2012-06-01

Balinese Wedding

As a Balinese I often attend friends’ Balinese wedding so more or less I know what to do and to expect at a wedding party. But for foreigners who are invited to a traditional Balinese wedding, they may have no idea about it. The procession of Balinese wedding involves two parts. In the morning, the couples will be legalized as a wife and husband by the holy priest. This ceremonial event is attended by only family members and nearby neighbors....

2012-05-31

Addressing the Needs of Emerging Indonesian Backpackers

In the last five years, the numbers of Indonesian backpackers who travel the archipelago has increased steadily. More and more Indonesian travels in backpacker style to the exotic regions of Indonesia and other interesting places around the globe. This increase is a result of steady growth of Indonesian economy for the last decades, the increasing number of young middle class and aggressive travel and tourism campaign from Indonesian Ministry...