Tag Java

Legung Village: The Pattern of Time’s Sands in Madura

Our correspondent discovers a longstanding tradition on the east coast of Sumenep.

Our correspondent, an outsider lest we forget, gleans understanding of Javanese culture in a trip to Pamekesan.

Our correspondent delves once more into the netherworld in, of and around the archipelago.

Our correspondent reels as the sheer weight and magnitude of Indonesian folklore bleeds through the cracks of reality.

Our correspondent encounters an island whereupon exists the source of a life extended.

Our correspondent shares yet more examples of why Madura's social and cultural heart is just waiting to be visited.

Our correspondent hears uneasy truths as Java's acid lake hoves into view.

Our correspondent becomes a devotee on his journey to one of Sumenep's most iconic landmarks.

Our correspondent descends to the netherworld as the Ijen Crater, Java's acidic crater lake, ensnares yet another victim.

Our correspondent boards a bus and encounters a fascinating snapshot of Madurese life.