Articles tagged ‘Tenganan’
Planning your trip to Bali
By Nick | February 20th, 2007 |
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There are different schools of thought on how you should plan your trip to Bali. Some people have an itemized itinerary, others simply let the adventure happen. A friend of mine who has organized tours for people before, told me that ideally you should aim for 1 big event per day, with plenty of free [...]
Coordinates for places in East Bali
By Nick | October 24th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Visiting Candi Dasa this last weekend I stayed a place called Flamboyant, a set of guest houses just before Candi Dasa, in a place called Senkidu. I paid 50,000rp per night and follwed the advice of my guide book, selecting this place. Not sure i’d go there again, but Flamboyant does share a driveway with [...]
Lontar engraving in Tenganan Bali
By Nick | October 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Balinese artist, Kadek Ardita, showed me his family’s collection of Geringsings. He also sells single ikats, batiks and cloths made from kashmir-like material. His art is actually engraving.
Tenganan Dauh Tukad
By Nick | October 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tenganan Dauh Tukad is the watered down version of Tenganan proper. People were friendly, but I was escorted to the ‘donation booth‘ after arriving. I gave 10,000rp, take it or shake it. Locals were sporting traditional clothing, because of the birth of the new temple.
Checking out the ceremony at Tenganan Dauh Tukad
By Nick | October 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
My guest house, Flamboyant, is located 30 meters from the entrance to the road to Tengenan. Riding up to Tengenan from the main road takes about 10 minutes and is scenic for the first half, the strong light and greens of the palm trees, next to the deep blue of the sky.
JED Bali: Local eco-tourism
By Nick | September 21st, 2006 | 2 Comments »
First time visitors to Bali, often complain that the tourist industry had bypassed the poor old Balinese, and they are being left with nothing. Expats often complain, that the Balinese are money hungry, and have themselves to blame for their situation. Whatever your feeling, one thing is for sure, tourism could be handled a lot [...]
Indian professor brings Bali and India together
By Nick | September 1st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Bali owes a lot of its cultural heritage to India. Buddhism and Hinduism both came from India, via Java. Barrie could write a book on how the religions spread and influenced the greater culture and daily life. To this day, the caste system still exists in Bali, though not in the restrictive way it does [...]
Tenganan to Tirtaganga hike
By Nick | July 25th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Exploring Bali means adopting varied forms of transport, from car, motorbike, bemo, to boats, bicycles and ’shank’s pony’ (walking). Hiking trails are all over the island, and actually you can make your own hiking trails, don’t wait for a guidebook to tell you.
Legend of Tenganan
By Nick | July 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tenganan has a certian mystery associated with it, largely due to its insular style and claim to of being a Bali Aga (original Balinese) village. Tenganan has a very large area and locals have a story to explain why.
Tenganan: Bali Aga village
By Nick | July 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tenganan is the most famous Bali Aga (original Balinese) village and is located close to Candi Dasa in East Bali. Villagers maintain a strict cosmology and social organization. Villagers must live inside the village and marry from within. There are parts of Tenganan, outside of the village proper, where villagers who have marrie outside of [...]
