 2020 by Qraved TeamMay 7, 2013May 3, 202002177Bali’s traditional markets were once a necessity in a society where refrigeration and corner stores were not as widespread as...
Vintage Home in East JavaGrace SusetyoMay 6, 2013August 23, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMay 6, 2013August 23, 201702664The civilisation of Java boasts of intricately artistic traditional architecture that stands the test of time. But people often forget...
Where are all the Country Houses?Antony SuttonMay 6, 2013September 6, 2017 by Antony SuttonMay 6, 2013September 6, 201701137When it comes to ostentatious shows of wealth, no one does it better than the Europeans. Backed by generations of...
Miracle on a Bali BeachSeamus McElroyApril 24, 2013September 6, 2017 by Seamus McElroyApril 24, 2013September 6, 201702776The one hundred and eight passengers and crew onboard the Lion Air flight from Bandung to Bali on Saturday afternoon...
Twisted Tourism: My brief brush with North KoreaPolly LavelleApril 23, 2013September 6, 2017 by Polly LavelleApril 23, 2013September 6, 20170636In this sick and twisted world, there is an elite group of the most sick and twisted countries. Adding a...
ChaiyaAntony SuttonMarch 26, 2013September 4, 2017 by Antony SuttonMarch 26, 2013September 4, 201701496Little is known of the Sriwijaya Empire, a polity that in its prime spread its tentacles across much of Southeast...
The Sad Story of Pieter ErberveldHans RooseboomMarch 26, 2013September 4, 2017 by Hans RooseboomMarch 26, 2013September 4, 201702313There are a number of versions to this story. Depending on the narrator, the good people of Batavia were saved...
Dreaming of Another Ultimate Indonesian HolidayGrace SusetyoMarch 26, 2013September 4, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMarch 26, 2013September 4, 20170984Being an archipelago spanning 5,248 kilometres over three time zones, Indonesia has thousands of destinations to satisfy the curious traveller’s...
Food for ThoughtRemko TanisMarch 25, 2013September 4, 2017 by Remko TanisMarch 25, 2013September 4, 20176 710In this 21st century, Bali is rarely referred to as a paradise. Aldous Huxley in the mid-20th century wrote a...
Natural Wildlife Repositories: The Animal Parks of BaliQraved TeamMarch 25, 2013September 4, 2017 by Qraved TeamMarch 25, 2013September 4, 20170608Visiting an Indonesia-based animal park is the best way to get acquainted with the country’s unparalleled biodiversity spanning 4,800 kilometers...
Have You Tried The Missionary?Antony SuttonMarch 25, 2013June 4, 2023 by Antony SuttonMarch 25, 2013June 4, 202301248Cannibalism has long been linked with the islands that now make up Indonesia. The ancient Greek proto historian Herodotus identified...
Beep BeepStanley AnthonyMarch 15, 2013July 6, 2021 by Stanley AnthonyMarch 15, 2013July 6, 202102702 Last night I had the experience of a lifetime as far as taxi drivers go. I stepped into a...
Chinese-Indonesians: The Identity In BetweenGrace SusetyoMarch 12, 2013May 3, 2020 by Grace SusetyoMarch 12, 2013May 3, 202011762 As the “ancestral homeland” of over 300 ethnic groups, Indonesia is one of the most multicultural countries in the...