Penglipuran is a traditional village located at Jalan Raya-Kintamani Bangli, Bangli, or 45 kilometers from Denpasar-Bali. According to the village elders, the words Penglipuran is derived from words Pengeling Pura means a holy place for remembering their ancestors.
Another opinion stated that Penglipuran is derived from the word Penglipuran means relaxation. Since the royal period, this place was a good spot for resting place.The village has cultural potency which is up to the present time still well preserved in the form of traditional Balinese buildings; which differentiate this village from others.
Another uniqueness of this village is each plot have the same area between 8 to 11 acres. This land area is the ancestral heritage which is divided into parts: East and West.
Most of the people here are farmers and just few as civil servants. Dance and handicraft are well developed in this remote village.
Another thing that I find interesting about this village is the rules that apply to all the residence of this village to sweep twice a day ( morning & evening ) and to cut the grass in the park road twice a month.
If that does not comply, a fine will be imposed. No wonder the village is very clean.
Unfortunately, this village does not provide lodging or home stay to accommodate tourist.
Komodo National Park is the home of the world’s largest lizards – the Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis).
These lizards are superlative in many ways – lengths of up to ten feet ( 3 meter ), up to 300 pounds (135 kg) in weight.
The Komodo Dragon is found on only two islands in the world : Komodo and Rinca island, which sit just west of Flores and three islands east of Bali in the Indonesian archipelago.
These lizards can run as fast as most dogs, climb trees, swim, and stand upright for brief periods.
They’re so powerful, they kill creatures 10 times their size with a single bite.
Make sure that you always keep a proper distance to them, and never visit the islands without a local guide. Watch out for venomous snakes as well.
However the island itself is a popular spot with divers and non-divers alike so you are likely to meet other travellers there.
There are many gorgeous white sand beaches, surrounded by coral reefs that are among the richest marine environments in the world.
Kampung Daun Cafe is a unique cafe designed as a small village beside a stream with a small waterfall, located on top of the hill of my hometown, Bandung.
It’s pretty amazing, the atmosphere make you feel somewhere in the midlle of rain forest . You can choose your own hut. There’re many different style of hut.
The path that leads us to the hut.
A bridge to cross the river
This is how the hut look like ..
A different style of Hut, Isn’t it lovely? If you want more privacy, you can pull down the white curtain.
You can even take a nap here ..
The artificial waterfall..I love to hear the sound, so peaceful and relaxing.
Different ambience in the evening:
That’s the reception desk on the right..
Candle and lampion are everywhere ..
Today I’m gonna share with you some information about Indonesian traditional ikat Weaving, which I think is one of the works of art.
Each patterns, motif and shape are vary from one region to another and each pattern has a specific meaning, which I find very interesting. The designs could represent animals, birds, floral, geometric or ancestral figure motifs.
Ikat (means “to tie” in Indonesian Language) is a style of weaving that uses a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye to create a pattern or design.
Today many decorations item made using Ikat weaving, such as Wall decoration, Cushion, Bed Runner, Carpet, Placemat, etc.
West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) is one of the most primitive regions on earth. There are hundreds of tribes living here, and some of the Tribes remains untouched by the outside world.
The Asmat tribe, they are known for the quality of their wood sculptures. Each carving is in a unique pattern and they do not produce the same pattern carved on a large scale. So, if you have one of Asmat carvings with a certain pattern, than it is the only one existing.
You should be very careful when buying Asmat carvings, there are many people who forged their carvings.
Here I embed some video of them, which I found from youtube.
The Asmat, infamous for their former headhunting and ritual cannibalism. It was a long time ago anyway, today it is safe to go to their village.
I haven’t been there myself even though I am Indonesian, but it will be on my next list of travel for sure.
The Asmat woodcarving
The Kombai tribe, known as the tree people because they live on the tree.
