Thetraveljunkie.org – Photography work for Kelir. The Javanese luxury house organized a Javanese Indigo batik party to celebrate fashion diplomacy. Brisbane as the stage, and Kelir X Silk Laundry as the host. The rest? All surprises. Kelir launched a book,… Continue Reading
Thetraveljunkie.org – When we stayed at The Kamasari, Jatirejo village, Gedangsari in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. We went to Jarum Village, Bayat in Klaten, one of the central of traditional Javanese Batik. Only 30 minutes from The Kamasari. And we arrived at… Continue Reading
Thetraveljunkie.org – This time we are not going to talk about food or travel. When we stayed at The Sidji Hotel, Pekalongan. We went to Pak Zahir place and I couldn’t wait for the second chance to spend time with… Continue Reading
Thetraveljunkie.org – Kampung Canting is a village in Pekalongan. While the Indonesian word ‘kampung’ translates as village in English, its meaning in Indonesian is sometimes more like what we’d call a suburb of a town or city. For example, people… Continue Reading
Thetraveljunkie.org – We love indigo. We also love batik so when we heard about Zahir and his love of these two we couldn’t wait for the chance to spend time with him and learn more from him. Zahir really developed… Continue Reading
Thetraveljunkie.org – We know we’re a bit tiresome and we’ve said it quite a few times already, but our love and appreciation for the great heritage continues to increase. We believe respecting, looking after and admiring culture should be part… Continue Reading
Thetraveljunkie.org – One of the things that we like most about traveling is being able to meet new people. A few weeks ago, we were lucky enough to meet up with Sugiyamto and Suwandi, duo talented Javanese Batik entrepreneur based… Continue Reading
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – The technique of applying wax or other dye-resistant substances to cloth to produce a design is found in many parts of the world, but none is as famous as the batik of Java. The Javanese were making batik… Continue Reading
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Yes, Travel Junkie Indonesia love Batik. The word ‘batik’ is an old Javanese word meaning ‘to dot’. From the mid-19th century, batik production was increased by applying the wax with a metal stamp called a cap. The cap… Continue Reading
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Surakarta, often called Solo and less commonly Sala, is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. As well as visitors to its two beautiful palaces, Solo attracts many students and scholars to its academies of music and dance. The… Continue Reading
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Jangan kaget kalau kamu vakansi ke Candi Borobudur dan diwajibkan mengenakan sarung. Yup, Sejak Februari hingga Mei mendatang, tempat wisata ini tengah uji coba penggunaan sarung pada pengunjungnya. Secara pribadi, saya sangat mendukung program sarung ini untuk dilaksanakan… Continue Reading