Working into the Antipodeans group, best known for his Schoolgirl and Alice in Wonderland series. Sydney’s a beautiful place to live, where you can find many things to do, from kayaking on the harbour to cocktails with a view. During your trip, you can see Sydney Harbour by night, when it takes on a whole new magnitude. Visiting Carriageworks Farmers …
Read More »DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF INDONESIA, IN YOUR CREATIVE WAY – When creativity is nourished by a spicy chicken soup.
Moving between lush paddy fields and fascinating Indonesian writers. While the sandy shores of Bali are frequented by many tourists, there is so much more to this incredible country, the Indonesia, that remains almost unexplored. Until incredible wildlife compare into your eyes, in the deep jungles of Sumatra. From the lush rice fields and waterfalls of Bali, to temples and …
Read More »WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT ON YOUR SHOES – 4 creative reasons why Indonesia should be your next destination.
Through wilderness you’re sure no one has seen before. Without having to put on your shoes, discovering the ultimate destination that matches your soul, catching a glimpse of Indonesia’s bewitching attractions. In this land you can admire a Balinese dancer executing precise moves that would make a robot seem loose-limbed. Bali’s beaches? They are the stuff of legend (but you …
Read More »NOT JUST TO RUMMAGE – Ahmad Dhani / When you’re highly influenced by the British rock band Queen.
When you bought him a keyboard, hoping he would excel in classical music. This town is home of a famous singer-songwriter, but also to some of the most famous East Javanese dishes (such as beef spare ribs with sambal terasi and spicy yellow chicken soup). On the Northeastern shore of Java, Surabaya abounds with fresh seafood all year round. If …
Read More »THE FUGITIVE – Novel by Pramoedya Ananta Toer / When death takes on the character of a sacrificial act, for the birth of a new nation.
Write banned tetralogy, as it was accused of spreading Marxist-Leninist teaching. If you check at the map, this is a town at the easternmost of Central Java province. To reach into Blora? The easiest way is using bus that will drop you at the Blora Terminal. (If you want, you can get there by train, that will drop you at …
Read More »WRITING ON WOMEN’S IMPORTANCE ISSUES – Toeti Heraty / Only woman among the leading contemporary Indonesian poets.
Despite her studies in sciences, she found her inclination towards arts and literature. Waiting for something to eat, read some beautiful poetry of a creative woman and art lover, who was born in this city. Be it the food or the gorgeous views, you too can to experience different things to do in Bandung exquisite atmosphere. Located in the heart …
Read More »SINDUDARSONO SUDJOJONO (1914/1986), INDONESIAN PAINTER – When artistic oeuvre covers a wide spectrum.
Monumental works, which significantly reflect on the true spirit of Indonesian people. Kisaran is a City in the North Sumatra, a town located in the path of trains of northern Sumatra. Here you can experience the Bukit Lawang Jungle https://www.bukitlawang-jungletrekking.com/ Starting from the village Bukit Lawang (northern Sumatra, Indonesia), they arrange jungle trekking tours through the rainforest of Gunung Leuser …
Read More »AUTHOR’S TRAVEL IN CHINA – Moving in the “Middle Country” listening to Li Yuchun, including Huishan clay dolls and beautiful Yixing teapots.
Visiting China, the Middle Empire, between myth and creative reality. The hearing, is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the surrounding, through the ear. Auditory processing relies on how the brain recognises and differentiates sound stimuli. But you’ve also the inner hearing, the invisible sound of your emotions, a special sensibility that can …
Read More »UNEXPECTED AND PLEASANT DISCOVERIES, TRAVELING IN CHINA – When a book, a delightful restaurant or an intriguing painting transforms a journey into an experience.
Also sitting on a plane, next to a stranger who teaches you origami. Sight is the capability of the eyes to detect images of visible light, generating electrical nerve impulses for varying colors. Some argue that the perception of depth (using both eyes), also constitutes a sense. Also your visual cortex of the brain (where images are recognized and interpreted), …
Read More »YU HONG (1966), CHINESE FEMALE PAINTER – When paintings work is celebrated for its intimacy, honesty and tactility.
Focused creativity on skills of observation. Olfaction, is our ability to detect odour molecules in the air. Also your olfactory system begins in your nose, throught hundreds of olfactory receptors. Odour molecules excite specific receptors, and this combination of excitement is interpreted by the brain to perceive the “smell”. Anche la città di Xian (where was born a famous Chinese …
Read More »LIU XIAODONG (1963), CHINESE PAINTER – The human dimension through carefully orchestrated compositions between artifice and reality.
Large-scale works, as a history paintings for the emerging world. Sight, is the capability of the eyes to detect images of visible light, generating electrical nerveimpulses for colors and brightness. Visual perception processes these impulses, interpreting visual stimuli through comparison with experiences made earlier in life. For this reason we have brought you to this creatively special land, the Chinese …
Read More »HAPPY WAKE UP – Li Yuchun /When the warm light of the sun dances the tango, helping unlucky children.
The mother of the unisex look in China, You too receive tastes through taste buds, concentrated on the upper surface of your tongue. There are five basic tastes: sweet, bitter, sour, salty and umami. This taste refers to the capability to detect the taste of substances. In much large sense, in Chengdu (where was born a famous Chinese female songwriter), …
Read More »FORTRESS BESIEGED – Qian Zhongshu /The truth is naked, but Miss Pao wasn’t without a stitch on, so they revised her name to “Partial Truth.”
In the hope that he would talk less. Proprioception it lets us know where our body parts are to plan our movements. Examples of your proprioception include being able to write with a pencil and navigate through a narrative space. A famous Chinese writer born in the city of Wuxi, has wonderfully built with his pen some narrative horizons in …
Read More »FILLING IN THE BLANKS – Chen Guiliang / Being born and live under the same sky.
Loving memories, on a spring afternoon. The hearing, is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations, changes in the pressure of the surrounding, through the ear. Auditory processing relies on how the brain recognises and differentiates sound stimuli. But you’ve also the inner hearing, the invisible sound of your emotions, a special sensibility that can born simply reading a …
Read More »HOW TO TASTE A TOAST AT CHILLI – A travel to India.
Two painters, a songwriter and two Indian writers, traveling with you. As usual, our “author’s journey” starts in Mumbai, the Indian ports. First you need to stop at the fabulous Sabyasachi flag-ship store (in Kala Ghoda), and let them dress you up intricately embroidered skirts. To watch the sun turning every shade of pink above the skyline? The Gateway of …
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