Tag: Travel
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Deathless Light: Wisata Api Abadi in Pamekasan, Madura
An unending blaze awaits in East Java. But why does it burn so? A traipse to Larangan Tokol reveals few answers.
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View From a Hill: Gajah Mungkur in Central Java
There awaits the visitor to Central Java an enormous body of water. It goes by the name of Gajah Mungkur, and it has much to stimulate one’s senses.
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View From a Hill: Bukit Panorama in Sungai Lembing
Our correspondent has left, and he refuses to say where he has gone. In his place has arisen a thing that answers to no name. But we shall call it Dia. The Greater Power to Dia, whose words will mould our direction henceforth.
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Unique Look: The Tower and the Mosque of Kudus
Our correspondent ponders the architectural stylings of an edifice in Central Java.
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Heritage Smoke: The Kretek Museum of Kudus
Our correspondent, a committed smoker, finds much to inhale at this historical site in Central Java.
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Lion’s Roar: Reog Ponorogo and the Dance of Resistance
Our correspondent looks behind the colossal mask and finds an indelible link ‘twixt dance and place.
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Sense of Belonging: The Role of an Alun-Alun in Indonesia
Our correspondent charts a journey around the many squares that punctuate Indonesia and attempts to unravel their importance.
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Place of Worship: Al-Aqsa Grand Mosque in Klaten
Our correspondent skirts around a masjid in Jawa Tenggah.
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Rooted in Loss: The Bridal Tree of Salatiga
Our correspondent, upon exploring Central Java, stumbles across a tree with a moving past.
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Obscured in Mist: Finding Tegala Sarangan by Mistake
Our correspondent becomes embroiled in fog and can only vaguely make out one of the higher lakes in Java.