A great way to enhance your stay in the city of Kuching, Sarawak is to take a cooking, crafts, painting, or traditional dancing class. These are affordable and taught by affable experts who speak English, and Melton Kais’ painting classes can even include a home stay on premises if you wish. Cooking, Crafts, […]
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Bang Fai rocket festival in Yasothon, Thailand
Like us here at WoWasis, if your idea of fun is a weekend of Isaan parades, music, drinking, and rocket launching, the Bun Bungfai Rocket Festival, held each year in Yasothon, is for you. Generally held on one of the first two weekends in May, the festival features dozens of teams launching thousands of home-crafted […]
Read the rest of this entry »Keeping traditions alive: the Disabled Musicians of Cambodia
Traditional Cambodian music nearly died under the Khmer Rouge, but has been revived all over the country by hundreds of people who, after having been disabled by landmines, learned to play music on traditional Cambodian instruments. Watch a short video of a disabled musician playing the tro, a bowed string instrument. These musicians are everywhere, from […]
Read the rest of this entry »Phnom Penh’s exciting night scene
Whether you’re looking for a cool drink at sunset along the waterfront, a hot dance venue, or activities of a wilder nature, Phnom Penh offers loads of fun options, in a city in which all venues are fairly close, allowing you to hop around within a relatively small area. Phnom Penh’s extraordinary adult nightlife scene […]
Read the rest of this entry »Javanese Shadow Puppets at Jogjakarta’s Sonobudoyo Museum
Traditional shadow puppet theatre is an art form that attracts many to the island of Java, and one of the finest Javanese troupes we’ve seen performs nightly from 8 pm to 10 pm at Jogjakarta’s Sonobudoyo Museum. In this Ramayana show, the Walang Kulit Performance, you’ll see master puppeteers play out an elaborate story, accompanied […]
Read the rest of this entry »Ramayana Ballet Dance at Purawisata, in Jogjakarta, Java, Indonesia
Traditional dance is an art form that attracts many to the islands of Bali and Java, and one of the finest Javanese troupes we’ve seen is the Ramayana Ballet Dance troupe performing at the Purawisata Amusement park each evening at 8 pm. You can combine the show with a terrific dinner that begins at 7pm […]
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The character of Laksamana Traditional dance is an art form that attracts many to the islands of Bali and Java, and one of the finest Balinese troupes we’ve seen is the Taman Kaja Community’s Kecak Fire and Trance Dance. Held each Wednesday and Saturday night at 7:30 at the Pura Dalem Taman Kaja. The Kecak […]
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