Bali – the Island of the Gods – is a perfect place to escape from the cold and humid weather in Europe. In the Royal Seminyak Bali Hotel – formerly Bali Imperial, one of the Leading Hotels in the World – in Legian, you find a pleasant atmosphere with a perfect service. The garden and […]
Tenganan – Bali
Tenganan is a village on Bali where the inhabitants are part the Bali Aga people. The Bali Aga people are the original inhabitants of Bali. For millennia they led a strictly insulated and withdrawn life in their villages. As they belong to the landowners, they have no need to do physical work. The surrounding rice […]
Ubud – Bali
Ubud in Bali is approx. 30 km north of Denpasar and is a major arts and cultural center of the island. Mainly painting (often on textiles) and wood and stone carving are practiced here. The biggest tourist attraction is the Ubud Monkey Forest, an approximately 10 hectares large sacred nature reserve with some temples. Approximately 350 […]
Kuta – Bali
Kuta is located in the south of the island of Bali in Indonesia. The city offers almost everything tourists desire, money changers, hotels, discos and in particular a miles long broad sandy beach. The beach is well-liked by surfers. For Australians, the holiday paradise is almost on the doorstep. In Kuta, you can admire colorful […]
Traditional Dancing on the island of Lombok
On the island of Lombok, we experience an evening with traditional dance. The dancers were accompanied by a gamelan orchestra. The music on Lombok is manifold because it is affected by various cultures. Old Malayan influences came from the neighboring islands of Bali and Java and Islamic influences from Sumatra, Sulawesi and Sumbawa. Text, photos […]
Gunung Kawi – Bali
Gunung Kawi in Tampaksiring in Bali, is a temple complex dating from the 11th century and lies hidden in the narrow valley of the Pakrisan north east of Ubud. The temple complex is surrounded by picturesque paddy fields. In nine, seven-meter-high rock coves, one commemorated the royal family of Udayana from the 10th century. Next […]
Kintamani – Bali
Kintamani on the island of Bali is located on the apex of the outer of two calderas of the volcano Gunung Batur at a height of 1470 m. The huge caldera has a diameter of about 10 to 12 km and is 300 m deep. The Batur lake forms the bottom. Despite the activity of […]
Senggigi on the island of Lombok – Indonesia
Senggigi on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, with its 6 miles of beach, is an alternative for those who want to escape from the snow. A large part of the daily life of the natives takes place on the beach. Either the fishermen are with their narrow fishing boats on the sea or they […]
Life on the island of Lombok – Part 2
Life on the island of Lombok – Part 2 – Impressions The landscape of Lombok – the neighboring island of Bali in Indonesia – is characterized by white and black beaches, rice and chilli fields, as well as by rocky streams and strongly flowing rivers, where daily life takes place. Ceremonies on the occasion of […]
Life on the island of Lombok – Part 1
Lombok in Indonesia is the neighboring island of Bali. The landscape is dominated by the Rinjani, the second largest volcano in Indonesia. In large parts the life in Lombok is very simple. There are still many villages that have neither electricity nor water or sewage system, like you can see in the video taken near Sukadana-Bayan. Rice, […]
