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The Mighty Jukung

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...
Bali – The Seen and Unseen

Bali – The Seen and Unseen

Bali – The Seen and Unseen When Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian Nobel Laureate, arrived on the island of Bali he said, ‘I see India all around me but I don’t recognise it.’ There is much truth in this. Balinese vibrant ethos is a unique blend of Hinduism, Buddhism,...