by administrator-waka | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog, Waka Hotels and Resorts
What makes Satay the preferred dish for those foodies who dwell in the limelight of the charcoal grill? In Bali, Satay has become as ubiquitous as rice. The range of permutations and combinations for the discerning and not so discerning customers is unparalleled in...
by administrator-waka | Feb 17, 2020 | Bali History, Blog, Waka Hotels and Resorts
©Courtesy of Instagram account @andreasimanuell Legend has it that there was a king called Mayadenawa who ruled over parts of Bali, Makassar, Sumbawa, Lombok etc. He was a descendant of the Daityas, a race of giants, half brothers of the Devas. Manusmriti, the ancient...
by administrator-waka | Feb 14, 2020 | Bali History, Blog, Waka Hotels and Resorts
©Courtesy of Instagram account @rama_mardhayiska Barong sai is another avatar of chi-ling, the Chinese mythical creature, which can be seen on the wooden doors of the Pancering Jagat Temple in Trungen, an ancient village that still exists at the foot of...
by administrator-waka | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog, Waka Hotels and Resorts
There are many legends that follow the magnificent banyan tree (India: Bodhi, Indonesia: beringin, waringin) through eons in religion and culture, from India, China and across south-east Asia to Indonesia. In Hindu mythology it is called Kalpavriksha meaning ‘wish...
by administrator-waka | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, Waka Hotels and Resorts
Bali in the second decade of the 21st century is far removed from the Bali of a hundred years ago. The Dutch, colonial rulers of Bali in the early part of the 20th century, opened the island to tourism in 1914. It is claimed that the Dutch empowered students of the...
by administrator-waka | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Waka Hotels and Resorts
“When the five senses, along with the mind, remain still and the intellect is not active, that is known as the highest state. They consider yoga to be firm restraint of the senses. Then one becomes un-distracted for yoga is the arising and the passing...
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