Clothing in Indonesia: What to Wear Indonesia is located in Southeast Asian region and is the world's largest archipelago. The nation is predominantly a Moslem country and much of the Muslim culture is well preserved especially in the rural areas. The tropical climate requires light clothing in Indonesia but it is customary for Muslim women to wear...

Floral Batik Sarong Batik Sarong from Bali About Turtle Island Imports Sarongs: Sarongs are worn in a variety of ways. Wrap as a skirt, top, headpiece, scarf or shawl. They are not only the perfect beach wrap but they make a great tablecloth, wall hanging or curtain. The sarongs we bring you come from Bali. We travel there annually to pick out the...

Zivanna Letisha, Miss Indonesia 2008 with Batik (courtesy of: Detik) If you hear about the dispute about the property right of Batik between Indonesia and Malaysia, you may ask a question; what is Batik anyway? Batik (or the words of Batik) origin of Javanese words "amba” means write and "nitik" (dot). The words of batik itself pointed to the technique...

SOLO or also knowing as Surakarta is a number two city in Central Java after Yogyakarta. The city found in 1745 starting with the development of Keraton Surakarta (Palace of Surakarta) as a capital of Mataram Kingdom. The palace has fall when the Chinese people rebellion against the governance of Susuhan Paku Buwono II at 1742 (knowing as Geger Pacinan). The...