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Indonesia is the most chilled-out country in the world followed by Australia, a new study has revealed. Researchers came up with a list of the most relaxing nations by analysing a number of factors including the personal rights of citizens, noise and light pollution, temperatures, the number of public holidays… Read more »

Charles, Prince of Wales, while visiting Borobudur in 1989. In the photo, The Prince of Wales reached into the Buddha statue in the temple which is often called Kunto Bimo. Kunto Bimo is a myth that is believed by the people around the Borobudur which says that anyone who reaches… Read more »

Even if you haven’t visited Kawah Ijen before, you may have seen photos of its famous “blue fire”. The spectacular blue fire is ignited the sulphuric gas, which emerges from cracks at temperatures of up to 600 degrees Celsius. However, what you may not have seen in photos are the men who put their… Read more »

According to one netizen, the bridge on top is part of a new rail network, which has been quickly built. Some areas like this have been not been upgraded as quick as the rail line, so are kind of weird. This is by far the worst example though. The post… Read more »

The Westfries Museum in the Netherlands has just launched a new exhibit bringing Batavia to life using Virtual Reality. On May 30, 1619, Jan Pietersz Coen founded Batavia, the headquarters of the VOC in the Dutch East Indies. This VR exhibit was created to commemorate 400 years since Batavia was… Read more »

Called “the Holy Grail of herpetologists” among the global community of reptile aficionados because so little is known about them, the ultra-rare lizards are native to the island of Borneo and concentrate in lowland rainforests near rivers. Until recently, scientists and collectors had captured fewer than one hundred specimens since… Read more »

A rare historical look at Indonesia and its people during the Dutch colonial period… A Javanese prince with two servants (c. 1865-1870) A man from Batavia carrying his warung (c. 1870) Raden Saleh, a Javanese romantic painter who pioneered modern Indonesian art (c. 1872) The Raja of Buleleng, Bali, and… Read more »

If you ever wanted a video to put the history of Java, and thus Indonesia, into context – we’ve got it, courtesy of YouTube User Lazardi Wong Jogja. This 6-minute video shows the incredible evolution of Java’s original empires competing with each other for control over Indonesia’s most populated island. It brings… Read more »

Research conducted by the website SwiftKey has led to the production of a fantastic infographic, giving us insight into the the different languages their users are typing in. The work was done in recognition of the importance of languages, and to celebrate the United Nation’s International Mother Language Day. The trilingual combination of… Read more »

Club Med mengeluarkan daftar 10 destinasi liburan terbahagia di dunia setelah mengumpulkan data dari 50 destinasi wisata paling banyak dikunjungi. Destinasi liburan terbahagia No. 1: Bali, Indonesia Menurut penelitian Club Med, Bali adalah destinasi paling populer karena spa dan pusat kebugaran yang tersedia dan segala peluang aktivitas luar ruangan. Menyusul… Read more »