LIFESTYLE

G-Land Beach or Plengkung Beach in Alas Purwo National Park, Banyuwangi (East Java) will host an international event World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour from 28 May to 6 June 2022.

Gugun Blues Shelter (GBS) is almost never stop releasing a new album every year. However, this time the Jakarta-based blues and rock trio chose to release a single titled “Jingga.”

German professional footballer Mesut Ozil arrived at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday (24/5). The former Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, Arsenal and Fenerbahce midfielders was greeted with tight security.

Irish boyband Westlife will again hold a concert themed “The Wild Dreams Tour 2023” in Indonesia at Madya Stadium, Gelora Bung Karno on February 11, 2023.

Kurt Cobain’s guitar featured in Nirvana’s music video “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” was sold for US$4.5 million (Rp66 billion).

Melawai, South Jakarta, has in recent years become known as the capital’s “Little Tokyo”, due to the predominance of Japanese hospitality businesses in the area. It’s where people who love Japanese dishes dine and buy their groceries, whether they are Japanese expatriates living in Jakarta, local Jakartans, or residents of other cities and countries visiting for the experience.

The austere, intimidating stronghold stands tall, with a stark beauty of its own, in a corner of Bengkulu City, despite its 300 years of age. This is Fort Marlborough, dumb witness to the presence of English colonialists in the Land of the Rafflesia. From the Fort’s high vantage point, visitors can take their fill of the vast blue of the Indian Ocean, stretching as far as the eye can see. It all gives you a sense of perspective and a break from reality outside of your daily routines. For history lovers, it’s a must. For those not too keen on history, you can still get lovely and romantic photos of the contrast between manmade and natural edifices through the ages.

Happy Salma is back on stage. After two years of hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, she and Titimangsa were back to performing at the Ciputra Artpreneur Theatre, Jakarta, Thursday (19/5).

If you visit East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) don't forget to stop by at Fatukopa Hill, South Central Timor (TTS) regency. In this place you will be treated to beautiful and breathtaking views of the tropical forest sprawling before your eyes.

Vesak Day which falls on Tuesday (16/5) is the most sacred day for Buddhists to commemorate three sacred events (trisuci) that occurred to Gautama Buddha, his birth, enlightenment and passing.

Jambi is one of the three cities that shares the same name as its province. Jambi was known as part of the East Sumatra region, which eventually merged and was designated its own province in 1957.