The sun shines brightly as we emerge from Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport, giving the false impression that there is no bitingly cold wind ready to chill our bones.

Visiting a winter wonderland requires sensible precautions to ensure an enjoyable trip. With heavy snowfall during winter, there is no way of keeping the roads and paths clear.

Choreographed by Neel Verdoorn, the International Dance Theater will come to town to tango. The troupe will present Mannen van de Tango at the Jakarta Play House (GKJ) on June…

West Sumatra’s Minangkabau culinary tradition will take center stage at an upcoming fine dining event, where diners can savor 17 of its signature dishes, with Jakarta’s art museum as its…

Chateau Musar wine is fascinating and a rarity. Until recently, it has been unavailable in Jakarta, even at Al Nafoura, the Lebanese restaurant where Chateau Kefraya, another Lebanese wine, used…

Bali is a melting pot of world travelers and Inez Baranay captures their cultures in the book The Edge of Bali.

Fifty years ago in May, Indonesia took over administration of what is now known as West Papua. Two years later the Free Papua Movement (OPM) started.

Reducing plastic bags use is yet to be a habit but people are slowly catching on. Sixty-five-year-old Lidya Listianti always takes her own plastic bags whenever she shops at the…

Resting in the saddle formed by Bali’s central mountain range is the village of Pelaga. Hanging here in the space between heaven and earth are farmlands stretching away and up…

Sukarno’s speech reverberated throughout the room, his voice passionately condemning imperialists.