by administrator-waka | Jun 21, 2020 | Blog, Waka Hotels and Resorts, Waka Resorts
Courtesy of Instagram account: @betni17 Perhaps the most seductive aromatic ethereal flower of the isle is the Frangipani (Balinese: Bunga Jepun. Sanskrit: Kshirachampa or Milky Champa). The flower is made up of five petals representing the Panca Datu, (five elements...
by administrator-waka | Jun 14, 2020 | Blog, Waka Hotels and Resorts, Waka Resorts
Balinese Rice Terraces Courtesy of Instagram account: @michaelmatti In the last century Bali faced the wrath of the Dutch colonials, the sweeping political changes to the great nation of Indonesia and the devastating eruption of Mount Agung in 1962. In between the...
by administrator-waka | Jul 25, 2019 | Blog, Waka Resorts
© Courtesy of Instagram account: @aryaadii02 Bamboo is associated with Lord Krishna and his bansuri (flute made with bamboo). In Bali this versatile grass (it is an evergreen grass, not a tree) is endemic and is used in the construction of dwellings, religious symbols...
by administrator-waka | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Waka Resorts
© Courtesy of Instagram account: @_asaraswati The island of Bali holds within its embrace a kaleidoscope of cultural antiquities that amaze those who arrive on its shores seeking sun, beach and fun. In the east of the island is Tenganan Pegringsingan, a village, as...
by administrator-waka | Jul 3, 2019 | Blog, Waka Resorts
The ancient connection between India and South East Asia is visible in art, music, culinary delights and most importantly in religion. The Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Hindu epics, are treasured by millions of faithful and form an intrinsic part of many cultures....
by administrator-waka | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, Waka Resorts
In 1989 crews from New Zealand, Australia, United States, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Indonesia sailed nine Jukungs (also called Cadik) from Bali to Darwin, across the Timor Sea, a distance of a thousand nautical miles. The journey took three...
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