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Exploring the Beauty of Tana Toraja

There are so many reasons to visit this land full of wonders – it's certainly no ordinary experience. But you have to go at the right time, such as December, because Tana Toraja reaches the peak of its beauty in that month. What a Lovely December in Tana Toraja! After being dormant for quite some time, Tana Toraja is displaying renewed enthusiasm through a South Sulawesi provincial government program, Lovely December in Tana Toraja...more

Features
- Destinations
  
  The Beauty of Glass Painting
  
  If Mas Komar hadn't taken me on the back of his motorbike that afternoon through the streets and alleys of Trusmi Wetan village, Plered, Cirebon, I might never have known that in addition to batik, this village is also a center of glass painting. And unlike the batik artists, who display and sell their batik creations in boutiques along the main road...more
- Ecotourism
  
  Maintaining the Aroma in Tanah Gayo
  
  The Gayo area, comprising the regencies of Central Aceh (including its chief city, Takengon) and Bener Meriah, has a very different geography from most other parts of Aceh. With relatively low temperatures and rain falling between 113 and 160 days a year, this high plateau at the base of Gunung Leuser is very fertile...more
- Jakarta
  
  Charming Chinatown
  
  Though Chinese people have been living and doing business in what is now Jakarta since the 12th century, and Glodok has been a Chinese neighborhood since 1619, under the Netherlands East Indies Governor General Jan Pieterzoon Coen, many Jakartans still do not know where their Chinatown actually is. Some identify Harco Glodok, along Jalan Hayam Wuruk and Jalan Gajah Mada, with Chinatown....more
Departments
- Gallery
  
  Memasuki Tahun Kerbau
  
  Tanggal 26 Januari 2009 kita memapaki Tahun Baru Imlek 2560. Dalam sistim horoskop menurut perhitungan rembulan (Lunar New Year), kita akan memasuki Tahun Kerbau. Dalam perayaan Hari Penggantian Musim tersebut, ada beberapa tradisi yang selalu melekat kepadanya...more
- Art and Culture
  
  Celebrating Contemporary Indonesian Art
  
  Once upon a time, a western scholar came to Indonesia. Claire Holt was her name; she was a researcher from Cornell University. She became renowned for her book Art in Indonesia: Continuities and Change (1967, Ithaca, New York), which is an interesting reference because it is considered a seminal text in the study of modern art (and explored the emergence of "contemporary art") in Indonesia...more
- Event
  
  Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival
  
  This annual festival has become the most prestigious and eagerly awaited event of the year for music lovers. This year, the fifth, the theme will be "It's a Lifestyle". Created by Indonesian jazz enthusiast Peter F. Gontha, the festival always manages to bring in world-class musicians to delight audiences...more