Destination: Indonesia

8. Dezember 2007

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 | By janika_gelinek | Views [531] | Comments [1]

Rita ist eine der vornehmen indonesischen Damen der besseren Gesellschaft. Mit getönten Brillengläsern, teuer frisierten Haaren und einem hochgeschlossenen Batikkostüm sitzt sie hinter einem deutschen Weihnachtsdekorationshirsch. Deutsch und Englisch ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: The Island of Batam

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By leone | Photo Gallery

Gallery: sumatra

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 | By coppo_89 | Photo Gallery

2. Dezember 2007

Sun, 2 Dec 2007 | By janika_gelinek | Views [569]

In einem Magazin las ich vor paar Wochen von einem britischen Anthropologen, Lawrence Blair, der von seinen Landsleuten sagte: „das ist mein Clan, und ich verstehe sie“. In Ermangelung anthropologischen Vokabulars, hatte ich das für humorig gehalten, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Sorong to Waigeo

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 | By sunoa | Views [479]

Night on board Wake-up at the entrance of Celuk Waigeo

Gallery: Bali-Sorong

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 | By sunoa | Photo Gallery

Bali to Sorong

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By sunoa | Views [928]

Denpasar Airport 09:00 To Makassar To Manado To Sorong Night on the Indies Trader IV

Gallery: Me & V in Bali

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By mileage | Photo Gallery

25. November 2007

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By janika_gelinek | Views [553]

Es ist immer noch eine schreckliche Stadt. Immer noch bestätigen sich Indonesier, Europäer und Australier mit geneigten Köpfen und verständnisinnigen Lächeln bei jeder Konversationsgelegenheit, dass es nirgendwo anders so übel sein könne wie im in ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

16. November 2007

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By janika_gelinek | Views [549]

Alejandro Iglesias Rossi ist Dirigent des Indigenous Instruments and Modern Technology Orchestras, das die Instrumente der Eingeborenenvölker Argentiniens wiederzubeleben bestrebt ist. Auf der Bühne des Theater Luwas im Stadtteil Cikini toben ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Diving Tulamben: Life Takes Over

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By justine | Views [2695]

Everyone comes to Tulamben on Bali's north coast to dive the wreck of the U.S.A.T Liberty, a US Navy cargo ship that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in January 1942.   Apparently there were no casualties, but the ship was a wreck so it was towed ... Read more >

Tags: bali, diving, tulamben, wrecks

In Motion Again

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By justine | Views [1590]

On Monday, Kiki and I parted ways.   I wanted to spend my last few days in Bali by the sea, and she preferred to stay in Ubud.   It felt good to get on a bus again and to be back in motion again, glimpsing gorgeous bits of green countryside along ... Read more >

Tags: amed, bali, on the road, snorkelling

Toilet Talk

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By justine | Views [10129] | Comments [1]

No trip journal is complete without a discussion of the diversity of cultural traditions around that all-important human institution: the bathroom.   I have received no formal training in the analysis of bathroom rituals and traditions, and what I ... Read more >

Tags: bali, culture, minor mishaps, toilets

Saraswati's Day & Hotel Anniversary Celebration

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By justine | Views [11642] | Comments [2]

In Bali yesterday, November 10 th , [the posting was a little delayed] was the day to honor Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge, Learning, and Creativity. She’s this lovely slim woman, floating above a lotus flower (symbolizing the openness required ... Read more >

Tags: bali, ceremony, rituals, saraswati, ubud

Altered Perceptions – a different Indonesia

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 | By anna | Views [1805] | Comments [1]

Did I say environmentally disastrous? Did I say dirty water? Are we still talking about the same Indonesia? We left Bali Marina after a last breakfast at the yacht club on a sunny Monday morning. We had formed a flotilla of sorts with six boats ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine